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October 2016

October 24, 2016

Who Do You Vote For at the (Beginning of the) End of the World?

"If we do not save the environment and save the Earth, then whatever we do...

August 2016

August 05, 2016

The Pagans and the Christians (or … whatever happened to Teo Bishop?)

The best Pagan festival I went to this summer wasn't a Pagan festival at all.

June 2016

June 08, 2016

I don’t often agree with polytheists, but when I do …

I don't often agree with polytheists about religious matters, so I am excited when I...

May 2016

May 22, 2016

Paganism’s Promise: My Winding Path to Environmental Activism (Part 10/10)

Earlier in the summer, Patheos Pagan had invited its bloggers to answer the question, “Has...

May 21, 2016

We’re Already Living in a Tree: My Winding Path to Environmental Activism (Part 9/10)

There were other experiences too that fall that contributed to this transformation, quotidian but no...

May 20, 2016

Voices in the Wilderness: My Winding Path to Environmental Activism (Part 8/10)

The writings of John Muir and Rachel Carson, the "father of the national parks" and...

May 19, 2016

It Should Have Happened on a Mountaintop: My Winding Path to Environmental Activism (Part 7/10)

I guess we don’t get to choose the time and place of our epiphanies.

May 18, 2016

An Interfaith Ritual with the World’s Largest Living Being: My Winding Path to Environmental Activism (Part 6/10)

Later that summer, while visiting my in-laws in Utah, we drove up to Fish Lake,...

May 14, 2016

My “Double Rainbow Experience”: My Winding Path to Environmental Activism (Part 3/10)

Pagans often talk about an experience of “connection” in such places. It was not so...

May 12, 2016

“If you want to go live in a tree, just let me know.”: My Winding Path to Environmental Activism (Part 2/10)

Over the past couple of years, I have felt my spiritual orientation shifting from a...

May 11, 2016

Christianity as the Modern Pagan Scapegoat

We Pagans like to think we don't have scapegoats in our religion, because we don't...

May 10, 2016

My Winding Path to Environmental Activism: Introduction (Part 1/10)

This weekend, I'm planning on being arrested as part of an environmental action at a...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

Three Reasons Why Pagans Need a Community Statement on the Environment

What good are words, after all, when what we need is action? Here's three reasons...

September 2015

September 17, 2015

4 Things Every Aspiring Environmental Activist Should Know

I'm brand new at environmental activism. One thing I have learned over the past year...

August 2015

August 23, 2015

If It Doesn’t Help Me Save This World, I Don’t Want Your Polytheist Revolution

It has become more clear to me than ever why I am opposed to the...

July 2015

July 21, 2015

Global Eco-Paganism: South Korea

This is the sixth in a series spotlighting some of the signatories to A Pagan...

July 19, 2015

Words are not enough: What to do after you sign “A Pagan Community Statement on the Environment”

Signing "A Pagan Community Statement on the Environment" is a good start. But we can't...

July 16, 2015

Global Eco-Paganism: Japan

This is the fifth in a series spotlighting some of the signatories to A Pagan...

July 14, 2015

Global Eco-Paganism: Namibia

This is the fourth in series spotlighting some of the signatories to A Pagan Community...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

Global Eco-Paganism: Czech Republic

It is not about us taking care of the Planet which is somehow ours like...

June 22, 2015

Eco-Consciousness and Collective Environmental Action: An Interview by Amy Blackthorn from the Sunday Stew

[Note: It was initially represented to me by Amy Blackthorn that the Sunday Stew had...

June 20, 2015

How Hobbits celebrate the Summer Solstice: Raising the Shire

When we light our solstice fire, I will be thinking of shadows. I will be...

June 19, 2015

12 Things Pagans Should Know About the Pope’s Environmental Encyclical

Yesterday, the Pope's historic environmental encyclical was published. The document is almost 200 pages long,...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

EGO-Paganism and the Tyranny of Structurelessness

Ego-Paganism is not focused on connection or relationship, but on individual freedom and self-expression. Ego-centered...

May 25, 2015

“Pagans Beating the Pope to the Punch”: 5,000 Pagans take a stand for the Earth

Five thousand people have already signed "A Pagan Community Statement on the Environment" from 67 countries so...

May 13, 2015

“Pagans and the Pope Join their Voices to Save the Planet”

When Catholics talk about "paganism", it never seems to me that they are really talking...

May 07, 2015

“10,000 Pagans Raise Their Voices For Environmental Action”: Help make this a reality

Help us get 10,000 signatures for "A Pagan Community Statement on the Environment" by Summer...

May 05, 2015

More than BNPs: Who has signed “A Pagan Community Statement on the Environment”?

Even more than "Big Name Pagans" like Starhawk, I am excited to see the nearly...

May 01, 2015

Ha, Jon Stewart! Pagans can organize!

I've heard "herding cats" analogies more times than I care to count, but the fact...

April 2015

April 24, 2015

Arbor Day: Earth Day for Procrastinators

If Earth Day snuck up on you or passed you by (it was Wednesday), don't...