Looking for websites and articles related to Naturalistic Paganism? Here are some to get you started.
- African Americans for Humanism – supports skeptics, doubters, humanists, and atheists in the African American community, provides forums for communication and education, and facilitates coordinated action to achieve shared objectives
- All Is One: Pantheist Philosophy – pantheism site of artist Annika Garratt
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) – fighting to preserve freedom of thought
- Big Integrity Resources: Growing in Right Relationship to Reality, by Michael Dowd – an enormous list of phenomenal resources
- Carl Sagan at Wikiquotes – endless great quotes from the great popularizer of science
- Center for Spiritual Atheism – unifying spiritual atheists the world over
- Center for the Story of the Universe – founded by Brian Swimme
- Continuum of Humanist Education (COHE) – free lessons on Humanism, including a history of Humanist thought from its earliest origins in Chinese, Indian, and Greek thought
- Daily Pantheisms – reverence for nature and the universe
- Darwin Online – all of Charles Darwin’s works available in full text online
- Epic of Evolution journal – key articles from a newsletter published in the 90s by Connie Barlow
- Epicurean.info – comprehensive site of Epicurean philosophy, with a useful wiki
- GodisChange.org – devoted to Earthseed, a religion inspired by the science fiction of Octavia Butler
- Hispanic American Freethinkers – a non-profit national educational charity organization which serves as resource and support to all Hispanic freethinkers
- Houston Humanist Examiner: D. T. Strain – Humanist articles by D. T. Strain
- Humanist Paganism on the rise? – The Wild Hunt highlights Naturalistic Paganism and HP in a guest post by Dr. Brendan Myers
- The Humanist – a magazine of critical inquiry and social concern
- Humanist Contemplative: Essays on Spiritual Naturalism – D. T. Strain’s site on spiritual naturalism
- Inspiring Naturalism podcast – audio interviews with leaders in science-based inspiration, hosted by Connie Barlow and Michael Dowd
- Interview with an Atheist Pagan – polytheist Jason Mankey interviews his Atheist Pagan friend Amy B.; although not all Naturalistic Pagans share her views on ritual as “entertainment”, the interview is refreshingly candid and frank
- James Randi Education Foundation – a skeptical organization that tests claims of the paranormal; claimants may apply to have their abilities tested
- Latino/a Atheists – provides a space where Latino/a atheists, agnostics, humanists and free thinkers can express their doubts and encourage critical thought on religious views.
- Moral Heroes – despite a stuffy name, this site is full of quality highlights of amazing people, and includes a calendar that may be used for Humanistic celebration and memorial.
- The Most Astounding Fact – Neil DeGrasse Tyson speaks with an awe and wonder at the universe that verges on the spiritual in this famous soundbyte set to a video viewed more than 3.5 million times.
- Naturalism.org – elegant site on naturalism, with a page on naturalist spirituality
- Naturalism and Science – a page from a site with some admittedly controversial views on naturalism, yet this page may be useful for sharpening your thinking on where you fall on the spectrum of naturalisms
- Neo-Paganism.org – an introduction to contemporary Neo-Paganism
- neo-Pantheism – a modern paradigm of Pantheist pioneered by physicist Jerald L. Robertson; includes a goddess-like concept of the natural universe under the name Panthea
- New Epicurean – site with the purpose to promote the study of Epicurean philosophy
- The New Humanism – magazine published by Humanist minister and author Greg Epstein
- Nontheist Friends – for Quakers and others interested in nontheism among Friends
- Origins.net – understanding prehistoric art, religion, and mind
- Pagaian Cosmology – earth-based goddess religion where myth is metaphor and the focus is on the sacred cosmos
- Pagan Federation – advocacy for equal rights and a positive image for Pagans
- “Paganism” series at the Guardian, by Liz Williams, parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 – a frank introduction that doesn’t candy coat, by a practicing Pagan
- Pantheist Moms & Kids – intended for parenting but with some good resources, such as a naturalistic calendar and a forum
- Polygnostic.info – agnostic exploration of personal gnosis
- Rational Ritual – an article from the Harvard Humanist Chaplaincy elucidating the value of, and resistance to, ritual in the Humanist community.
- Reason and Reverence, by William Murray, at UUWorld.org
- Reflections on a Non-Theistic Spirituality, by Bodhisantra – from an atheist who eventually found expression of his beliefs through the Diamond Approach of A. H. Almaas.
- Religious Naturalist Association (RNA) – organization for religious naturalism
- Religious Naturalists – more information on Religious Naturalism, with useful concept maps
- SciStarter – take part in science experiments online, outside, or in your own home
- SecularPagan.org – “Somewhere between the cold skepticism of atheism and the childish magical thinking of faith lies the rational understanding that we as human beings are dependent on our ability to believe unreasonable things in order to survive and thrive.”
- Secular Paganism FAQ – from Abby Willowroot’s Spiral Goddess Grove; it is “secular” in the sense that Paganism is seen as non-religious, though other religious views may be held, and animism (“all things have a soul or spirit”) in particular is promoted
- Secular Woman – non-profit whose mission is to amplify the voice, presence, and influence of non-religious women
- Skepchick – occasionally snarky writing about science, skepticism, feminism, atheism, secularism, and pseudoscience
- Spiritual Human – Spiritual Humanism in dialogue with Islam and other faiths in India
- Spiritual Humanist Foundation – web site of Möller de la Rouvière, whose nontheistic system of enlightenment is similar in many respects to Eastern forms but couched in Western humanistic language.
- Spiritual Humanism Seminary – offers courses on spiritual humanism, such as introduction to SH, scientific method, the science of mediation
- Spiritual Naturalist Society – happiness through compassion, reason, and practice; organized by DT Strain
- Stoicism Today – resource with a free Stoic handbook: Live Like a Stoic; also has a lively blog
- The Stoic Library – online texts and articles on Stoicism
- Stoic Life, The – website of Michel and Pamela Daw with teachings and links on ancient Stoicism
- Theoi Greek Mythology – comprehensive and historically accurate encyclopedia of Greek mythology
- The Virtual Stoic: Philosophy and Therapy – ancient philosophy and modern psychological therapy
- What’s the Harm? – site cataloguing news stories in which various forms of alternative medicine, fringe beliefs, and pseudosciences have resulted in serious harm
- What’s the Point of Transcendence? – Sam Harris gives four basic reasons why “transcendent” experiences are worthy of the attention of atheists, scientists, and secular folk.
- Words of the Ancient Wise – a daybook of Stoic teacher quotes
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