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Reblog: Marking the seasons
A really nice post about discovering that you can enjoy the cycles of the seasons without needing to believe in the gods: you can be an AtheoPagan. I realized I could do anything that I wanted to do. For someone raised in an oppressive religion, this thought is life changing. And what did I want…
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Orange Shirt Day
Today is Orange Shirt Day, the day for remembering Indigenous children who died in residential schools and honouring the survivors. It was organized by grassroots Indigenous activists for many years before it was officially adopted as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Continue reading at Dowsing for Divinity →
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Knocking on doors
Fascinating article in The Guardian about two guys who started out atheist comedians and ended up becoming Christians with a priestly vocation. I’m including it here because it shows how changing paths is a very gradual process, not usually a sudden change, and that sometimes these changes are quite insidious and hard to resist. I…
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Escaping fundamentalism
A few years ago, John Becket wrote a couple of really useful articles on escaping fundamentalism, which I recommend reading if you are an ex-evangelical or an ex-fundamentalist. John Beckett (2015), “Escaping Fundamentalism.” Under the ancient oaks. John Beckett (2020), “Exorcising Fundamentalism: The steps on my journey.” Under the ancient oaks. I also made a video on…
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Metaphors for religion
It can be helpful to look at religion metaphorically, because that gives us a different perspective on it than one that is merely focused on beliefs, or even values. Useful metaphors for religions include software, cookery, dancing, music, radio receivers, ex-partners, color schemes, trees, landscapes, river systems, underground root systems or rhizomes, and cities.
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Repost: A Druid’s Journey
A lovely post about a journey into Druidry from A Wise Fool. New Moon ♌️ It strikes me that I’ve been practising and learning my Druidry for 12 years this year. It was all the way back in 2010 when I came … Been a Druid for 12 years and all I got was this…
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About the book
Are you entering Paganism, leaving Paganism, or changing traditions within it? How do you explain your new path to friends, family, former co-religionists, and yourself? How do you extricate yourself from your previous tradition and its associated ideas? How do you unpack your complex feelings about your path, and why you are changing direction? If…
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