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“Paganism Isn’t Where You Think It Is” by John Halstead
Martin Buber said spoke of “a quiet devoted relationship with nearby life.” That’s a beautiful description of what I have been seeking in the word “pagan”.
Read MorePaganism Hasn’t Returned (Yet)
Paganism represents a potential challenge to a paradigm which has dominated the West since the ascendance of Christianity, a paradigm which seeks to transcend the natural world and which has driven Western civilization to the brink of collapse. What would it take for paganism to really become a challenge to the Christian paradigm?
Read MoreNaturalistic “Pagan” Books You Won’t Find in the Metaphysical Section
What naturalistic (small-p) pagan books have been an inspiration to you?
Read More10 Signs You’re Half-Assing Your Pagan Ritual
It’s no coincidence that people have started referring to Neo-Paganism as “generic Paganism”: Our rituals fail to connect us to anything larger than ourselves, they fail to communicate with our deeper selves, they they fail to awaken us to mystery and wonder, and they fail to inspire us to action. So, it’s no surprise that people go looking elsewhere for what they need.
Read MoreThe Problem and the Promise of Paganism, and Why One Looks a Lot Like the Other
In spite of the uncritical attitudes and superstitious ideas that haunt a lot of Paganism, I still call myself a Pagan. I am still a Pagan because I believe Paganism has the potential to bring together the wisdom of our animistic forebearers and the discoveries of contemporary science in a way that has the power to reenchant the world.
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
