Naturalistic Paganism
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[Pagan in Place] “Live Oak Trance”, By Anna Walther
Entering At dusk I sat under three live oak trunks that grow in woods near my house. I cleansed, grounded, and centered and began square breathing*, with eyes open and attention focused on the tree. I imagined that, like the…
Read MoreSpinning an Interview, by Bart Everson
Draw a circle to represent the year: one complete revolution around the sun. Make a mark at the top and the bottom, the left and the right, dividing the circle into four equal quarters. Let these represent the solstices and the equinoxes. Now rotate the whole thing about 45º and make the marks again. These marks fall midway between the others, dividing the circle into eighths. Call these the cross-quarter days. You’ve just sketched the Wheel of the Year……
Read MoreThe Fall Equinox Approaches!
In the Northern Hemisphere, the fall equinox is celebrated in a couple weeks (it is September 22nd this year) as Mabon, also called Harvest Home. (Those in the Southern Hemisphere celebrate the spring equinox, Ostara, at this time.)
Read MoreInterrupted Visions: Your chance to join with the Foundation Beyond Belief to help victims of the flooding
Yes, I know we are in the middle of our 3 part series on visions, but we well know that weather systems don’t care what we humans are doing. This week, extreme rainfall caused historic flooding in Louisiana, with people…
Read MoreVisions Part 2: Visions and Delusions, by Megan Manson
I think that it’s a bit of both. As I described in my post on skull symbolism, the human brain is remarkable and can be considered the means by which the Universe perceives itself – linking us all to the force that some call Gaia. Looking at it this way, we too are part of the divine – meaning that any experience in our minds can be interpreted as a spiritual one. Maybe where the gods come into this is how we interpret that experience.
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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