Naturalistic Paganism

Monthly Archives: November 2012


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This Sunday What can we learn by contemplating our diversity… or lack thereof? The big White splotch, by B. T. Newberg Appearing Sunday, 11th, 2012 Thing on Thursday This week, Thing on Thursday asks: How and why do you purify?…

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How do you create sacred space in ritual?

2012 Thing on Thursday #7 This concludes our series of questions on liturgy.  Creation of sacred space was only modestly popular in our poll of liturgical elements, but in light of its importance and ubiquity in the larger Pagan community,…

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A naturalistic ritual for the ancestors – Samhain

– by B. T. Newberg The following Samhain ritual is an attempt at developing an order of ritual rooted wholly in naturalistic perspectives.  The language of the script emphasizes non-metaphysical, natural terms and processes.  It’s broad enough to work for…

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The progression of burial and cremation alternatives, by Antal Polony

Are you aware of green burial options?  Antal introduces us to two today: promession and resomation.  – editor Today, our after-death disposition choices in the U.S. are almost exclusively limited to cremation and burial. When most people think of burial,…

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This Sunday Are you aware of green burial options?  Antal introduces us to a few: promession and resomation. The progression of cremation and burial alternatives, by Antal Polony Appearing Sunday, November 4, 2012 Thing on Thursday This week, Thing on…

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