“Midsummer” by Albert Joseph Moore

This month and next month, we will be exploring the theme of “Emotion”. Naturalistic Paganism may sometimes seem to be a matter of the mind rather than an affair of the heart. What positive role do the emotions play in our Naturalistic Paganism? Remember, your writing is what makes HP great! Send your submissions to humanisticpaganism [at] gmail [dot] com.

This Month at HP

Aug 3 Musings of a Pagan Mythicist by Maggie Jay Lee

Aug 6 A Pedagogy of Gaia by Bart Everson

Aug 8 The Wheel of Evolution: Lammas by Eric Steinhart

Aug 10 “Atheopaganism: An Earth-Centered Religion without Supernatural Credulity” by Mark Green

Aug 13 DE NATURA DEORUM: “What is this whole “deity” thing, anyway?” by Blue

Aug 15 “‘As the gods pour, so do mortals’: An alternative conception of divine reciprocity” by John Halstead (Part 2)

Aug 17 Mid-Month Meditation: A poem by Yona

Aug 24 “The Centrality of Emotion in Naturalistic Paths” by B. T. Newberg

Aug 27 “Unitarian Universalism and Paganism” by CrafterYearly

Aug 30 “Compassion as Foundation” by DT Strain

Humanistic Paganism Calendar for August

Aug 1 Neo-Pagan summer cross-quarter day (Lughnasadh)

Aug 6 Hiroshima Day

*Aug 7 Summer thermistice/cross-quarter

Aug 9 International Indigenous Peoples Day

Aug 19 World Humanitarian Day

Aug 24 Anniversary of Look magazine issue featuring a Neo-Pagan Beltane ritual

Aug 25 Death of Friedrich Nietzsche