Posts About Pagan
Paganism Not What it Used to Be
In antiquity – and all through the Middle Ages, when different pantheons from further North flourished – there never was such a thing as paganism.
Whose God? My Pagan Gods?
I’m a Pagan. We have many Gods, with widely varying sets of standards. Are we going to amend the Constitution in favor of Hera, Goddess of marriage, or Aphrodite, Goddess of unbridled love?
A Pagan's Christmas Resolution
I'd vote for such a resolution if I could write it myself - with a few edits.
The Real Meaning of Halloween
At this time of year, we say, “the veil is thin that divides the worlds, the seen from the unseen, the day to day from the mysteries.”
Pagans Embrace Science
From a Pagan point of view, there’s no contradiction between religion and science. Our Goddess is immanent in the earth and the cycles of nature, and the more we understand about the earth, the deeper is our sense of awe and wonder. In The Spiral Dance, I wrote: “In future or contemporary Goddess religion, a photograph of the earth as seen from space might be our mandala. We might meditate on the structure of the atom as well as icons of ancient Goddesses; and se see the years Jane Goodall spent observing cimpanzees in the light of a spiritual discipline....
Starhawk's Fall/Winter Schedule
Starhawk’s Fall/Winter Schedule: * The Spiral Dance -- October 27, San Francisco * Samhain ritual -- October 28, Sebastopol * On-Line Course: "Inner Compass: Finding and Holding the Vision" -- starts November 12 * Urban Earth Activist Training Weekend Series -- starts November 16 - 18, San Francisco * Winter Solstice ritual -- December 20, Sebastopol * Earth Activist Training -- January 5-19, Sonoma County, California * Advanced Earth Activist Training: "Earth-Healing Strategies" -- February 10-17, Sonoma County...
Time to Become Pre-Emptive Peacemakers
Retaliation and revenge have a grim logic of their own, that can never be satisfied by more of the same, and can never bring us true security.
Pagan Chaplains and Public Servants
Supporting a Pagan’s right to freedom of worship is one of the best things Christians can do to safeguard their own freedom.
Starhawk's Summer Schedule
Starhawk’s Summer Schedule—June-August The Short Version: Friday, June 8 Louisville, Kentucky pre-conference workshop: "Earth as Teacher, Earth as Healer" Friday-Sunday, June 8-10 Louisville, Kentucky Earth Spirit Rising Conference: "Return to Earth Wisdom" Friday-Monday, June 29- July 2 Ontario, Canada weekend workshop: "Explore Earth Spirit and Earth Justice with Starhawk." July 14-29 Asheville, North Carolina two-week intensive: Earth Activist Training August 12-18 Oregon one-week intensive: Free Activist Witchcamp...
Religion is a Human Construct
From the Pagan perspective, it’s all poetry.
Blessed by the Goddess
I’ve had losses and disappointments, but they are far outweighed by the gifts the Goddess has blessed me with.
Conditions for Forgiveness
When someone commits an act that harms another, the balance of community is disturbed. To restore the balance, a healing process must take place
Pagans, Witches and Media
For Witches and Pagans who feel underrepresented in the mainstream media, the world has never offered so many avenues through which we can make our own media.
Discrimination Against Pagans
While I can’t speak to the issue of discrimination against Catholics, I can say that religious discrimination against Pagans and Wiccans and indigenous religions is omnipresent in the U.S.
Can I Design the Lesson Plan on Wiccan?
There’s no better way to get kids to hate religion than to make it a mandatory subject in school
The Goddess Blesses All Forms of Love
The Goddess blesses all forms of love.
Climate Change: A Moral Imperative to Act
Climate change calls us to become humble—a virtue most religions preach, and a word which has the same roots as humus. We must literally return to earth.
On Prayer at Brigid
Prayer is what mediates between our human minds and that which we cannot envision or even imagine.
Campaigns Need Values, Not Media Images
If I were making the rules, anyone who ran for public office would have to spend a week living on the streets with the homeless and a month living on a welfare budget.
Women and the Goddess
Some early cultures in Western civilization became less egalitarian when they grew more focused on war.
U.S. Founded on Religious Freedom Not One Faith
Would I want Wal-Mart greeters saying “Happy Winter Solstice” to every customer? No.
Different Religions Like Different Paths Through the Forest
"Can you think of a place that you love, a special, beautiful place, where you feel wild and free, loved and loving, and safe and happy all at once? Being in that place is being connected to the Goddess, the living being that we are all a part of."
Pagans Are Thankful for Religious Freedom
This year I’m also thinking about the empty chairs, the families whose sons and daughters will not come home from Iraq, the hundreds of thousands of families in that land who are left bereaved, shattered, homeless.
More on Belief and Diversity
I’ve been meaning to respond to some of the comments on the first week’s question, but it’s been such a hectic few days that I’ve barely had time to read them. However, I want to say thanks to all those who wrote in with some very kind, supportive words, and thanks to all those who took time to express their own opinions here. While I won’t attempt to answer every question, I do want to say a bit more on a couple of different themes that cropped up several times: belief and diversity....
Diversity Brings Resilience
In human society...diverse viewpoints and approaches to the sacred can broaden our perspectives and give us more tools for grappling with the uncertain and challenging future
Some Basic Definitions
Because Pagan and Wiccan spiritual traditions are unfamiliar to many people or misunderstood, I’m going to post here some basic definitions of some of the terms we use....
