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President Correcting misinformation about other faiths…… is this really an indicator that your own religion/worldview is open to question? Recently, I was trying to challenge a fellow Pagan’s comments about a specific faith community as the points being presented were from a misinformed perspective and could potentially feed into religious hatred. As a result, the fellow … Read more
1st November Christian All Saints day All Saints’ Day, in the Christian church, a day commemorating all the saints of the church, both known and unknown, who have attained heaven. https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/allsaints_1.shtml 2nd November Christian All Souls day All Souls’ Day is a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed,[3] observed by Christians on … Read more
At the Pagan Federation we put respect, dignity, and interfaith cohesion at the forefront of our work, to ensure that ALL faiths are safe to practice their beliefs. We find it vital to promote religious equality when we are engaging with government, healthcare, prisons, chaplaincies, and other faith groups, whilst also continuing to represent Pagan … Read more
At the end of October, we celebrate Samhain. It’s a time when we mark the end of summer and the final harvest of the year. It’s also a time of reflection on what and who has passed. Part of that reflection, for many of us Pagans, includes remembering our ancestors of both blood and of … Read more
1st October Zoroastrian: Jashn-e-Mehergan Jashn-e Mehergan is an Autumn festival, and like NoRuz its origins have been lost in antiquity. Mehergan is dedicated to the divinity Meher or Mithra, who is associated with the sun and with justice. https://www.spiritualarts.org.uk/jashn-e-mehregan/ 2nd October Hindu: Gandhi Jayanti Gandhi Jayanti, celebrated every year on October 2nd, honours the birth … Read more
It can sometimes be difficult to see just how much happens across the Pagan Federation in the course of a year. Some of our work is very visible. Our events, rituals, publications and social media are all in the public eye but much of our work haappens quietly behind the scenes through advocacy, education, safeguarding, … Read more
1stSeptember Sikh: Installation of the Guru Granth Sahib in the Harmandir Sahib in AmritsarThe installation of the Guru Granth Sahib in the Harmandir Sahib—the Golden Temple in Amritsar—is one of the most spiritually significant moments in Sikh history. Commemorated annually, this event marks the elevation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture of Sikhism, … Read more
Last month I wrote about the arts as a means of spiritual expression, indicating that some thoughts and concepts may not be easy to capture in prose words. Towards the end of August Dolly Parton died and the world, regardless of race religion, gender, identity mourned. Dolly Parton held a deep Christian faith with deeply … Read more
Young Pagans took part in a Youth Interfaith retreat in July. The Pagan Federation is keen to develop Youth involvement in our work as we feel it is important that young Pagans have a voice that matters in steering the future of the Pagan Federation. We would love to hear from young Pagans (aged 16 … Read more
One of the significant things about the arts (music, dance, theatre, visual arts, poetry) is that they provide a way to express and/or communicate concepts and ideas that might be more difficult to express and/or communicate in prose words. Story is an additional artform that can communicate concepts, ideas and messages of a spiritual or … Read more