Naturalistic Paganism
Cosmic Calendar Countdown
Carl Sagan’s Cosmic Calendar maps the entire history of our cosmos onto a single year. You can follow the entire calendar here at Humanistic Paganism. As you imagine, things speed up considerably as the year advances. After the Big Bang on January 1, we have to wait until May for the Milky Way to form and September for our own sun to form. But things get really busy in December: Read More
[Rotting Silver] “Universal Intelligence” by B. T. Newberg
Everything has universal intelligence:
A rock knows how to hold together, and when a wind blows upon it, it knows how to wear away slowly. A corpse knows how to let itself go, to give up its consistency so that other things may be nourished and formed from it. Water knows how to evaporate, rise, and then fall as rain. And it knows how to find its way back to the ocean. Read More
On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world … Isaac Newton.
On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. Sir Isaac Newton was born Dec 25, 1642.* Before he turned 30, Newton had discovered the laws of motion, the universal law of gravitation, and invented integral and differential calculus.
Newton discovered the proofs which allowed for the calculation of planetary orbits, articulated his three laws of motion (including the idea which all high schoolers learn that every action has an equal and opposite reaction, explained the effect of the moon’s gravity on the tides, and discovered that white light is composed of light of all the colors of the rainbow. Read More
Winter Solstice
For Neo-Pagans in the Northern Hemisphere, the solstice is celebrated as Yule. This year, the date falls on December 22nd. The precise date and time for the cross-quarter can be found at archaeoastronomy.com.
At the Winter Solstice, NaturalPantheist of the Nature is Sacred blog performs a ritual which begins with this prelude: Read More
“Looking for a ‘New’ Christmas Ritual? Try Something Old.” by Debra Macleod
Ah, those nativity scenes outside churches this time of year are pretty aren’t they? The little baby, the cattle, the quaint little manger. I think they’re lovely – yet I don’t actually believe the nativity story for a moment.
And I’m not alone. We live in a multicultural society where this holiday season means different things to different people. That’s a good thing. Cultural and spiritual differences can add richness and relevance to a society. And if we choose to embrace that, these differences can be unifying instead of divisive. If someone says “Merry Christmas” to me, I’ll say “Merry Christmas” back, even though to me there’s no “Christ” in the Christmas season. Read More
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