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Autumn Equitherm

Posted on November 7, 2015 by NaturalisticPaganism

Today is the Autumn Cross-Quarter in the Northern Hemisphere. Among Neo-Pagans, the Cross-Quarter is commonly celebrated on October 31 as Samhain (pron. saw-in). It is the part of the origin of modern Halloween. The actual date of the cross-quarter falls about a week later on November 6 or 7. The precise date and time for the cross-quarter for the year can be found at archaeoastronomy.com. Meanwhile, those in the Southern Hemisphere experience this time as the Summer Cross-Quarter.

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Great Story Gift Ideas

Posted on November 5, 2015 by NaturalisticPaganism

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The gift-giving season is coming up. Here are a few gift suggestions inspired by our themes for the month of November: Cosmology and Pantheism.

Day of the Dead Meditation: “Spirits” by Birago Diop

Posted on November 1, 2015 by NaturalisticPaganism

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Listen to Things
More often than Beings,
Hear the voice of fire,
Hear the voice of water.
Listen in the wind,
To the sighs of the bush;
This is the ancestors breathing.

[Starstuff, Contemplating] “Our Most Precious Gifts” by Jon Cleland Host

Posted on October 31, 2015 by NaturalisticPaganism

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This gratitude fills my life, and comes into special focus with Samhain. So many things in our day-to-day lives can be reminders of that. Small signposts pop up with even trivial prompts. As this year draws to a close and the next approaches, these spur me on to pay these gifts forward to future generations – who are also the children of our Ancestors.