Naturalistic Paganism
Teaching Death to Naturalistic Pagan Children, by Kansas Stanton
A couple of years ago, my friends David and T and their two little boys relocated from their hometown of Salt Lake City to live in Mount Vernon, Washington and start a tattoo parlor and a new life there. Shortly after their move, however, David died in a car accident and T, distraught and overwhelmed, had no choice but to go back to Utah.
Raising the Flame Stone: Stones Rising, Four Quarters Interfaith Ceremony, Part 2 by Moine Michelle
(Continued from Part 1…)
And, finally, the command: Pull.
My grip on the rope tightens. Leaning back and pulling with my arms, then my hips, thighs, the small of my back; the tension of the rope becomes my tension, my grip more determined, and I am digging in to the damp turf with my boots, seeking traction and an angle of body that will allow me to pull harder. Read More
Raising the Flame Stone: Stones Rising, Four Quarters Interfaith Ceremony, Part 1 by Moine Michelle
Facebook post, September 4, 2017 “Hands and Feet and Hearts.” The best introductions to Stones Rising appear on the website for Four Quarters Interfaith Sanctuary, the group that hosts the annual event:
We raise Stones the old way, the hard way, with heavy ropes, rollers made from tree trunks, and people. It could be done so much more easily, with so much less sweat and strain, if we would just use heavy construction equipment. But what would be the point? Machines are not important: it is the hands and feet and hearts of the people who move and raise the Stones that is important. Read More
Queer Disbelief: You can help make this book a reality!
It’s just 8 days until this campaign ends, so help now! It takes a lot of courage to come out publicly as a member of an oppressed group which can otherwise be hidden (commonly known as “passing”).
Naturalistic Pagan Toolbox: “Just Ask” by John Halstead
The Naturalistic Pagan Toolbox is for sharing religious technologies drawn from diverse sources in order to deepen our Naturalistic Pagan practice. If you have discovered a spiritual technique which works for you that you would like to add to the Naturalistic Pagan Toolbox, click here to send me an email.
Last month, I attended Pagan Pride Day in Chicago. The keynote speaker was Phyllis Curott. Curott is a Wiccan priestess, civil rights attorney, and advocate for Pagan rights. She became Pagan in the early 1980s, served as President of the Covenant of the Goddess, and was instrumental in getting Paganism recognized at the Parliament of the World’s Religions.
I was drawn to Curott’s speech by its title, “Beyond the Wiccan Rede: Grounding Pagan Ethics and Activism in the Sacred”. She told a fascinating story about her own journey beyond Paganism and her awakening to an ecological consciousness. The gist of her talk was that we Pagans are called to not just worship the earth, but to fight for it.
Near the end of her talk, she said something remarkable. She said that, when people ask her what they can do to fight for the earth, she tells them:
“Just ask.”
Just ask the earth what it needs. She described her own practice of doing this and some of the answers she has received. Read More
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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