Worldview – NaturalPagans

No Longer Believing Is A Trip

March 3, 2024 Rua Lupa atheism, Atheopaganism, Beliefs, Canadian Mutt, Christianity, Cultures, Facebook, Human Rights, humanity, identity, naturalism, neopagan, Nonreligious, pagan, Paganism, Political Barking, Religion, Religious Naturalism, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust, spirituality, Tradition, traditions, Worldview

This image, meme, came across my Facebook feed and unexpectedly became a prompt, having coaxed memories I nearly forgotten.

Answering The Most Common Childhood Question(s): Death + New Human Life

November 1, 2017 Rua Lupa atheism, Canadian Mutt, Children, Circle of Life, Cultures, Day of the Dead, Death, Halloween, humanity, Parenting, Religious Naturalism, Rua's Rambles, Samhain, Science, Seasons & Stardust, sex, Worldview

Its that time of year when Death is displayed in all its G(l)ory, and so is also a time when most families have to start the conversation on what Death is and how to come to terms with that.

Save Herbalists from ‘Alternative Medicine’

October 23, 2017 Rua Lupa Canadian Mutt, Health, Political Barking, Politics, Religious Naturalism, Rua's Rambles, Science, Seasons & Stardust, Worldview

The problem is that there is a conflation between ‘alternative medicine’ and ‘medicine’, and along with that, that ‘alternative medicine’ is even an acknowledged term to begin with.

Druidism And It’s Limits

October 20, 2017 Rua Lupa atheism, Canadian Mutt, culture, Cultures, Customs, Ehoah, Religious Naturalism, Rua's Rambles, Saegoah, Seasons & Stardust, Worldview

Druidism, it is most commonly seen as being strictly Celtic, and that is the primary reason why I instead call myself a Saegoah – or alternatively to non-pagan aware folks, a Naturalist

Why Worldview Matters: A Response to Kimberly Kirner

October 19, 2017 John Halstead Change, cycle, Hegel, hierarchy, Marx, material conditions, Natural Pagans, paradigm, social change, social relations, The Allergic Pagan, Worldview

To conclude, worldview matters. It’s not all that matters. But it is part of the dynamic which drives human action, which also includes our material conditions and our social relations. If we want to effect radical change, then we must work to change all three of these, including those “interior states” like worldview or paradigm, spirituality and religious belief.

Religious Experiences VS Hedonism

June 8, 2017 Rua Lupa Canadian Mutt, Ceremonies, Religious Naturalism, Rituals, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust, Worldview

To periodically enjoy the pleasures of life is a fine thing and should be celebrated, and that indeed is an attractive feature of Paganism. The feeling pleasure should be a positive thing and not demonized and be a taboo in society.

How Cultures Form, Cultural Conflicts, And Our Shared Humanity

March 30, 2016 Rua Lupa Black Lives Matter, culture, Environment, First Nation, Funnies, history, Human Rights, humanity, Indigenous Rights, IS, Islamic State, Political Barking, Religious Naturalism, Romani, Rua's Rambles, Seasons & Stardust, Syria, The Cairn, World, Worldview

Throughout history, there has been no single culture that has stayed “pure” nor will there ever be such a culture, and it is willful ignorance to believe so. So it is counter productive to try to prevent cultural mixing. … To ignore the various cultures around us is to ignore our humanity. And to the greatest extent – it causes wars.