Mark Green

Atheopagan Ritual: Denatured? Some Notes.

Tue, Feb 24, 2015

Mark Green

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Practice, Techniques

I’ve been thinking and writing about rituals recently, as I roll out a series of pieces detailing each phase of the Atheopagan ritual structure described in the Atheopagan Ritual Primer. Some naturalist Pagans express concern about the ability of humanistic/naturalistic/Atheopagan rituals to create truly transcendent experiences. Faith, it is suggested,…

Atheopagan Ritual: Arrival

Tue, Feb 24, 2015

Mark Green

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Practice, Techniques

This is one of a series of articles about creating Atheopagan rituals. They expand on the Atheopagan Ritual Primer, to which they will be added after the whole series has been published online. It should be pointed out that the Atheopagan ritual structure described in the Primer…

The Spring Fast

Sat, Feb 21, 2015

Mark Green

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Practice

John Halstead over at Patheos has an idea that I think is so great I am adopting it for myself and want to it capture here so other Atheopagans can consider it: “Lent for Pagans”, or what I am calling the Spring Fast. February and March were historically the leanest time for…

Exploring the Atheopagan Principles: Principle 13—Kindness and Compassion

Fri, Feb 20, 2015

Mark Green

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Principles, Atheology

This is the (expected) final post of a 13-part series on the Atheopagan Principles as I described them in my essay, “How I Became an Atheopagan”. To read the whole series, click on “Atheopagan Principles” in the tag cloud to the right. The thirteenth Atheopagan Principle…

Exploring the Atheopagan Principles: Principle 12—Integrity

Thu, Feb 19, 2015

Mark Green

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Principles, Atheology

This is the next-to-last of a 13-part series on the Atheopagan Principles as I described them in my essay, “How I Became an Atheopagan”. To read the whole series, click on “Atheopagan Principles” in the tag cloud to the right. The twelfth Atheopagan Principle reads, “I…

Exploring the Atheopagan Principles: Principle 11—Curiosity

Wed, Feb 18, 2015

Mark Green

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Principles, Atheology

This is the eleventh of a 13-part series on the Atheopagan Principles as I described them in my essay, “How I Became an Atheopagan”. To read the whole series, click on “Atheopagan Principles” in the tag cloud to the right. The eleventh Atheopagan Principle reads, “I…