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Sat, Oct 12, 2024 Mark Green Sabbaths , Ritual , Descriptions No comments

I am fascinated by the tradition of the sin-eater.

Found in several European cultures but primarily known from southern Wales and parts of England adjacent, the tradition is that after someone dies, their body is laid out with food atop its chest or on a sideboard next to it, with a small co...

Thu, Sep 26, 2024 Mark Green Principles , Sabbaths 2 Comments

So it’s Harvestide, the season of the autumnal equinox. The time of gathering in, looking back over the year, celebrating what has come.

It’s been a remarkable year for me, after a couple of very, very lean ones. This year, I took over as Interim Executive Director at my job at the new year; ...

Tue, Sep 03, 2024 Mark Green Practice , Atheopagan , Rites of Passage , Ritual , Events , Community 2 Comments

It had been two years, three months and and sixteen days.

In that time, I had seen not a one of the amazing people I met at Suntree Retreat 2022 in person. Zoom calls with a few, social media exchanges.

And now I am come back from the 2024 Retreat. I am brimming over, having seen some of ...

Thu, Aug 29, 2024 Mark Green Atheopagan , Events No comments

It’s early morning, with the Sun just beginning to rise. My bags are packed, and I’m off to the airport soon to go to SUNTREE RETREAT 2024!

I try to minimize my flying, but I don’t have the available time at work to drive this year, so here we are. I bought carbon credits to offset my travel,...

Mon, Aug 12, 2024 Mark Green Nature and Science , Sabbaths No comments

The Perseids are strong tonight.

I mean, it’s early: 9 pm. The Sun is only just down, but it’s a clear night with a quarter Moon and after midnight, there should be a vivid meteor shower, perhaps as many as one every minute or even less.

The night air is warm and still. There are crickets,...

Thu, Aug 01, 2024 Mark Green Sabbaths No comments

It’s time again for the beginning of August Sabbath: the midpoint between Midsummer and Harvest.

It’s always been a challenge for me to name this holiday. I tried things like “Summer’s End”–but it’s often the hottest time of the year where I live. Summer’s Waning, perhaps? But again, it doesn...