Three steps toward creating a naturalistic devotional practice toward the earth.
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Category: John Halstead, Latest Posts, naturalistic pagan, The Naturalistic Pagan Toolbox
Tags: adoration, devotion, humility, libations, love, naturalistic paganism, offerings, otherness, praise, religious naturalism, transcendence, veneration, worship
During the past year I’ve been learning to identify the bird calls I hear in my backyard. Some are obvious and easy to learn; I’ve recognized the strident screeches of blue jays and grackles for at least as long as…
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This essay was first published at The Humanist Contemplative. Over the course of my comparative studies, there are some general traits I’ve noticed which seem to be shared between those wisdom streams and I thought it could be helpful to…
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Category: DT Strain, Practice, spirituality
Tags: compassion, dualism, ego, happiness, health, holism, humility, impermanence, motivation, other, practice, self, spirituality, transcendence, wisdom
Gnothi seauton is an important pillar of my sense of spirituality. Gnothi seauton calls me to accept reality, not as I wish it to be, but as it really is. It reminds me that my understanding of reality will always be imperfect and incomplete. Yet gnothi seauton challenges me to strive to know and understand to my fullest ability.
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Category: Death and Life, Maggie Jay Lee, Musings of a Pagan Mythicist
Tags: death, fate, gods, Greeks, humility, nature, reverence, self-knowledge, spirituality