As I stand here on this celebration of Beltane, the sacred wheel of the year continues to turn. As my forebears did, I do now, and so may my descendants do in time to come. The dark half of the year is over and Summer has begun.
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Two Courses that can get your Year going well are About to Start!
The JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE and THE WORLDVIEW OF THOMAS BERRY courses are based on the Yale/Coursera courses, with the same names, developed by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
with the assistance of Sam King and Anna Thurston.
They will explore how the emerging story of cosmic evolution can help guide us toward a more just and flourishing future. You may register for each course individually or both together and receive a discount.
The Scary Real Reason (Why Trump Won): Part I, by Starstuff, Contemplating
How Lies won the 2024 election in the United States. Yes, that’s a real poster from a real Trump supporter. (note that an incomplete version was published earlier by accident. Here it is in full.)
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The Winter Thermstice (Imbolc) Approaches! + Online Rituals!
Wow, those same ice crystal bonds which make up a “delicate” snowflake are strong enough to hold up a car!
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Yule (the Winter Solstice) is coming up fast, + a bunch of Online Rituals!
The longer nights around Winter Solstice give more dark skies for the Northern lights – Solar Cycle 25 has already proven to be very strong (see previous posts), with more to come! For many of us, this is a big Sabbat, which takes a more preparation (and if you are buying gifts, the Naturalistic Pagan Gift List here might help).
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Solstice Gift Ideas for Naturalistic Pagans, 2024
Need a gift for a Naturalistic Pagan? Here’s a bunch of ideas! While we should declutter our lives and avoid gifts/things which we don’t need, many of these are essential to celebrating our Earth and especially for helping grow both critical thinking and the joy of our real world in both this and the next generation. Enjoy!
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The Threat to Science if Trump Wins, by Starstuff, Contemplating
The election is Tuesday, November 5th. It’s expected to be very close, which in itself is an indictment of our society. Please vote if you haven’t done so already! In addition to all the harm a second Trump term could…
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Samhain (The Fall Equitherm) Approaches (+ Online Rituals)!
Yes, John Astin – who played Gomez in the original Addams Family – is the only member of that cast who is alive. I’m grateful for what he’s given us, along with the rest of the cast and so many…
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The Next 37 Days are Critical – What can you do to help? by Starstuff, Contemplating
We stand at an historic time, and the upcoming election will determine a lot about the world we will leave to future generations. As Naturalistic Pagans, our focus is on this real world, and we can put our spirituality into…
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Know your Rights: Religious Freedom in Public Schools – Free Webinar Thursday September 12
The harm of all these lies is hard to overestimate. They ruin lives, they prey on the most vulnerable, and directly threaten our basic human rights in the months ahead. What can we each do?
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