Pagan Bloggers with Naturalistic Worldviews
Now that the mania of secular Christmas and New Year’s is petering out, I’m enjoying some of the rest and reflection to which Winter invites us. How about you? 2018 was a slog for many of the people I’m closest to, but I honestly can’t complain. My family and I are well, and we have […]
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It’s a tough task to pick my favorite posts of 2018. Luckily, I don’t have to do that. Here are the top ten posts of 2018, based on the number of views. Plenty of them show that many of us…
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2018 was rough for me. I was unemployed the whole time, begging and borrowing to stay under a roof. It was necessary, but it filled me with shame and embarrassment. I had a series of near-misses with job seeking, finishing second repeatedly. In one case, it seemed I was the top candidate, and then the … Continue reading Closing the Door with Gratitude
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2018 was a hard year. But I did get some writing done. I published more than 100 posts to the Atheopagan website this year on a wide range of topics. In celebration of the New Year, here are thirteen of my favorites, in no particular order: Killing the Sixties: Abuse, Consent, #MeToo and the Pagan … Continue reading Favorite Atheopaganism Posts of 2018
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Much has been made in both the popular and Pagan press recently about the “witchcraft fad”. There is lots of witchy imagery in media and popular culture right now, including fashion, television, film and literature. Witchcraft, so they say, is having a moment. And not just in the media, but in reality: self-described witchcraft (which … Continue reading The New Ones
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“The Rebirth of the Sun,” adapted from Starhawk’s story in Circle Round: By this time of year, the sun has grown old and tired. All year long the sun has worked hard, rising and setting, shining and shining, day after day. The sun has fed us throughout the year, giving energy to trees, flowers, and grasses […]
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Today, the Wheel turns again: a new year is born and the sun begins its long swing back to warm the northern hemisphere. It has been a challenging year for me. I have been unemployed the entire time, and survival has been a severe struggle. But one bright spot in my life has been Atheopaganism … Continue reading In the Cold Midwinter
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Happy Winter Solstice, or Yule! Of course, our spherical planet also gives us the beautiful symmetry of the Summer Solstice (Litha) being celebrated now by our Southern Hemisphere friends. For all of us, this year brings us the special treat of…
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Though we are now seeing less and less of our closest star (in the Northern Hemisphere), the Sun will soon be returning! For me, the Winter Solstice is a celebration of all stars, near and far, ancient and current. Here…
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For those who are starting out on an Atheopagan path—or any Pagan path—it can be bewildering to know how to start a practice. Fortunately, Atheopaganism is in many ways easier to “learn” than other Pagan paths, because there aren’t any procedural rules about how to do things, and you don’t have to have anyone else … Continue reading Starting a Practice, Creating Rituals
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