Way of the Scavenger – NaturalPagans

Yes, You Can Be Part of Vulture Culture!

June 2, 2020 lupa Animals, Death, Nature, Nature Writing, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger, Writing

I recently got an email from someone who was interested in Vulture Culture, but felt like they couldn’t actually be a participating member of this “fandom” unless they were tanning their own hides and cleaning their own bones and otherwise processing their own specimens. It’s not the first time I’ve run into this, either. It’s … Continue reading Yes, You Can Be Part of Vulture Culture! →

Vulture Culture 101 is Here!

May 22, 2019 lupa Animals, Books, My Books, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger

Vulture Culture 101: A Book For People Who Like Dead Things has arrived! This is the first book about the subculture (fandom?) surrounding hides, bones, and other animal specimens. In it you’ll learn about who Vultures are, how to build your own collection, tutorials on… Continue Reading

Vulture Culture 101 is Here!

May 22, 2019 lupa Animals, Books, My Books, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger

Bella Morte

February 26, 2019 lupa Animals, Artwork, Creativity, Ethics, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger

Note: This was first published on No Unsacred Place around 2011-ish, which went defunct a few years ago (RIP–it was a good site). Then it was on Paths Through the Forests, but I split from Patheos a couple of years ago due to philosophical… Continue Reading

Bella Morte

February 26, 2019 lupa Animals, Artwork, Creativity, Ethics, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger

The Magic of Manure

January 24, 2019 lupa Animals, Anthropocentrism, Cosmology, Environmentalism, Fungi, gardening, Magic, Meaning, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, Plants, Rituals, Science, Sustainability, The Green Wolf, Way of the Scavenger, Wonder and Awe

How’s that for a title? So over the past couple of years, as I’ve been spending time on a farm on the coast where my art studio is, the level of manure I encounter on a daily basis has increased quite a bit. It… Continue Reading

The Magic of Manure

Spirits in the Kitchen: Honoring the Remains of Our Food

January 10, 2019 lupa Activism, Animals, Anthropocentrism, Bioregion, Cosmology, Death, Environmentalism, Food, Fungi, gardening, Gratitude, Magic, Meaning, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, Paganism, Plants, Rituals, Science, Seasons, Sustainability, The Green Wolf, Way of the Scavenger

[Main photo: rice and cheese stuffed crimini mushrooms, roasted acorn squash and red onion, and sauteed vegetables and mushrooms] The older I get, the more important food has become to me. For the first quarter century of my life, I couldn’t have cared less… Continue Reading

How I Store More Art Supplies Than I Know What to Do With

January 3, 2019 lupa Artwork, Business, Creativity, The Green Wolf, Way of the Scavenger

So I had a special request from one of my Patrons over on Patreon. They wanted to get some advice on storing art supplies, which sounds simpler than it actually is. See, if you’re an artist, you probably have a tendency to buy way… Continue Reading

Call For Writers For Vulture Culture 101: A Book For People Who Like Dead Things

February 27, 2018 lupa Animals, Artwork, Books, Crowdfunding, My Books, Nature, Nature Writing, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger, Writing

Hey, everyone! So in case you haven’t heard, I am writing a book about Vulture Culture, the “fandom” that’s sprung up around the appreciation of hides, bones and other dead things in recent years. The working title is Vulture Culture 101: A Book For… Continue Reading