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    Moon Meet: Free or Discounted Tix!

    Due to a generous contribution, we are able to offer some FREE or discounted admissions to Moon Meet, happening in Sonoma County, California on Aug. 24-26! If you would like to take advantage of this, please email me ASAP at atheopagan@comcast.net Moon Meet is an in-person gathering of Atheopagans and friends for fellowship, workshops, discussions and rituals. I hope to meet you there!

  • Atheopagan

    Atheopagan Symbol Contest: Round 2

    Where things stand: Below are the candidate symbols for the second round of voting. They include the top three from the first round. Please vote in the comments either on the Facebook group or below. Please vote by July 17, and only vote for ONE choice! What happens next: We will narrow down to a final three for discussion and a final choice. Remember that the symbol chosen is totally optional–if you don’t like it, just don’t use it. Some of us don’t feel we should have a symbol at all; in that case, vote for “NONE”.

  • Atheopagan

    Atheopagan Symbol Contest

    Update: today, July 10, is the deadline for additional submissions (due to additional ideas and discussion on the Facebook group). Please mail to atheopagan@comcast.net. There will be further opportunities to comment and vote after the 10th. For those of you not on our Facebook group, where voting is happening now, here is your chance to vote for your favorite of these submissions for a symbol for Atheopaganism. Please choose one option and note it in the comments. If you think we should not have a symbol, or that none of these are right for us, please say that in your comment. I’m collecting votes for a week or so and will then…

  • Atheopagan

    Announcing a Contest! Inviting Designs for an Atheopagan Symbol!

    We had a conversation on the Atheopagan Facebook group about a symbol for Atheopaganism, rather like the cross, star of David, crescent and star, pentacle, etc. Now, I should say a bit about this. I have been of decidedly mixed opinion about whether we should have a symbol, and when I present the symbols for people to vote on, I will include a “None” option. Personally, I have used the two-acorn symbol above, and I wear an acorn around my neck. I will include this among the voting options, too. But some folks have requested that we work together to select one (or more) designs for a symbol they can…

  • Opinion,  Pagan,  Atheology

    Does Truth Matter?

    Eppur si muove. —Galileo Galilei   Recently. a friend posted to the Atheopaganism Facebook group, describing a conversation she was having elsewhere in which accusations of “classism” and “colonialism” were being leveled at those who express what is almost certainly the truth: that gods and magic do not exist, except as ideas. And you know? That accusation may have a point…if that message is directed at indigenous practitioners of native spiritualities. For those people, cultural preservation is important—and threatened—no matter how out of step with objective reality their beliefs might be. They have reasons to steward and preserve their cultures which have nothing to do with how factually accurate their…

  • Events

    Call for Workshops! Moon Meet 2018

    Hi, folks! We’re gathering proposals for workshops at Moon Meet 2018–we have some, but could use more! Moon Meet is a gathering of Atheopagans, other nontheist Pagans and those interested in or curious about our paths, to be held on the weekend of Aug. 24-26, 2018. It is held on private land in the hills outside of Healdsburg, in Sonoma County, California. For details, click here. Workshop slots are 90 minutes long. Typical topics are teaching ritual chants, drumming, dance/movement/tai chi/yoga etc., ritual poetry writing, and crafting ritual tools. We’re excited at the prospect of the second year of Moon Meet, and look forward to meeting you there!