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The Spring Equinox Approaches…

Posted on March 8, 2017 by NaturalisticPaganism

The growing daylight is a reminder from our Earth itself, one of those many helpful features of our seasons, to begin thinking about, and planning for, the Spring Equinox/Ostara. Another reminder – one that is rather bizarre – is the appearance of a warm-blooded plant!

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[Dead Ideas] “Buddy Genghis: Christian King of the East Prester John”, by B. T. Newberg

Posted on March 6, 2017 by B. T. Newberg

https://player.megaphone.fm/ADL8534070323? Why did medieval Christians think the Mongols were Christians coming to team up with their Crusader bros to kick some Muslim butt? Well, it had to do with a fake news story about a certain legendary king called Prester…

The Joy of Pagan Conventions!

Posted on March 3, 2017 by NaturalisticPaganism

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I’ve also been amazed a how far we have come as Naturalistic Pagans – at how we are most often openly welcomed at fellow Pagans now. It was nice to be able to feel comfortable being open at Convocation. Of course, there is still a lot of areas where there is room for growth, and life is rarely a bed of roses. As we grow in so many different ways, experiences of many kinds help us build.

Naturalistic Pagan Toolbox: Poetic Ritual Language

Posted on February 28, 2017 by John Halstead

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Symbolic language, like poetry, is a rich resource which we can and should tap in order to make more our rituals more emotionally powerful and personally and collectively transformative. This requires more than just adding a poem into a preexisting ritual. It means using poetic language as a substitute for all discursive language in our rituals. In fact, it means treating the entire ritual as a poem.