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On Authenticity

Wed, Apr 01, 2020
Mark Green
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Opinion, Atheology

Many religious people and paths—including many Pagans and Pagan traditions—place a great premium on claims of authenticity: that their mythologies, traditions and practices are, for want of a better word, “real”. “Real” ancient lore or rites. “Real” narratives about god/desses. “Real” translations of “real” ancient texts. “Real” rituals, real traditions,…

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CANCELED: Midsummer Dawn event

Sun, Mar 29, 2020
Mark Green
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Events

Regrettably, projected spread of the COVID-19 virus indicates that it is simply not safe to plan a group gathering for late June, so I have been forced to cancel Midsummer Dawn 2020. I will refund the registration fees of those who have signed up over the next few days. I’m…

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GUEST POST: A Naturalist’s Shrine

Thu, Mar 19, 2020
Mark Green
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Practice

By Dustin Autry What is a shrine?  Whether a box, an alcove, or a demarcated spot, it is a sacred site dedicated to a person, deity, idea, or something else worth veneration or remembrance.  It could be a saint, or a town’s war dead; in a less formal sense, it…

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Is This The Time to Work on Your Spirituality?

Sun, Mar 15, 2020
Mark Green
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Practice

The world has the novel coronavirus. The pandemic is serious, spreading, and causing major disruption. Many of us have been sent home from work, hopefully to work remotely but, for the less fortunate, simply to tough it out. And in our non-work time, we have hours and hours…

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