Another excellent piece from John Beckett on how Pagans think about death.
I don’t fear death because I don’t believe in heaven or hell, which is a pernicious doctrine designed to cause fear. I believe in the Summerlands, which is a completely different place.
I also have reasonable belief in the continuation of consciousness after death. And if that doesn’t happen, I am at peace with that.
“Pagan Roots: Reclaiming Concepts of the Sacred,” by Yvonne Aburrow.
Available now from 1000Volt Press via books2read.com/paganroots
Cover art by Lydia Knox.
“Pagan Roots: Reclaiming concepts of the sacred” will be published on 22 April 2025 and available from all online stores.
Contemporary Paganism has sought to recover some concepts that were lost or rejected in past centuries, but has ignored or rejected others that were absorbed into Christian discourse. Can we reclaim some of these terms and recover their original meanings?
Changing Paths challenge day 23: Festivals
I love Pagan festivals and I am very glad that there’s one every six weeks or so, as it takes the pressure off of Yule. If you only celebrate Yule and Easter (and Thanksgiving in North America), there’s so much pressure to get it right and have a good time. But with Pagan festivals, if Yule doesn’t go so well or isn’t your thing, there’s another festival coming soon.
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