Naturalistic Paganism
CritWitchCon 2023! Environment, Community, and Responsible Magic, Sept. 29 – Oct 1
Move into October and start spooky season (for those who celebrate) off right! It’s the second annual Critical Thinking Witch Convention!
Paganism is Different, Part 2: In Paganism, No Single Deity is in Complete Control [Stardust, Contemplating]
Wait, what? But can’t I, as a Pagan, choose just one god to worship? Of course! (more on that below). However, even in that minority of cases, it’s still not complete control due to the control that you, as a Pagan, still have (see Part 1, Paganism Empowers You).
In Paganism, no single deity is in complete control. Usually, there are many different deities with different areas of control (such as Poseidon for the sea, Tyr for heroism), etc. Even in the less common monotheistic forms of Paganism, that one deity is not often in complete control of everything, especially not the Pagan themselves.
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You can join a Witch’s Brew This Sunday, August 20! From The Critical Thinking Witch Collective
The Critical Thinking Witch Collective is excited to host their anniversary Brew in August – touching on that very witchy topic of magic words.
You are invited, called in, and summoned!
Community, Nordic Animism, Lammas, and more! Recent Episodes of THE WONDER podcast, by Mark Green
Check out the latest The Wonder podcasts! Many of us know well the complex interplay between individual Pagan practice and community – and sometimes our Naturalism adds another twist! Also, a look at Nordic Animism, and our Sabbat of Lammas, or Dimming! All those, and more, are on the page here.
No Nonsense Paganism: Lughna-say-what?
In this series, “No-Nonsense Paganism”, I have been striving to strip Paganism down, take away its ancient or faux-ancient terminology, its mythological and legendary pretensions, its foreign (to wherever you are) folk practices, its superstitious and pseudo-scientific justifications, and its esoteric ritual structures, and get down to the phenomenological core of pagan experience: our interaction with the earth and the other-than-human beings who we share it with. You can check out previous posts in this series here.
Autumn in Summer?
Today, many Pagans are celebrating Lughnasadh, also known as Lammas. Many call this day the “first harvest”. Mike Nichols begins his much-quoted article on Lammas this way: “Although in the heat of a Mid-western summer it might be difficult to discern, the festival of Lammas (Aug 1st) marks the end of summer and the beginning of fall.” Have you ever wondered why it seems like nearly every description of a Pagan sabbats begins with a disclaimer like this, explaining why it’s not really the season that we are celebrating?
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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