Naturalistic Paganism
Category: John Halstead
Naturalistic Animism: Seeing the Trees for the Ents
It takes an artist’s eyes—or a lover’s—to really see. It takes a willingness to get our hands dirty, to get up close and personal with messy nature, and to use all of our senses. But most of all, it requires a willingness to be open to receiving, as well as perceiving—an openness to being “touched back” when we touch nature.
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A great review of Godless Paganism: Voices of Non-Theistic Pagans by Katey Flowers. Check it out!
Read MoreSpirituality Without Politics Is Powerless
A politics without spirituality is blind, but a spirituality without politics is lame. And that is why I worry about an apolitical spirituality. I worry that individual spiritual practice in isolation from engagement with the world will never lead to real personal development and thus never lead to positive social change. And I worry about an apolitical spirituality which tells us that we need to accept the world as it is because we are powerless to change it.
Read MoreNaturalistic Pagan Toolbox: Worship
Three steps toward creating a naturalistic devotional practice toward the earth.
Read MoreFive Mistakes We Make When Criticizing Other Religions
Religion is far more than a set of propositions to which we intellectually assent or dissent. Religion is inextricably intertwined with our social networks and our cultural context. And religious behavior, including religious speech, is far more than an expression of belief; it is a performance which binds us to our religious communities. When secularists, atheists, and religious naturalists attack a religion on the basis of the demonstrable falsity of the beliefs of its adherents, we reveal our own ignorance of the complexity of this thing we call religion.
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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