Mark Green's Atheopaganism Blog: Practice

New Thoughts on the “Arrival” Phase of Atheopagan Ritual

Sun, Jul 08, 2018

Mark Green

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Practice

When I do Atheopagan rituals—particularly with other people—most of the time I follow a simple structure which facilitates passage into the Ritual State, also known sometimes as “trance” or “flow”. That structure and the concepts and principles surrounding it are explored in detail in the Atheopagan Ritual Primer, which can…

Pilgrimage Hiking

Fri, Jun 22, 2018

Mark Green

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Practice, Descriptions, Mythology

Walking in nature is a very healthy thing to do. It’s exercise, it fills your lungs with good air and your eyes with beauty, it reduces stress and blood pressure and depression. It is a sacred activity and, all by itself, constitutes an “informal” Atheopagan ritual. This…

Rituals Are Important. But They Aren’t Activism.

Thu, Jun 21, 2018

Mark Green

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Practice

In times like these, those of us who are of sound mind and values know: we must do something. In Atheopaganism, we believe in the power and necessity of human ritual. We understand the science about why rituals work, and why they are important to us.

Requiem and Invocation

Tue, Jun 19, 2018

Mark Green

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Practice, Politics

Friends and Allies, let us grieve. Let us grieve that an era of progress and forward thinking appears to be drowning in a sea of ignorance, hatred and fear. Let us grieve that reason has been swamped by credulity, and science by superstition and willful ignorance. Let us grieve. Let…

Why I Don’t Write Ritual Scripts

Wed, Jun 06, 2018

Mark Green

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Practice

I’m asked pretty frequently for sample Atheopagan group (as opposed to solitary) ritual scripts, and I never deliver them. Here’s why. I don’t write ritual scripts. I have hardly ever been to a group ritual where leaders/facilitators “read their lines” (or had obviously memorized them) that didn’t feel like a…

The Sun Broom—A Ritual Tool

Mon, Jun 04, 2018

Mark Green

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Practice, Descriptions

The Sun broom is both a Midsummer ritual and a tool you can use ritually around the year. You will need: A piece of tree branch for a handle. Don’t hurt a tree; go for a hike and find something that has already fallen to the ground. Thin ribbon or…