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NATURALISTIC PAGANISM: A Challenge to the Paradigms of the Overculture

Sun, Jan 15, 2023
Mark Green
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Opinion, Pagan, Atheopagan

A Presentation to the 2023 Conference on Current Pagan Studies: January 15, 2023 THANKS for inviting me to present to the 19th annual Conference on Current Pagan Studies! I’d like to extend my appreciation to the organizers and co-creators of this event. We live in times of deep crises: Effects…

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ANNOUNCING: Atheopagan Web Weaving 2023

Fri, Jan 06, 2023
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Events, Community

Hi, everyone! The Atheopagan Society is excited to announce a two-day online conference for our community, the Atheopagan Web Weaving 2023, on June 3-4. The event will feature workshops, presentations, socializing, rituals, and other experiences, with lots of opportunities for engagement and interaction with your fellow…

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A Happy Solstice to You!

Wed, Dec 21, 2022
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Sabbaths

The Shortest Day has arrived (in the Northern Hemisphere–Longest in the Southern)! It’s a day viewed with awe and relief by ancestors throughout the world, marking the beginning of the Sacred Sun’s long arc of return to strength. I just want to wish you warm, meaningful and joyous celebrations of…

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This Holiday Season, Support Your Community!

Wed, Nov 30, 2022
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Atheopagan

Hey, everyone, it’s the holiday giving season. So I’m asking: please consider making a tax-deductible gift to The Atheopagan Society (TAPS) this year. The nonprofit Society is our community’s religious organization. TAPS produces events, creates learning opportunities and manages many of the details of coordinating a…

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Ad Astra

Fri, Nov 25, 2022
Mark Green
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Personal Reflection

I was six. We lived on the West Coast, so we had to get up early to see it. Grainy, on a small-screen, huge-bodied black and white television full of vacuum tubes, the mighty rocket standing, and the countdown… “…4…3…2…1…LIFTOFF We have LIFTOFF of Apollo Seven!” It was 1968.

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