Pagan Portals - Ancestral Healing - Trevor Greenfield
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The origin story of every culture contains a description of
animism; humans in direct relationship with the land and, through the
reciprocity of that connection, evolving together. The livelihood of
humans and Nature is intertwined. If one ails, so does the other.
History is littered with stories of losing that connection, and the toll
this takes in the form of humans against each other, humans against
Nature. Between colonization, conscription into the Church,
imperialization, and industrialization, we have created systems of
destruction that have decimated our relationship to the land, and to
each other. From within these systems institutionalized racism, sexism,
and all aspects of 'othering' became embedded in our political and
social structures. As modern pagans, we recognize the need to tear down
these structures and build supportive, inclusive new ones. Our spiritual
paths are Nature-based and Ancestor-honoring, the rituals of which heal
land wounds and ancestral trauma, to create sacred recovery and
activism for all. This anthology presents modern pagan activists working
through their spiritual lines to do better. Edited by Trevor
Greenfield, publisher of Moon Books and editor of Naming the Goddess,
with contributory essays from eleven pagan voices.