Naturalistic Paganism
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“Humanistic Pagans at Pantheacon” by John Halstead
This year’s Pantheacon included “the Atheopagan ‘coming out party’ to the broader Pagan community”.
Read More“Are Humanistic Pagans building a temple in Iceland?” by John Halstead
We Humanistic Pagans may have kin in Iceland.
Read More[A Pedagogy of Gaia] “Communities of mind are necessary but not sufficient” by Bart Everson
The growth of contemporary Paganism has been fueled by communities of mind, via books and websites, to the point that most American practitioners are solitary. This is unfortunate but perhaps inevitable. As a small religious movement, many will find themselves unable to connect with others on a regular basis for the simple practical reason that we lack numbers. Even so, we are all a part of larger communities, and we have much to offer.
Read More“The Devil Never Did Me No Harm” by Sable Aradia
Repression is not the way of Paganism. Generally, Pagans and witches are spiritual humanists. The Horned God of the Witches embodies all of these things, and we believe in embracing these qualities, accepting them and working through them, and then learning to use them in constructive, instead of destructive ways. We do the Shadow-Work. We accept that we have a dark side, and we work with our . . . demons. Denying the Devil is not only denying our true history; it is denying part of our nature. I just don’t think that’s the witch’s way.
Read MoreMusings of a Pagan Mythicist, by Maggie Jay Lee: “Circle Around: Individuality, Community and Creating Religion”
To me, collective religious ceremony and shared devotional practice is not something peripheral, but is the very center of religion. It is the core that holds everything together. I believe without such shared practices, religious community will fall apart, but there are still enormous challenges to developing religion centered on communal ceremony.
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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