Naturalistic Paganism

Category: Contributors


Paganism is Different, Part 1: Paganism Empowers You [Stardust, Contemplating]

Even with all of those exceptions and nuances, I’ve realized that in so many ways, Paganism is radically different from many huge religions, and that these radical differences appear to have a large impact on our lives, on the lives of future generations, and on our world.  The first difference (Part 1) will be about who is fundamentally in charge of your religion, and this touches on how each religion sees our human nature (Part 7)

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Getting the most out of both Pagan Gatherings and Solitary practice, Council Interviews, and more! Recent Episodes of THE WONDER podcast, by Mark Green

The concept behind THE WONDER—named, of course, for the awe and reverence we feel as we contemplate the magnificent Universe—is that it will be an ongoing resource for non-theist Pagans to inform and inspire our practices and stimulate our thinking.

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Let Your Paganism be the Soundtrack of Your Life!

Musci

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No Nonsense Paganism: The baby and the bathwater

One of my perennial concerns is why liberal and naturalistic religion often seems to lack transformative power. I think at least part of the reason for this is because of its ambivalent attitude toward ritual.

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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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