The Atomic Priesthood Project

The Atomic Priesthood Project was initiated in the early 1980s as a collaboration between semiotician Thomas Sebeok and nuclear physicist Alvin Weinberg. The Project is: (…) an ongoing multidisciplinary project illustrating the relationship(s) between humans and deep time through the culture of nuclear waste stewardship. The Atomic Priesthood was a proposed system of communicating the … Read moreThe Atomic Priesthood Project

“Looking Ahead”: a new essay by Satanic Temple co-founder Lucien Greaves

In the aftermath of the 2024 American elections, Lucien Greaves writes: It is often mystifying to me that people come to us and say, if only it were not Satan. But it is Satan, because we are Satanists. Do not ask us to discard Satanism, just accept that Satanism is not for you. You can support … Read more“Looking Ahead”: a new essay by Satanic Temple co-founder Lucien Greaves

The Chapel of Awe: A Temporary Monastic Container (December 6-14 at Sky Meadow Retreat)

The Chapel of Awe is an abbey for earnest contemplation, meditation, and communal brother-/sisterhood before the holy Mystery of existence: (…) The daily itinerary will be sparse but not ascetic, structured but not strictly regimented, serene but not silent. Beginning with a meditation sit at 9 am, each day will be devoted to reading, contemplation, … Read moreThe Chapel of Awe: A Temporary Monastic Container (December 6-14 at Sky Meadow Retreat)

“Solarpunk humanism: How we dream bigger than despair”

M.L Clark writes for OnlySky: One unspoken tenet of anti-theist discourse is that we are limited by the religious stories at the core of our culture. For that slice of the nonreligious spectrum, it’s not enough not to believe, personally, in a god. The nature of religion poses a narrative problem that anti-theists feel must … Read more“Solarpunk humanism: How we dream bigger than despair”

“Call it ‘Living Wisdom'”

Patrick Barry writes: “Living wisdom” carries this idea of a dynamic, growing, becoming, manifesting sort of project. It’s not just what some wise dudes wrote a long time ago. It’s ongoing, a living project. It, itself, can and will evolve over time, as we slowly, collectively learn. We can be less confused, more wise, more … Read more“Call it ‘Living Wisdom’”

The Sky Meadow Mystery School, Harvest 2024 in a few words and many images

Taking place during late August of 2024, the inaugural Sky Meadow Mystery School was a free, week-long, residential immersion into wholesome permaculture practice and the mythopoetic mysteries of Life and Death. As an experiment in countercultural community-building, the Mystery School was also a time and place to learn new skills and perspectives. One of our … Read moreThe Sky Meadow Mystery School, Harvest 2024 in a few words and many images