This article draws heavily on concepts suggested by Alan A. Young in an essay he provided to me more than 25 years ago. I no longer have the essay, and he lost it in a computer disaster, but this is my riff on his basic concepts. Thanks, Alan!
Our Atheopagan approach to “magic” is that it is psychological: we do rituals to change our consciousness, address our issues, heal our wounds and focus our intentions. We understand that this does not change the physical world, but it changes our internal worlds, and by so doing can lead us to make substantive changes in our lives.
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There was a night—long, long ago—when we had captured fire.
This was many years before we knew how to make it. We found it in a tree which had been struck by lightning, carried it in a gourd to where we made a camp.
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 of empty space we might otherwise fill with gatherings, events, outings and activities.
I am excited to announce that on October 1, Atheopaganism: An Earth-Honoring Path Rooted in Science will be published! The book will be available in both print and e-book formats and will be available through the usual channels.
Jamie
Mr. Posch,Thanks again for reminding us all about the Kalasha. I love the part about renaming Kafiristan to Nuristan. "Land Of Light". Right. They do ...
Jamie
Archer,Great article as always. Those spiritual exercises sound pretty intense, but I'm glad they helped you. Who among us [adults] doesn't have old h...
Anthony Gresham
I went over to that screenrant.com/god-war-ragnarok-thor-model-revealed-art-director place to take a look at the art. The character reminds me of Vol...
Steven Posch
Interesting quibble. Can one be a Celt if one doesn't speak a Celtic language? My neighbor's ancestors came from West Africa, but she speaks English. ...
Chas S. Clifton
Good post. I'll split hairs on the "only" part: The Mari-El have kept a Pagan tradition going. Their old language is not in the Indo-European family, ...
