Naturalistic Paganism
Category: John Halstead
10 Signs You’re Half-Assing Your Pagan Ritual
It’s no coincidence that people have started referring to Neo-Paganism as “generic Paganism”: Our rituals fail to connect us to anything larger than ourselves, they fail to communicate with our deeper selves, they they fail to awaken us to mystery and wonder, and they fail to inspire us to action. So, it’s no surprise that people go looking elsewhere for what they need.
Read MoreNaturalistic Pagan Toolbox: “Just Ask” by John Halstead
We assume that asking a question presupposes a sentient listener on the other end. But is the true? Is it really necessary to believe the earth or the universe are sentient in order to address a question to them? Or to receive an “answer”?
Read MoreNaturalistic 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.
Read MoreVideo Review of Godless Paganism
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.
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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