Naturalistic Paganism
Samhain (The Fall Equitherm) Approaches!
Got your house decorated yet? Samhain (the Fall Equitherm) is only a few weeks away! For many of us (including me), this is one of the most sacred times of the year – a time when I feel my Ancestors even more closely than usual. Read More
Why Naturalism? Because This. by Mark Green [an Atheopagan Life]
Yet another example of a Pagan in a leadership position using that position for sexual misconduct, citing woo-woo “spiritual” reasons involving disembodied entities and “magical bonds” as “explanations” for his abuse.
Black Lives and Sacred Humanity, A Book Review by Emile Wayne
Spiritual Naturalists who do not identify as members of a major religious tradition may look to modern Humanism as a strong philosophical framework to support their social justice work. Unfortunately, the difficult legacies of the European Enlightenment – particularly its Euro-centrism, false universalism, essentialism, and dualism – continue to haunt modern Humanism. As a consequence, they can find their goals
[A Pedagogy of Gaia] How I Celebrated the Equinox by Bart Everson
The Equinox fell on a Friday this year. I took the day off work.
If we lived in a truly Earth-honoring society, I wouldn’t have to do this. If our society cherished our planet as source and sustainer of life, the Equinox would be surely be more widely known and celebrated as a sort of secular holy day. But we don’t live in such a society, to our impoverishment and peril. And that’s why we need to nourish a revolutionary spirit. And that’s why I make a point to celebrate the Equinox. And that’s why I took the day off. Read More
Happy Fall Equinox!
Happy Fall Equinox, or Mabon! Of course, our spherical planet also gives us the beautiful symmetry of the Spring Equinox (& Ostara) being celebrated now by our Southern Hemisphere friends.
Celebrations
Some of the ways many of us are celebrating were published a few weeks ago. In addition to those, the night sky is rapidly becoming more accessible now with the growing darkness. This growing darkness can be a reminder of the stunning eclipse we just experienced, other celestial events, or a time to look more inward. In whatever way you are celebrating, Happy Equinox!
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