Naturalistic Paganism
Category: John Halstead
Rational Ritual for Religious Naturalists
This article was originally published at GodisChange.org, the site of Earthseed, a Naturalistic Pagan religion. Like many naturalistic religions, the Earthseed described by Octavia Butler in her Parable series is light on ritual. The gatherings of the Earthseed community in…
Read MoreThe Naturalistic Pagan Toolbox: “Spiritual Naturalist Drumming” by DT Strain
As the famous jazz musician John Coltrane said, “All a musician can do is get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural laws”. Drumming, like any practice, may not be for everyone, but it is this very real and very natural enhanced perception that makes drumming a potential source of spiritual transformation.
Read MoreThe Naturalistic Pagan Toolbox: Speaking of/to Nature
Robin Kimmerer argues for changing our language as a way of changing our relationship to nature. She urges us to adopt a “grammar of animacy.” She calls this “a kind of reverse linguistic imperialism, a shift in worldview through the humble work of the pronoun.”
Read MoreThe first review of Godless Paganism has been published!
Scholastic Paganism has posted the first review of Godless Paganism: Voices of Non-Theistic Pagans. If you’re wondering whether you should purchase a copy, check out the review here. It’s not unequivocally positive, but it is laudatory and insightful. Here are some excerpts …
Read MoreGodless Paganism: Voices of Non-Theistic Pagans is available for sale!
While many Pagans today believe in literal gods, there are a growing number of Pagans who are “godless.” Today, the diverse assemblage of spiritual paths known as Paganism includes atheist Pagans or Atheopagans, Human- istic and Naturalistic Pagans, Buddho-Pagans, animists, pantheists, Gaians, and other non-theistic Pagans. Here for the first time, their voices are gathered together to share what it means to be Pagan and godless.
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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