Naturalistic Paganism
Category: Superstition and Reason
[A Pedagogy of Gaia] “The P-Word” by Bart Everson
I call myself Pagan because wild nature is awesome, and I experience Earth as sacred, and I realize I don’t have a well-delineated self separate from the planetary ecosystem. I call myself Pagan because I think honoring the ancestors is a good idea, and I feel a connection to antiquity, and I like mythology. I call myself Pagan because dancing under the moon is my kind of religion, and a purely rational approach to life is deadening.
Read More“The Patron Deities of an Atheist Pagan” by Melanie Elizabeth Hexen
I am a Sagan Pagan. An atheist Pagan. This does not make me popular with either the Pagans or the Atheists.
Read More“Why ‘Pagan’? An Atheist Pagan’s Response to a Theist” by John Halstead
Why do we call ourselves “Pagan”? Why not just call ourselves atheists or humanists? What does the “Pagan” label add to our identity?
Read More“Well, why not both?” by Mud & Magic
I love being a part of a religion – of a community – that includes both atheists and polytheists and that lets me be in the middle.
Read More“Why ‘Naturalistic Pagan’?” by NaturalPantheist
I follow the Neo-Pagan Wheel of the Year – the eight festivals/ sabbats. These help me to stay in tune with nature, to feel more of a sense of the cyclical nature of time, to be aware of the changes taking place in the world around me each season. I love celebrating these festivals, feeling connected with nature, the way they ground my spirituality in the reality of daily life. And that is another reason I consider myself a Pagan. If these things don’t make me a Pagan, I have no idea what would.
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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