Naturalistic Paganism
Post Christian Sacred Spaces, by Renee Lehnen
Perched on an oaken pew, I listen to jazz, riff after gloriously improvised riff. Early evening sunshine streams through stained glass casting kaleidoscope colours on the piano. Outside, sparrows rest on weathered granite gravestones. Inside, people fan themselves with the Order of Service and tap their feet to secular standards. This time and place is… sacred. I want to make a joyful noise! Read More
Naturalistic Pagan Toolbox: Eco-Shrines
This column was conceived by Rua Lupa, who proposed gathering practical resources for Naturalistic Pagans in one place. It is dedicated to sharing ideas for religious technologies which we might use or adapt to deepen our Naturalistic Pagan practices. It includes the ideas and experiences of others, as well as some of my own, and I welcome you to send me your ideas for sharing in future posts. If you have discovered a ritual technique which works for you that you would like to add to the Naturalistic Pagan Toolbox, click here to send me an email.
Where are all the Pagans?
I have a theory that what the religious “Nones” may be looking for is not the “religionless church” offered by the Sunday Assembly and Unitarian Universalism, but “churchless religion” — symbol, myth, and ritual, without the moralism, dogmatism, and hierarchy — a kind of “Hinduism for the West”. And it so happens, that is how Paganism is sometimes described. Read More
The Value of Thinking With the Land, by Emile Wayne
My thinking has been profoundly and wonderfully shaped by a number of authors who deserve credit here. One is So Sinopoulos-Lloyd, whose article I mention below. Another is Lupa Greenwolf, whose frank, no-nonsense blog has me calling “YES!” every time I read it. Books relevant to the discussion below include: The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram, and Beyond Nature and Culture by Phillipe Descola.
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It’s five days until the Summer Solstice, and the weather is strangely and unseasonably cool here in the high desert of Southern California. It’ll heat up soon, but for now, the high winds Read More
The Summer Cross-Quarter (Summer Thermstice) Approaches!
In the Northern Hemisphere, the Autumn cross-quarter or “Summer Thermstice” is celebrated on August 1 as Lughnasadh/Lammas/Lunasa. How will you be celebrating it? Astronomically, the event occurs on August 6th or 7th this year. “Or“? What? How can it happen on different days? Read More
Will This Congressman Reflect on our Earth? By Bart Everson
This past Thursday morning, I took my life into my own hands and rode my bike out to Metairie, to an office building on Veterans Memorial Boulevard. This nondescript edifice houses the office of Steve Scalise, the representative for Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District.
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