Naturalistic Paganism
Category: John Halstead
No-Nonsense Paganism: What ritual really does
We don’t use ritual to turn the Wheel of the Year outside of us. But we can use ritual to turn the Wheel inside of us. As the seasons change, we do ritual to acknowledge the change and to prepare ourselves emotionally and mentally for the change.
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No-Nonsense Paganism: Daily Spiritual Practice (part 2)
For me, the goal of daily spiritual practice is the “re-enchantment” of my everyday life, restoring a sense of sacredness to our experience, which has been stripped away by reductionist positivism, consumer capitalism, and transcendental religion.
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Let’s talk a little about spiritual discipline.
Read MorePlaylist for the Wheel of the Year: Winter Solstice
Over the years, I have created rituals to celebrate the Wheel of the Year with my wife and children. Music has been an essential part of the experience. Without it, it would be much more difficult to create the sense of sacred time and space and to evoke the experience I desire for each ritual.
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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