During the past year I’ve been learning to identify the bird calls I hear in my backyard. Some are obvious and easy to learn; I’ve recognized the strident screeches of blue jays and grackles for at least as long as…
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Even under the influence of the narcotic draught, of which songs of all primitive men and peoples speak, or with the potent coming of spring that penetrates all nature with joy, these Dionysian emotions awake, and as they grow in…
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Category: emotion, humanism, John Halstead, Paganism, ritual
Tags: adoration, devotionalism, Dionysian, group ritual, letting go, life, metaphor, nature, poetry, rationality, revelry, ritual, veneration, worship
This month at HP, we conclude our late summer theme of “Emotion” and begin our early autumn theme “Life and Death”. New Column: Druidry Without Deity by Ryan Cronin HP is pleased to announce our newest columnist, Ryan Cronin. Ryan is a…
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Naturalistic Paganism
