Naturalistic Paganism
New Series! Paganism is Different! Part 0 [Stardust, Contemplating]
The Wonder podcast often reveals insights which, though they have been hiding in plain sight, I’ve not noticed for years, if ever. Episode #28 supplied another one – one much larger than the episode which contained it – that Paganism – including many kinds of Paganism, from hard polytheism through Naturalistic Paganism – is, in many ways, fundamentally different from most other religions.
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Happy Samhain! A Samhain nested in an eclipse season? Yes! Also, here are some Blood Moon ritual ideas for the Eclipse Nov. 8th.
Happy Samhain! As the darkness falls this Samhain night, our trillions of Ancestors visit us. Who are they? What can they offer you for your struggles today? They can help you anytime during the year – not just now – if you ask.
For many of our Ancestors, eclipses were times of terror and dread. Now we can forecast them with precision down to a fraction of a second, and understand well what is going on. Because eclipses never happen singly (a solar or lunar eclipse always has one of the other type ~14 days away), that “block” of two weeks is an “eclipse season”. This year, we are fortunate enough to have Samhain fall right in the middle of an eclipse season! The paired solar eclipse was October 25th, and the upcoming lunar eclipse is November 8th. To me, this is an especially moving concurrence, because eclipses of both types captured the attention of our Ancestors, and both eclipses and my Ancestors are such a big part of my spirituality. Is this true for you?
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Playlist for the Wheel of the Year: Mid-Autumn
Over the years, I have created rituals to celebrate the Wheel of the Year with my wife and children. Music has been an essential part of the experience. Without it, it would be much more difficult to create the sense of sacred time and space and to evoke the experience I desire for each ritual. So I want to share with you my playlist for each station on the Wheel of Year. Here’s the seventh list. Enjoy! And share your suggestions in the comments below.
Read MoreEVOLUTIONARY RITUALS: Dancing Through the Darkness to the Ecozoic Era, with Carol Kilby – Class starts November 1
Rituals are powerful. They are at our beginning and our end. They teach the stories that shape and preserve cultures. In recent history, both spiritual and national rituals told a hierarchical story of separation from nature.
Now evolutionary rituals are essential. — Carol Kilby, Evolutionary Dancer
Samhain (The Fall Equitherm) Approaches (+ Online Rituals)!
This is one of the most sacred times of the year for me – a time when I feel my Ancestors even more closely than usual, as well as a time to remember those who have died this past year. This year, Samhain is even more significant than usual, with the added deaths of millions of people worldwide from the covid pandemic.
In both recognition and celebration of the lives and contributions of all the dead, I’m nearly done with the house decorations, and our family is already doing our Samhain Ancestor card dinner graces (see below). Samhain (the Fall Equitherm) is just a couple weeks away! Read More
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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