What naturalistic (small-p) pagan books have been an inspiration to you?
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Category: John Halstead, Latest Posts
Tags: Adrienne Rich, animism, Annie Dillard, books, David Abram, David Whyte, Mary Oliver, metaphysical section, Natural Pagans, naturalism, Pagan, Paganism, poetry, Rile, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Steinbeck, Terry Tempest Williams, Wendell Berry, Wordsworth
Even under the influence of the narcotic draught, of which songs of all primitive men and peoples speak, or with the potent coming of spring that penetrates all nature with joy, these Dionysian emotions awake, and as they grow in…
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Category: emotion, humanism, John Halstead, Paganism, ritual
Tags: adoration, devotionalism, Dionysian, group ritual, letting go, life, metaphor, nature, poetry, rationality, revelry, ritual, veneration, worship
De Natura Deorum is a semi-seasonal column where we explore the beliefs of Naturalistic Pagans about the nature of deity. For the rest of this month, the theme here at HP is “Inspiration”. Some of our contributors have shared their…
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Category: De Natura Deorum, Inspiration, John Halstead
Tags: deity, God, hymns, interpretation, Meaning, poetic language, poetry, Religious Humanism, religious naturalism, theistic language, Unitarianism, UUism