It could be a really good show tonight!
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The Land Spoke to Us of our Ancestors – with Radioactive Wonder, by Starstuff, Contemplating
I also find it interesting that these people were all barefoot.
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Imagining Ancestors
Much as the Christian Overculture has made it its business to erase, co-opt or appropriate pre-existing religions in the West–as well as to eradicate and supplant other cultures and traditions throughout the world–archeology presents us with treasures now and again that remind me of a different world that existed prior to the imposition of the …
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Our inner darkness, Sigils, Sedna Woo, and more! Recent Episodes of THE WONDER podcast, by Mark Green
The concept behind THE WONDER—named, of course, for the awe and reverence we feel as we contemplate the magnificent Universe—is that it will be an ongoing resource for non-theist Pagans to inform and inspire our practices and stimulate our thinking.
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Samhain (The Fall Equitherm) Approaches (+ Online Rituals)!
This is one of the most sacred times of the year for me – a time when I feel my Ancestors even more closely than usual. I’ll be decorating my house the day after tomorrow, and our family is already…
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Check Out THE WONDER!
It’s been awhile since I mentioned our podcast, THE WONDER: Science-Based Paganism, hosted by Yucca and myself. We’ve been publishing for about 20 months now, and I hope you will check us out! For your convenience, here are links to the episodes published to date. Enjoy! Interview: Sedna Woo – Atheist Witchcraft Autumn Crafts and …
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The Deep Secret of Emergent Complexity
WARNING: This is somewhat heavy lifting, but when you get it, it will blow your mind. In a really good way. If you want to immerse yourself in a miraculous and fundamental characteristic of our Universe, read Complexity by M. Mitchell Waldrop and Chaos by James Gleick. Or, if you’re in a hurry, watch these …
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Read moreMy Pagan Values: Balance
Balance is dynamic. Staying upright on a bicycle at rest is very difficult. Even in a track stand, that seemingly motionless bike is often full of small motions that keep in in place. Balance isn’t a one-and-done state of being. It’s a constant process of awareness and adjustment.
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Autumn: The Drawing Down
Now that the equinox has passed, things seem to be happening more quickly, somehow. The days are markedly shorter (here in the northern hemisphere), and there is a chill in the air at night despite wan, warm days. Growing global heat means that the coastal fog cycles that cools us off in the mornings has …
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Your Voice can be Heard! Step up for the Pagan Census – t’s only open for a few more days!
As the witchcraft community is both misrepresented and underrepresented in mainstream politics and media, compiling regular quantitative data on our practices, beliefs, behaviors, and lives will enable us to demonstrate that there are actually a LOT of us out there. That we deserve to have the same religious and political protections and rights as other groups and that our voices matter too.
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