{"id":18160,"date":"2023-11-10T21:05:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T05:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atheopaganism.org\/?p=18160"},"modified":"2026-11-02T04:58:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T04:58:55","slug":"the-atheopagan-libation-a-ritual-we-can-share-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/the-atheopagan-libation-a-ritual-we-can-share-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"The Atheopagan Libation&#8211;A Ritual We Can Share Globally"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, as we interviewed her for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thewonderpodcast.podbean.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">THE WONDER<\/a><\/strong> podcast, guest Susan Paterson of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theAPSociety.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atheopagan Society<\/a><\/strong> Council suggested that it would be cool if there were a particular ritual that was shared by Atheopagan practitioners all over the world. I love this idea, so here is a suggestion that Atheopagans across the globe can adopt if they so choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thirteen being a special number for us, I suggest Atheopagans do this ritual at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/2023\/02\/22\/guest-post-an-easy-one-minute-daily-atheopagan-micro-practice\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"17351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thirteen o&#8217;clock<\/a><\/strong> (1 pm) on the 13th of each month, wherever you are&#8211;or whenever you gather with other Atheopagans. If you are at work (as I will be if it&#8217;s a weekday), take a few minutes to walk outside and perform this simple ritual. Even a paper cup of water is enough to do it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preferably, use a special chalice or cup for the Libation. Keep it on your <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/2016\/07\/03\/developing-a-focus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4790\" target=\"_blank\">Focus<\/a><\/strong> when not in use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill your chalice with fresh water, preferably rainwater or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/2015\/03\/04\/practices-atheopaganism-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moonwater<\/a><\/strong>, or water from a beloved lake, river or spring (but any water will do&#8211;it&#8217;s all Sacred). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take a moment to center yourself. Take three deep breaths, perhaps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slowly pour the water onto the ground or, if that is impractical, into soil, as with a house plant or window box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While pouring the water, say, &#8220;<em>The round river flows from sky to soil and back again, bringing Life wherever it goes. We honor the Earth today, and every day.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concept behind this ritual is that it will become a sort of ritual <em>lingua franca<\/em> for Atheopagans throughout the world: wherever you&#8217;re from, when you encounter another Atheopagan you can do the Libation to express your love for the world and your shared community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@reskp?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Jametlene Reskp<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/person-holding-gold-chalice-21xmyDjZPck?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, as we interviewed her for THE WONDER podcast, guest Susan Paterson of the Atheopagan Society Council suggested that it would be cool if there were a particular ritual that was shared by Atheopagan practitioners all over the world. I love this idea, so here is a suggestion that Atheopagans across the globe can adopt if they so choose. Thirteen being a special number for us, I suggest Atheopagans do this ritual at Thirteen o&#8217;clock (1 pm) on the 13th of each month, wherever you are&#8211;or whenever you gather with other Atheopagans. If you are at work (as I will be if it&#8217;s a weekday), take a few minutes to walk outside and perform this simple ritual. Even a paper cup of water is enough to do it! The concept behind this ritual is that it will become a sort of ritual lingua franca for Atheopagans throughout the world: wherever you&#8217;re from, when you encounter another Atheopagan you can do the Libation to express your love for the world and your shared community. Photo by Jametlene Reskp on Unsplash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,8,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-atheopagan","category-descriptions","category-ritual"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22328,"href":"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18160\/revisions\/22328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgreen.atheopaganism.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}