Naturalistic Paganism

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Late Winter Theme: The Unexpected

Continuing our Deep Time map, late winter looks to the time from the first cell to the evolution of animals.  For me, animals are a huge leap from bacteria – something unexpected, and time and again in my life, I’ve…

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On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world … Isaac Newton.

On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. Sir Isaac Newton was born Dec 25, 1642. Before he turned 30, Newton had discovered the laws of motion, the universal law of gravitation, and invented integral and differential calculus.

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Modern Knowledge, Ancient Wisdom: “The Grim Reaper and The Second Law of Thermodynamics” by Trellia

The second law of thermodynamics tells us that ultimately, everything decays. Everything wears out and fades. Everything dies.

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Modern Knowledge, Ancient Wisdom: “You are a beautiful rainforest” by Trellia

This is a the fourth in a five-part miniseries about the intersection of Paganism and science by Trellia.  This article first appeared at Trellia’s Mirror Book. The other day, a friend and I found an article about how tiny arachnids live on our…

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Modern Knowledge, Ancient Wisdom: “The Threefold Rule” by Trellia

I don’t actually view the Threefold Rule as being a magical force at all. I interpret it as words of wisdom for life in general. In one way, it is simply a re-phrasing of the saying “to reap what you sow,” i.e. your actions, good or bad, always have consequences.

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