Naturalistic Paganism

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The Spiritual Naturalist Society: An interview with DT Strain

This week Humanist minister  DT Strain gives us the inside scoop on a new organization forming for Spiritual Naturalists. B. T. Newberg:  First off, what is the SNS, and why should readers of Humanistic Paganism care? DT Strain:  The Spiritual…

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My daily practice: Morning ritual, by John Halstead

I want to share what my daily practice is.  Basically, it involves four short prayers in the morning to the air, Sun, water, and earth.  Then I have a prayer over meals.  And finally I have a ritual at night…

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In defense of “gods”

– by B. T. Newberg Why would a naturalist speak of goddesses and gods?  What do these words offer that other terms do not? Whenever a naturalist pulls out the “g” word, there is always the danger of misunderstanding.  Others…

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Why I love ritual, by AtheistWitch

Beyond showing a reverential attitude towards nature, I think of ritual as a type of jazzed-up positive thinking or artistic, useful, self-suggestion. The reverential attitude is present even in my rituals which are not nominally focused on a natural event….

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The new Copernican shift: How science is revolutionizing spirituality

– by B. T. Newberg We are experiencing a new Copernican shift that is revolutionizing our spirituality.  It is undermining our sense of humanity as something privileged in the universe, the sole possessor of “soul”, standing above the beasts and…

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