Paganism
Column: “I consider it a challenge before the whole human race”
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Manny Tejeda-Moreno reflects on a question originally posed by Jonas Salk: “Are we being good ancestors?”
ancestor veneration
Column: Samhain and Ancestor Veneration
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Sheri Barker learns a lesson about ancestor worship: keep it simple, and follow the path where your heart leads you.
Paganism
Column: Jim Bouton, Pray for Us
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Karl E. H. Seigfried writes about his unusual “patron saint” – Jim Bouton, baseball player and author of “Ball Four,” a memoir of life in the game.
Paganism
Column: After Christchurch, Declarations or Deeds?
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In the wake of the Christchurch attacks on mosques, Karl E.H. Seigfried challenges the Heathen community to take real steps toward combating white supremacy within and without Heathenry.
Culture
Column: Reflecting on the Mighty Living
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Pagan Perspectives
Reverence is the way of radical respect. It recognizes and honors the presence of the sacred in everything — our bodies, other people, animals, plants, rocks, the earth, and the waters. – Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
As the seasons change and we move into the fall months, discussions of ancestor reverence and the Mighty Dead become more prominent. Seasonal ancestor altars are erected and many practices engaging our connection to those who have transitioned from their physical existence become the focal points of our traditions. These very practices are a part of many different cultures, and are not exclusive to Paganism or Polytheism by any means.