These are the kindest and best of days. The evenings grow long, the air is mild. Here where I live, anyway, life is good.
For our ancestors, too, these were good days. Planting and early tending of crops were over. Early lambs and hunting of spring animals were abundant. After the long, anxious wait of winter, this was a time to enjoy life.
The Summer Solstice approaches! Ready?
The Summer Solstice is known in Contemporary Neo-Paganism as Litha or Midsummer. Neo-Pagan mythology often marks this as the moment the sun god meets his death, though sometimes that event is reserved for the cross-quarter in August or the autumnal equinox in September. This is the last Solstice before the eclipse – something that can be part of this year’s Summer Solstice ritual if you choose. A bunch of ritual and celebrations ideas can be found here, Read More
We owe cyanobacteria our respect. And they might deserve our fullest gratitude as well if it weren’t for one nasty trait.
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*Sigh* Well, I had hoped that we, as a Pagan community, were past the whole “so and so isn’t Pagan because I don’t like her beliefs” thing, but I was wrong. We’ve made a lot of progress since the big discussion in 2015, but apparently acceptance and inclusion take more than two years. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised at that. Overall, I’m still quite happy with how far we’ve come. So with that, I’m weighing in with some thoughts about how we talk about (and treat!) various Pagan types (polytheist, naturalistic, theist, pantheist, apatheist, etc.). This will include the fact that I think the venue in which a statement is made can make a big difference on how I see each given statement. These are my thoughts…… Read More
Naturalistic Paganism
Naturalistic Paganism 