Naturalistic Paganism

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Eclipse Afterglow (aftershadow?) [Stardust, Contemplating]

All of this shows me yet again how wonderful, how astounding, and how incredibly powerful our real world is.  These deep wells of spirituality don’t need any supernatural belief, no otherworldly woo.  It’s all right here, all stunning, and all (most of all) undeniably *real*.  

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Naturalistic Animism: Seeing the Trees for the Ents

It takes an artist’s eyes—or a lover’s—to really see. It takes a willingness to get our hands dirty, to get up close and personal with messy nature, and to use all of our senses. But most of all, it requires a willingness to be open to receiving, as well as perceiving—an openness to being “touched back” when we touch nature.

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Video Review of Godless Paganism

A great review of Godless Paganism: Voices of Non-Theistic Pagans by Katey Flowers.  Check it out!

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The Great Eclipse is Upon Us! Here is a Ritual for it. [Stardust, Contemplating]

Whether you celebrate in the path of totality, far from it, or at some other time, may your celebrations be blessed.

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Spirituality Without Politics Is Powerless

A politics without spirituality is blind, but a spirituality without politics is lame.  And that is why I worry about an apolitical spirituality.  I worry that individual spiritual practice in isolation from engagement with the world will never lead to real personal development and thus never lead to positive social change. And I worry about an apolitical spirituality which tells us that we need to accept the world as it is because we are powerless to change it. 

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