Ozzy changed our world and helped me become who I am now. As when Carl Sagan died, I’m reminded again that times like this speak to us all, urging us to pick up the torch, and carry it into the future.
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Category: Emotion, emotion, experience, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, practice, science, Starstuff, Contemplating
Joanna Macy lived a powerful life that touched and inspired millions of us. While her life has ended as all our lives will end, her legacy lives on in us and others, and a celebration of her life will be held (with online availability) this coming Tuesday, August 5th
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Category: Emotion, emotion, experience, Jon Cleland Host, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, practice, science, Starstuff, Contemplating
One of the most powerful discoveries given to us by science has been learning the astounding and glorious history of how we got here. A key part of that discovery was the finding of the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation (CMB, see picture below), literally the glow of the Big Bang or Great Radiance itself! The actual structure which gave us our earliest baby picture of ourselves was under threat from developers (for building a condo unit – seriously?), but with our efforts and the efforts of many others last year, was saved! Join us this coming Thursday, 7 pm EDT to celebrate! You have to register ahead of time to attend.
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Category: Bart Everson, emotion, experience, John Halstead, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, practice, science, seasonal, spirituality
What, really? See a star explode – go Nova or Supernova? But aren’t those completely unpredictable? How can we know when to look?
Like so much else that science shows us, it’s complicated. The upshot is that some are very predictable, and brightest predictable one in the entire night sky in your lifetime is expected to explode before Samhain this year – literally any day now. Here’s how to see it.
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The celebrations on April 20th at the site of the Horn in Holmdel NJ begins with a ribbon cutting at 10 am, which will include Robert Wilson, who was one of the original discoverers of the Big Bang in 1964 (!). Following that is the celebration of the discovery of the Big Bang by the Deeptime Network (preregistration is required for that as attendance is limited – register here before it fills up), with the rest of the day following. If it works for you, this could be a great Naturalistic Pagan Pilgrimage.
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Category: Bart Everson, emotion, experience, John Halstead, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, Practice, practice, science, seasonal, spirituality