Naturalistic Paganism

Category: John Halstead


We Are (Not) Special: Anthropocentrism and the Evolving Universe (Part 2), by John Halstead

Cosmic Evolution As mentioned in Part 1, if we were to go back in time and reset the course of evolution, it is highly unlikely that we would be here the second time around. On the other hand, according to…

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We Are (Not) Special: Anthropocentrism and the Evolving Universe (Part 1), by John Halstead

I had something like a spiritual experience watching a movie recently. The movie Lucy is not what I would call a “good” movie. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Lucy is about a young woman who is kidnapped and has an bag of…

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“Humanistic Pagans at Pantheacon” by John Halstead

This year’s Pantheacon included “the Atheopagan ‘coming out party’ to the broader Pagan community”.

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“Are Humanistic Pagans building a temple in Iceland?” by John Halstead

We Humanistic Pagans may have kin in Iceland.

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“Interconnectedness vs. Insularity: Making A Case for Pagan Proselytzing” by John Halstead

This is the third in a 3-part series, looking critically at contemporary Neo-Paganism from an earth-centered perspective. Note: The views expressed in this essay are the author’s and are not necessarily representative of HumanisticPaganism.com or any of its other contributors. Experiencing Interconnectedness…

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