Naturalistic Paganism
Category: Non-Theistic Religion
“Was the Buddha a Humanistic Pagan?” by Tom Swiss
While neither humanism nor Neopaganism were established ideas in the Buddha’s time, there are enough resonances that Humanistic Pagans might legitimately claim him as a forebear, bringing a human-centered and nature-appreciative perspective to the spiritual quest.
Read MoreA Review of Tom Swiss’ “Why the Buddha Touched the Earth”, by Ken Apple
A review of “Why the Buddha Touched the Earth” by Tom Swiss
Read More“The worship of the gods is not what matters” by Brendan Myers
I hit upon one of the most liberating and life-changing propositions ever to have entered my mind, which is that the worship of the gods is not what matters. What, then, am I still doing in the pagan community? And if the worship of the gods isn’t what matters, then what does?
Read More“Talking to the Gods as an Atheist Pagan” by Anonymous
My altar is not a place where I “honor” Deity as such. My altar is a place where I store physical representations of my mental constructs, a place where it is easier to slip into the meditative, “mental edit mode”, if you will, because it is easier for my mind to leap from a physical object to a mental image than it is to create the image from scratch.
Read More“Why Modern Paganism Is Good For Today’s Families, Part II” by Debra Macleod
The New Vesta is for people with humanist values such as gender equality and personal autonomy, who embrace science and reject the indoctrination of children into supernatural belief, and who don’t believe that “mankind” has the “god-given right” to exploit the Earth or its life. It’s for people who believe in co-existence and feel that spirituality, like life itself, should be dynamic and open to positive change.
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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