Naturalistic Paganism
Category: ancestors
Samhain (The Fall Equitherm) is just two weeks away!
Got your house decorated yet? Samhain (the Fall Equitherm) is nearly here! 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 MoreMy Favorite Ritual Tool, by Mark Green [an Atheopagan Life]
It’s common for humans to have things with symbolic meaning…what we often call “sentimental value”. Atheopagans are just more deliberate about it, and conscious of how to use these associations for our psychological benefit.
What are your favorite ritual tools?
Read MoreSacred Springs, Part 1 by Anna Walther
Last summer I swam in Barton Springs, a spring-fed pool in the heart of downtown Austin. Native Americans have a vital, ritualistic relationship with the spring waters. The precise role the springs held in pre-Columbian indigenous spirituality is lost to time and conquest. I can take inspiration and guidance from Native American ways of relating to the Land, but must make my own practices and prayers.
Read MoreVideo: “Why I Care About DNA & Ancestors” by Jon Cleland Host
While the thoughts about my Ancestors are always present to some degree in my life, the Ancestors are increasingly present for me now as we near Samhain night. There are so many reminders – so many things that are connected…
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
