In the last post, I suggested naturalists can connect to something greater than themselves. Without literal belief in deity or afterlife, they can achieve transcendence. How?
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One of the most common sources of confuzzlement about naturalism is ritual. If you don't believe deities are literally real, then what's the point of ritual? Isn't it just empty play-acting?
Nothing could be further from the truth.
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I appreciate that you took the time to lay this out. It makes perfect sense to me (and it seems we may have both taken a science o
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Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the article.
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Thank you, that's exactly what I was looking for!
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I myself would like to do rituals as a new Naturalistic Pagan, however I'm having trouble adapting typical Pagan rituals to suit m
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Nice to meet you, Laurel. Yes, there are many naturalistic rituals available online. The most comprehensive compilation I'm aware
Last time, we met some of today’s most publicly visible naturalists. Now, let’s get down to brass tacks. Exactly what does it mean to be a naturalist, and what do naturalists have in common with other Pagans?
Down to terms
You’ll hear a variety of different terms describing roughly the same circles of people: Naturalistic Pagans, Humanistic Pagans, Atheist Pagans, Agnostic Pagans, Existential Pagans, Secular Pagans, etc.
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I totally agree. As humanism is to christianity (it shares values, culture), so you can have a humanist version of paganism, shari
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"Only natural causes affect the universe; there are no supernatural causes." With the exception of the above statement, you have
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Good to meet you, Elani. Disagreement is more than welcome, of course.
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Welcome to PaganSquare! I enjoyed this post, but I disagree with most of it. Mostly because I can name at least two or three peop
Do you find naturalistic, humanistic, or atheistic forms of Paganism, um… confusing? If so, you’re not alone.
Welcome to Pagan, Naturally. This blog is here to introduce the basics of naturalism, to reduce the… well… confusion.
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