Naturalistic Paganism

Category: B. T. Newberg


Is Naturalistic Paganism beneficial to society?

– by B. T. Newberg What good do we do?  Last time, we tackled the question of harm.  Now let’s consider the potential good. We should be careful not to let this become a self-congratulatory fest.  We must be even…

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Is Naturalistic Paganism harmful to society?

– by B. T. Newberg The goal of this website is to promote naturalistic spirituality (check out our mission statement).  But is it possible that, in the end, we’re doing harm to society? By harm, I mean any substantial increase…

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2012: It’s the end of the world!

We’re still here. (Big surprise.) Today marks the notorious “prediction” of the Mayan calendar that the world will end (or, some say, a new spiritual era will begin). The so-called prediction is actually nothing of the kind.  The Mayan calendar…

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Working ritual with the Center, part 2

– by B. T. Newberg This is the second of a 2-part series exploring a new technique for creating special time and space.  Part 1 introduced the Center.  Now, this part details the technique and its basis in psychology. How…

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Working ritual with the Center, part 1

– by B. T. Newberg This is the first in a 2-part series exploring a new technique for creating special time and space.  This part introduces the key symbol, the Center. Last Samhain’s ritual script experimented with a new technique…

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