{"id":3825,"date":"2012-02-14T15:20:31","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T22:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=3825"},"modified":"2012-02-14T16:04:41","modified_gmt":"2012-02-14T23:04:41","slug":"protest-site-paganism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=3825","title":{"rendered":"Protest-Site Paganism"},"content":{"rendered":"

“A Life in the Woods: Protest-Site Paganism<\/a>” is an essay by Adrian Harris.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dusk is falling as I get off the bus but within 10 minutes I find myself walking down the rough path towards the camp. A voice hollers out a “Hello!” from the bank above me. “Hi! It\u2019s Adrian \u2013 I phoned the camp a couple of days ago.” At the moment I\u2019m no more than a shadow in the dark, so I want to reassure them that I\u2019m a friend. “Oh, hi! Come on up. There\u2019s a gap in the fence over here”. A guy who calls himself ‘Oak’\u00a0 meets me with a smile and leads me to the fire pit where people sit huddled round the warmth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The piece references a “bender,” which is a temporary dwelling made from lengths of flexible wood (or metal rods) and covered with fabric, plastic sheeting, etc. You can see an example and explanation here<\/a>. An American might say “wigwam,” from the Algonquian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also read his PhD thesis, “Wisdom of the Body: Embodied Knowing in Eco-Paganism<\/a>,” for more thinking on what makes nature spirituality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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