Naturalistic Paganism
Category: Practice
“‘As the gods pour, so do mortals’: An alternative conception of divine reciprocity” by John Halstead (Part 2)
PART 2: AN ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTION OF DIVINE RECIPROCITY In Part 1 of this essay (published last month), I critiqued a popular understanding of divine reciprocity. But there is another conception of divine reciprocity. It is rooted in the notion of…
Read MoreMid-Month Meditation for June
We bring our late spring theme, “Practice”, to a close with this thought by Mary Jo Weaver: “First the appearance, then the dance, then the story.” Pagans often claim that they have no orthodoxy (right belief), only orthopraxy (right practice), by…
Read More“Charity: A naturalistic practice of offering” by B. T. Newberg
In the ancient world, gods and goddesses were honored with gifts. How can a naturalist carry on this tradition today? One way it can be done is through giving to charities. For example, if you want to honor Demeter, goddess…
Read More“Top 10 signs of good spirituality” by DT Strain
This essay was first published at The Humanist Contemplative. Over the course of my comparative studies, there are some general traits I’ve noticed which seem to be shared between those wisdom streams and I thought it could be helpful to…
Read More“Living The Path: Sacred Acts Everyone Can Perform” by Carolina Gonzalez
This essay was originally published in Carolina’s newsletter and then at as a guest post at PaganSquare.com. One of the questions I get asked more often from our customers is “I want to have a Spiritual Path – how do I start?” –…
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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