Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Paths Through The Forests

Home
Pagan

Cultural Quandaries

Select a Category Crafts Creating Connections Cultural Quandaries Earth Matters Earthly Rites Ecopsychology Fur and Feather Guest Posts Look & Find Natural Reflections Nature in the News Nature-based Holidays Nearby Nature Permaculture Quiz & Questionnaire Rituals & Ceremonies Science & Spirit The Sacred in Suburbia Uncategorized Wordless Wednesday

Select a Month January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 June 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011

January 2017

January 30, 2017

The Paradox of Tolerance Led To Fascism In America

This is an attempt to bring all this information together in an accessible way that...

October 2016

October 14, 2016

Holiday Problems In the Classroom

"Today schools are promoting and continually working on being environmental educators on how to be...

August 2016

August 18, 2016

You Can Be Pagan, Or You Can Be Atheist, But You Can’t Be Both – Or So I’m Told

Pagan is a label that simply has claimed me, I’m just through trying to push...

August 10, 2016

Pagan, But Not What You’re Assuming

Many continue the conversation assuming that I believe in supernatural beings, like spirits in the...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

How Cultures Form, Cultural Conflicts, And Our Shared Humanity

Throughout history, there has been no single culture that has stayed “pure” nor will there...

February 2016

February 01, 2016

A Saegoah Ceremony – Similar To, But Unlike Others

I found the directions for the elements in typical Pagan ceremonies confusing - Why was...

January 2016

January 25, 2016

Have Pagans Gotten Burned Out On Environmentalism?

When I first became pagan twenty years ago, it was common for "paganism" as an...

November 2015

November 05, 2015

Worldview Connections: A Meditation on Our Worldviews and their Impacts

We live in a world full of connections--but how we view (or ignore) those connections...

October 2015

October 22, 2015

Canada’s Indigenous People Changing Canadian Politics

Thanks to our previous Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the First Nations peoples had enough of...

August 2015

August 04, 2015

Romanticism Runs Rampant: Ancestors, Indigenous Peoples, ‘Natural’

It doesn’t help anybody to unwittingly promote things that are in actuality falsehoods, and often...

July 2015

July 28, 2015

Our Deadly Lack of Nature Literacy

We may think we're helping nature with our supposed kindness to animals--but in fact we're...

June 2015

June 09, 2015

An Alphabet For The World – Lingua Litarum / Visible Speech

Have you ever wondered at the spelling of things – why is it spelled that...

May 2015

May 11, 2015

Saegoah Pursuits: Gardening with Rainwater Harvesting Earthworks, A Photo Essay

Because I strive to live harmoniously within Nature as a Saegoah many conventional methods of...

May 05, 2015

Earth Ltd. Nature, Capitalism, Politics, Humanity

We conglomeratively create and influence Politics and the Economy. Thus we are conglomeratively responsible, just...

April 2015

April 28, 2015

Cultural Quandaries: Spring & Sex

What would we do if we were to align procreating celebration themes with how Nature...

April 22, 2015

A Message For Earth Day – The Separation Effect

Many people may not know it but we're impacted by it everyday. Its a way...

March 2015

March 30, 2015

Saegoah Pursuits: Wooden Computer

How our electronic devices are impacting our ecosystem, and what you can do about it.

February 2015

February 10, 2015

What Nature Has To Say About Gender

Is human gender expression fundamentally messed up? In a richly illustrated essay, Rua Lupa compares...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

The Story Behind The Ehoah Phrases – Words To Draw Connections With Our Place In The Cosmos

Some reading this may likely already recognize the words Lux and Nox - Latin used...

January 05, 2015

Land – Ownership, Entitlement, Public, Private, Commons & Crown. What Is The Best Way?

“Land is for everyone” some claim, while others complain that "The public abuses the land!"...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

Cultural Quandaries: Earth’s Civil Calendar. How did we end up with the calendar we have anyway?

Ever wonder how the calendar we use came to be? Why our year is divided...

December 08, 2014

The Importance of Material Culture (or Why Stuff Matters)

Guest Post by Jake Diebolt looks at a common theme this time of year of...

October 2014

October 02, 2014

The Disconnect of Our Impacts – Are You Contributing To The Problem? Halloween Issue

We are able to find so many things conveniently and affordably from all over the...

September 2014

September 11, 2014

Cultural Quandaries: Home Design

Our homes are a bit of a blunder in how they currently function. Learn how...

August 2014

August 25, 2014

Are We Becoming Bionic?

Technology is something we use right? What if it has become the other way around?

August 08, 2014

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. What It Is & How It Relates To You

Rua Lupa discusses the important issues that impact indigenous peoples and how that relates to...

July 2014

July 28, 2014

Mars, Terraforming, & Earth Design For Climate Change

The troubles of Mars colonization, terraforming of Mars or geoengineering Earth, and how there are...

July 07, 2014

Pandion / Globus Kalendar – A Global Nature Based Calendar

A previous post I did on the Cultural Quandary of the Earth’s Civil Calendar had...

June 2014

June 02, 2014

Nature Is Enough – A Stream of Consciousness Essay

When I've analyzed my own experiences, I've found that they are seen the way they...

May 2014

May 26, 2014

Cultural Quandaries: Water

Do you ever wonder why there are water bans even though there was a recent...

Related posts from Paths Through The Forests

Pagan

Coalition Urges Facebook To Be Transparent About Censorship,...

Paths Through The Forests

Pagan

The Scent of Winter

Paths Through The Forests

Pagan

Connecting to Nature in Human-Centered Places

Paths Through The Forests

Pagan

Pros & Cons with Atheist Channel Being Renamed...

Paths Through The Forests

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Subscription Support Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In

Follow Patheos