Pagan Bloggers with Naturalistic Worldviews
The movie Wonder Woman is a Christianization of Greek myth, with Zeus taking the role of the Christian God and Ares taking the role of Satan, making Wonder Woman a female Jesus. A certain kind of Christian dualism has worked itself so deep into our collective psyche that it seems we can’t even tell a story about pagan gods without replicating that dualism. 
As I’ve written before, Atheopaganism is inherently political. It isn’t possible to revere the Earth as Sacred, to hope for a world where love and kindness and justice are far more widespread without having a political agenda to match. Many Pagans are political, in varying ways. While most lean to the left, some do not. … Continue reading Visions of the Future
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I stumbled out from the trees atop the mountain, Matagalls—the second-highest in Catalonia. I was teaching at a children’s language camp, and at the end of the camp we had taken a day to lead the students on an expedition to climb the peak. Cold weather had moved in and many of them had remained … Continue reading Happiness, Ecstasy, and Threading the Needle
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The Summer Solstice approaches! Ready? This is the last Solstice before the eclipse – something that can be part of this year’s Summer Solstice ritual if you choose. A bunch of ritual and celebrations ideas can be found here.
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.
In 2006, I made a terrible mistake. I got married. Now, marriage itself isn’t a bad idea. But it is when you get married a year after you met the person while on the rebound, and after they pressured you into first taking you… Continue Reading
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Hey, folks! Join my Book of the Month club on Patreon, and you can get the Tarot of Bones deck and book for free! Here’s how it works: *Go to http://www.patreon.com/lupagreenwolf *Become my Patron at the $25 Book of the Month level (or the $40… Continue Reading
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There are real benefits to seeking out mystical or ecstatic states: They open our minds, they can be transformative, and they feel good.
I am an atheist but north by northwest. When the wind is southerly, I know a deity from a deist.
We owe cyanobacteria our respect. And they might deserve our fullest gratitude as well if it weren’t for one nasty trait.