Atheopaganism

An Earth-honoring religious path rooted in science

Atheology

What Do We Mean by “Revering Nature”? A Reality Check

Thu, Oct 13, 2022
Author: Mark Green
Comments: 1 Comment
Categories: Pagan, Atheology, Death
Tags: Ecology

Life is one of the Sacred four pillars of Atheopaganism. And it is often said of Pagans generally that we revere or even “worship” Nature. So…what do we mean by that? To explore that, we have to go back about 250 years to a major wellspring of modern Paganism, which is Romanticism. Starting in the late 18th century, as more and more Europeans began to live in cities rather than in small villages or on farms, the Romantic movement arose, which, well, romanticized the idea of “noble Nature”. Romantic ideas of “untamed wilderness” and “the…

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October

Sat, Oct 01, 2022
Author: Mark Green
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Categories: Sabbaths, Death
Tags: Hallows

In the arc of the Pagan wheel of the year, October is the time leading up to Samhain or Hallows (the midpoint between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice). It is, of course, the time when we all go a little crazy with spooky décor and witchy aesthetic, leading up to Halloween night, although the actual midpoint is around Nov. 7. October is a time when we contemplate mortality and memory, remembering those who have died and our ancestors leading back into the mists of time. The…

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Atheopaganism, Cultural Appropriation and Creating New Culture

Sun, Jul 03, 2022
Author: Mark Green
Comments: 1 Comment
Categories: Atheopagan, Atheology
Tags: Cultural Appropriation, Indigenous Cultures, Overculture

Atheopaganism as I initially described it in my essay and book was intended to create new culture: a modern Earth-revering Paganism. Rather than drawing on existing cultures or ancient ones, the oldest element directly incorporated into Atheopaganism is the “Wheel of the Year”, which has global and ancient roots for some of the holidays (like the winter solstice), but was set forth as a package in the mid-20th century by an Englishman. No cultural appropriation there. This was deliberate. I wanted to avoid the wholesale cultural appropriation of indigenous cultures from Africa,…

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The Post I Never Wanted to Write

Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Author: Mark Green
Comments: 3 Comments
Categories: 13 Principles, Politics

The US Supreme Court overturned the 50-year-old precedent Roe v. Wade this morning, erasing the Constitutional right to an abortion. And they’re not done. “Justice” Thomas, in his concurrence, encouraged the Court to overturn the precedents establishing the right to access to birth control, to private consenting behavior among adults (in other words, preventing government from regulating your sex life), and to same-sex marriage. Just to be clear about where we stand as a community, here are planks 8-11 of our 13-point Statement of Political Values, approved by the Council of The…

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Wisdom

Sun, Jun 05, 2022
Author: Mark Green
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Categories: 13 Principles, Atheopagan Life, Personal Reflection

It’s a word that makes some of us cringe a little: wisdom. Because pretty much anyone who claims to have it is automatically suspicious, right? It’s those who don’t claim to have it who very often do. My contention is this: if you are living in a manner open to growth and change, the trade-off for the physical infirmities that come with age is the accumulation of wisdom: of internal tools so that you are able to contend calmly with adversity, of a big-picture perspective that helps you not to sweat the small…

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