Mark Green's Atheopaganism Blog

Hello, lovely community! It’s been awhile since I wrote a general report on everything that’s going on, and it’s State of the Union address time in the U.S., so I thought I’d do one of our own. We have a lot happening! Here’s the lowdown:

The Atheopagan Society (TAPS): Producer of our media channels and events, the nonprofit religious organization TAPS is in the midst of its first strategic planning process, which will set our action and program priorities for the next 2-3 years. The TAPS Council is also looking at how we can best keep social media moderators and other leadership in the loop about everything that is going on.

There are currently about 330 ordained Atheopagan clerics.

The Society’s newsletter, the Atheopagan Voice, goes out to about 500 subscribers.

Media:

YouTube channel revitalization has begun, and we have new videos going up weekly on all kinds of Atheopagan topics. We can still use more content creators, if you’re up for committing to record a 5 to 15 minute video once per month (you don’t have to edit it).

THE WONDER podcast is now in our 4th season and approaching 150 episodes, with about 700 downloads weekly between podcast channels and YouTube, where we are now also posting episodes. As always, if you have ideas for topics or episodes, please email them to thewonderpodcastQs@gmail.com. THE WONDER is currently ranked #3 among top Pagan podcasts by Feedspot, and is approaching a total of 150,000 downloads since launch.

Mark’s Atheopaganism blog (this site) has been migrated to independent hosting and revamped to make it easier to find and access the information and resources available here. Traffic averages about 100 visits per day, but can shoot up to 250 or more when something particularly attractive is posted. Since launch, we have had well over 100,000 unique visits to the site.

Events:

The Atheopagan Web Weaving 2023 (AWW23) online conference is set for June 3-4. This will be a mix of socializing in breakout rooms, workshops, rituals and other fun! Tickets will go on sale April 1, and are on a sliding scale from $10-50, with $20 recommended. None turned away for lack of funds.

Suntree Retreat 2024: Mark your calendar for September 6-9, 2024, when we will again convene in person in Colorado Springs.

Zoom Mixers take place on Saturdays and Thursdays. Please visit the Discord server or Facebook group for links and times and join us for community fellowship, discussion and rituals!

The Sex/Adult Salon takes place monthly on the first Saturday by Zoom; this is a frank, confidential discussion of all things adult. Details on the Discord server and Facebook group.

Social media:

The Discord server currently has about 500 registered members. A major revamp of the channel structure and back-end mechanics has been implemented by incredible volunteers Rachel Wallace and Glen Gordon.

The Facebook group currently has just under 4,500 members.

A moderators’ summit of the mods from both Discord and Facebook will take place soon, to discuss approaches to and policies relating to moderation of both platforms.

Affinity Groups: We now have 35 affinity groups, at various levels of activity. Hopefully, as COVID fades the geographically-defined groups will be able to have more in-person meetups.

Calendar Project: Community member Wren is coordinating the creation of an Atheopagan Calendar as a fundraiser and cool thing for us to have! If you would like to contribute art, photography, even performing arts (we’ll print a QR code to an online video), information is at https://www.facebook.com/groups/atheopaganism/posts/5804036723008854/ (if you’re not on Facebook, contact me at atheopagan@comcast.net and I’ll point you to them).

New Book: ROUND WE DANCE: Creating Meaning Through Seasonal Rituals has completed second draft and is at the publisher’s. No word yet on an estimated release date or early-purchase date. Stay tuned!

As you can see, we have a great deal happening! Thank you for bringing your unique perspectives, energy and creativity to our community and for fostering respect for the Earth, kindness and respect in the world.