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Canadian Atheist Interviews Jon Cleland Host, Part 2
Throughout all of this, It’s been wonderful to connect with other Pagans in the wider Pagan community, and join in many different rituals and celebrations. It can be a tricky balance at times between my own hard-nosed naturalism/atheism and the prevalence of pseudoscience/woo in the wider Pagan community. I sometimes have to remind myself to consider if a supernatural belief is very harmful or not, but overall it’s been great to simply enjoy a ritual with others, even if we personally think of the language used differently – such as if many others see a deity as literal and I see a metaphor. After all, no one thinks anyone is going to hell for being a heretic.
Read MoreEpisodes 7 & 8 of THE WONDER podcast – Altars & Building Community, by Mark Green
The concept behind THE WONDER—named, of course, for the awe and reverence we feel as we contemplate the magnificent Universe—is that it will be an ongoing resource for non-theist Pagans to inform and inspire our practices and stimulate our thinking.
Read MoreCanadian Atheist Interviews Jon Cleland Host, Part 1
Throughout all of this, It’s been wonderful to connect with other Pagans in the wider Pagan community, and join in many different rituals and celebrations. It can be a tricky balance at times between my own hard-nosed naturalism/atheism and the prevalence of pseudoscience/woo in the wider Pagan community. I sometimes have to remind myself to consider if a supernatural belief is very harmful or not, but overall it’s been great to simply enjoy a ritual with others, even if we personally think of the language used differently – such as if many others see a deity as literal and I see a metaphor. After all, no one thinks anyone is going to hell for being a heretic.
Read MoreHappy Spring Equitherm!
Celebrations Life! We celebrate life today, especially life’s growth and evolutionary diversification. We see the resurgence of life around us, and for me, this reminds me of the surge of life over the all of Earth’s history. An now, with…
Read MoreThe Pandemic Gives us Online Rituals for Beltane
Have you been attending gatherings by zoom meetings or other remote software? I have. I’ve visited more various Pagan, UU, Atheist and other events in the past few weeks than in many months before that.
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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