Naturalistic Paganism

It’s been refreshing to read the current discussion on spiritual experiences, most recently restarted with John Halstead’s post about American Gods.   In response to that, Rua Lupa warned against “emphasizing Pleasure as a pinnacle of religious practice” and how that could result in problematic hedonism (pleasure as the sole goal).  John also pointed out some important benefits of spiritual experiences (with some of his own experiences), and Mark Green described both his own experiences and how the benefits and potential excesses of spiritual experiences need to be balanced.  All of these raise important points, and I agree with all of them.  While trying to avoid repetition, a couple additional points come to mind. Read More