Naturalistic Paganism

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The Naturalistic Pagan Toolbox: Speaking of/to Nature

Robin Kimmerer argues for changing our language as a way of changing our relationship to nature. She urges us to adopt a “grammar of animacy.” She calls this “a kind of reverse linguistic imperialism, a shift in worldview through the humble work of the pronoun.”

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The May Cross-Quarter (Vernal Equitherm) is just two weeks away!

In the Northern Hemisphere, May 1st time is traditionally celebrated in the Neo-Pagan Wheel of the Year as Beltane. The name derives from the Irish Gaelic Bealtaine or the Scottish Gaelic Bealtuinn for “Bel-fire”. Beltane is reputed as a day of unabashed sexuality, visible in the phallic symbolism of dancing round the Maypole.

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“Naturalistic Polytheism and Our Patron Goddess” by Tom L. Waters

(art by Greg Spalenka) Editor’s Note: This article was originally written under the name Tom Tadfor Little and published in Sacred Cosmos: Journal of Liberal Religious Paganism. The article does not reflect the author’s personal practice, but is rather an…

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Early Spring Theme: Diversity

In Deep Time, early spring can match the time from the first animals to the diversification of life in the Cambrian.  And what forms!  Though many of the basic animals we are familiar with were just a glint in a simple…

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The first review of Godless Paganism has been published!

Scholastic Paganism has posted the first review of Godless Paganism: Voices of Non-Theistic Pagans. If you’re wondering whether you should purchase a copy, check out the review here. It’s not unequivocally positive, but it is laudatory and insightful. Here are some excerpts …

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