Naturalistic Paganism

Category: Contributors


[The Dionysian Naturalist] “Enchanting Naturalism, Part 1” by Wayne Martin Mellinger, Ph.D.

I went looking for the soul of modernity and surprisingly found it to be alive, although severely injured and in vital need of resuscitation.

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[A Pedagogy of Gaia] “Consecrating Our Compost Bin” by Bart Everson

O compost bin, o compost bin
How gentle is thy turning
O compost bin, o compost bin
How gentle is thy turning
We feed you wet greens and dry browns
You give us soil to spread around
O compost bin, o compost bin
How gentle is thy turning

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[Pagan in Place] “A Personal Pagan Philosophy” by Anna Walther

I find the vitriolic blogosphere debates between atheistic Pagans and hard polytheists exhausting and uninteresting. Like many of you, I think about the nature of deity, but I think the question itself is more interesting than the answers. Furthermore, relationship with…

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[Rotting Silver] “Universal Intelligence” by B. T. Newberg

Rotting Silver is a column devoted to this Earth in all its tarnished radiance: poetry, prose, and parables of ugliness alloyed with joy.

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“Looking for a ‘New’ Christmas Ritual? Try Something Old.” by Debra Macleod

Everything old tends to become new again. That, combined with the freedom of religion we enjoy in our society, may be the reason that many people are re-igniting ancient traditions that are remarkably in-tune with modern values, and which bring new meaning for them to the holidays.

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