Summer’s End – NaturalPagans

An Appreciation

August 4, 2019 Mark Green AP University, Atheopaganism, Opinion, Summer's End

It’s Summer’s End weekend—or Lammas, or Lughansadh, if you prefer—and we are busily baking bread and baking in our sweltering home. I’ve written before about what this Sabbath means to me, but I’m putting together the final lesson of Atheopaganism U., and I have many feelings now that I thought I’d capture while they’re fresh. … Continue reading An Appreciation

Summer’s End—The Sabbath of Work

July 21, 2019 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Sabbaths, Summer's End

There were three Menne came out of the West Their fortunes for to trye And these three Menne made a solemn vow John Barleycorne must die. Welcome to the end of summer and the beginning of autumn! …though it may not feel to be so where you live. Where I am it is HOT and … Continue reading Summer’s End—The Sabbath of Work

In Summer Heat

July 15, 2019 Mark Green Atheopaganism, Sabbaths, Summer's End

Today was very warm: 94 degrees F. That’s not hot for the tropics, or the North American Southwestern desert. Not hot for many places, I acknowledge. It gets a lot hotter here: over 110, now and then. But it was warm, and the house felt stuffy and hot when I got home. It’s deep summer. … Continue reading In Summer Heat

Summer’s End, New Beginnings

July 29, 2017 Mark Green Atheopagan Life, Atheopaganism, Moon Meet, Pantheacon, Sabbaths, Summer's End

The “cross-quarter” Sabbath between Midsummer (the solstice) and Harvest (the autumnal equinox) is a bit of a stepchild Sabbath for many Pagans. This is High Vacation Season, and many are off on adventures or otherwise occupied with the social season of summer. Not only that, but it marks the beginning of the autumn season, and … Continue reading Summer’s End, New Beginnings