August | 2015 | Naturalistic Paganism

“The Death of God and the Rebirth of the Gods” by John Halstead

Posted on August 31, 2015 by NaturalisticPaganism

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Sometimes the gods have to die in order for us to rediscover the gods.

“On Being A Nietzschean Pagan” by Ashley Yakeley

Posted on August 30, 2015 by NaturalisticPaganism

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Art is the creation of meaning, including the creation of the sacred. Art reveals truth. Thus by representing them, we manifest the gods. The pagan gods are the exaltation of human creativity, the human ability to create meaning, to create the sacred.

[A Pedagogy of Gaia] “After the Ritual” by Bart Everson

Posted on August 27, 2015 by NaturalisticPaganism

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This is a follow-up piece to last month’s essay, “Preparing A Ritual”. Before Something always seems to die around Lammas. Last year it was our pet fish, Inky. The year before it was a raccoon under the house. This year…