Naturalistic Paganism

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Axiarchism and Paganism, Part 1 by Eric Steinhart

Today we continue our late-winter theme of “Order and Structure” with Eric Steinhart’s discussion of Axiarchism and Paganism.  This essay is broken into two parts.  In Part 1, which is posted today, Eric Steinhert lays out the basic motivations for axiarchism. In Part…

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Winter Cross-Quarter

Today is the Winter Cross-Quarter.  It is the midpoint between the Winter Solstice and the Spring equinox.  It is one of eight stations in our planet’s annual journey around the sun.  For those in the Northern Hemisphere, the claws of…

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Secular Buddhism: An interview with Stephen Batchelor

Today, we begin our late winter theme “Order and Structure”, with an interview with Stephen Batchelor, author of Buddhism Without Beliefs and Confession of a Buddhist Atheist.  Stephen talks with B.T. Newberg via Skype about the intersections between Secular Buddhism and Naturalistic Paganism….

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What to look forward to in February at HP

We are dividing the year here at HP into 8 semi-seasonal themes, following the Neo-Pagan Wheel of the Year.  The themes for 2014 are inspired in part by the Earth Story Calendar created by Peter Adair.  For early winter, our theme…

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Ouroboros Pantheus, by Annika Garratt

Today we continue our early winter theme, “Beginnings”, with Annika Garratt as she explores the history and meaning of the symbol of the Oroboros. For discussion in the comments: What role does the concept of perpetual cyclic renewal of life play…

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