There’s a lot to be said for modern life. As someone who’s had dysentery, I’m a big fan of modern plumbing and cleanliness. But how do I reconcile that with a nature based religious practice? I don’t.

I’m not prefect when it comes to being a modern primitive. I like AC and toilets. It’s cold as Dante’s last circle out there tonight, and I’m grateful for heat and insulation. So what makes me a pagan,you ask? If I’m a fan of modern technology and the ease it brings?

Because I’m not perfect. And nobody is. And if you feel that being outside running around naked works for you in terms of your church, then good on you. I live where a good portion of the year, running around naked is not fun and at times, life threatening.

So where is my worship? Where am I most vulnerable? At home. I’ve adjusted to being naked a lot more, thanks to my partner. I think I’m repeating myself about this, but so what? I t bears repeating. Get naked with your partners.

And I’m not talking about sex, either. I love feeling another persons skin on mine. And the number of people ,right now, I feel comfortable doing that with is exactly one. But I’m leaving the door open for more. Love is not a finite resource.

Skin to skin contact is something we crave from the moment we’re born. Society deems we have clothes on when we do it, but there’s something very comforting about bare skin on bare skin. And when you’re both naked, you can see all of them. All the things thy wish they could hide. The people I can talk to stripped naked is much smaller than the people I can have sex with. The conversation afterwards is far more intimate, and vulnerable.

So if you’re in a relationship, do yourselves a favor. Strip down sometime, not just to have sex, but to talk . Oh no, you might fart or queef in front of the person. You might laugh and not look perfect.But you also might actually talk to each other. And that;s where all the magic truly starts. Good night.