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Our quarterly journal, "Pantheist Vision" offers educational information, book reviews, celebrations and inspiration. See our membership application form for subscription information. Members get free access to recent back issues.
If you are interested in writing for our publication, please see our Writer's Guidelines.
If you are interested in writing for our publication, please see our Writer's Guidelines.
Free Sample Issues
Pantheist Vision - Spring, 2020 (PDF - on box.com file sharing site)
In this Issue: Earth Day and the Power, and Sacredness, of Nature by Margie Gibson; Rediscovering William Wordsworth by Sharon Wells; Pantheist Celebrations for Spring: Albert Einstein Day, Spring Equinox, William Wordsworth Day, National Park Week, John Muir Day, Earth Day 50th Anniversary, Save the Frogs Day, Bike to Work Day, World Bee Day, and Rachel Carson Day.
Pantheist Vision - Spring, 2019 - (PDF - on box.com file sharing site)
In this Issue: How Pantheism Can Offer a New Approach to Preserving the Planet by Tim Lomas; Pantheist Day of Remembrance:Judi Bari Day- May 24, 2019 by Harold Wood; Pantheist Celebrations For Spring (including Spring Equinox, World Wildlife Day, International Day of Forests, Earth Day, Arbor Day, World Migratory Bird Day, and Endangered Species Day; and Pantheist Viewpoints (passages from Alan Watts, Silas Goldean, Henryk Skolimowski, and Bob Hunter).
Pantheist Vision - Winter, 2017 (PDF - on box.com file sharing site)
In this Issue: Robinson Jeffers: Visionary Poet and Pantheist by Margie Gibson; Edward Abbey: Theologian of Naturalist Pantheism by Bernard Zaleha; What Pantheism Means to Me by Members of the Universal Pantheist Society; One Pantheist's View of Winter Solstice by Sharon Wells.
In this Issue: Earth Day and the Power, and Sacredness, of Nature by Margie Gibson; Rediscovering William Wordsworth by Sharon Wells; Pantheist Celebrations for Spring: Albert Einstein Day, Spring Equinox, William Wordsworth Day, National Park Week, John Muir Day, Earth Day 50th Anniversary, Save the Frogs Day, Bike to Work Day, World Bee Day, and Rachel Carson Day.
Pantheist Vision - Spring, 2019 - (PDF - on box.com file sharing site)
In this Issue: How Pantheism Can Offer a New Approach to Preserving the Planet by Tim Lomas; Pantheist Day of Remembrance:Judi Bari Day- May 24, 2019 by Harold Wood; Pantheist Celebrations For Spring (including Spring Equinox, World Wildlife Day, International Day of Forests, Earth Day, Arbor Day, World Migratory Bird Day, and Endangered Species Day; and Pantheist Viewpoints (passages from Alan Watts, Silas Goldean, Henryk Skolimowski, and Bob Hunter).
Pantheist Vision - Winter, 2017 (PDF - on box.com file sharing site)
In this Issue: Robinson Jeffers: Visionary Poet and Pantheist by Margie Gibson; Edward Abbey: Theologian of Naturalist Pantheism by Bernard Zaleha; What Pantheism Means to Me by Members of the Universal Pantheist Society; One Pantheist's View of Winter Solstice by Sharon Wells.
Select Back Issues
May 2011 Pantheist Vision (PDF)
In this Issue: Slow Mud by Gail Teichmann, Nature as Mentor: My Experience By TenFires (Jeff Rychwa), What Pantheism Means to Me, The Earth Is My Church by Periel Marr Stanfield, Alex Beroza & Brad Stanfield
January 2010 Pantheist Vision (PDF):
In this Issue: Pantheism: A Religious Vision for Humanists by Devin Carrol, On a Personal Method of Experiencing Nature by Derham Guiliani, Pantheist Viewpoints
Excerpt:
Many Humanists are uncomfortable using religious vocabulary such as "God" or "divine" to denote ideas that have nothing to do with miracles or the supernatural. Their worry is that these words will be misunderstood and encourage ideas that are unscientific and therefore anathema to naturalistic humanism. However, if we automatically reject any philosophies that use religious terminology, we will unnecessarily lose communion with people who are in fundamental agreement with our own humanism. Consider Albert Einstein, who said that he believed in Spinoza’s God. Should we reject Einstein as a humanist because of that?
July 2010 Pantheist Vision (PDF)
In this Issue: The Differences between Pantheism and Atheism by Terry L. Moses, Connecting with Universal Energy by Michael Murphy, What Pantheism Means to Me by Members of the Society, Pantheist Viewpoints.
Excerpts: The differences between Pantheism and Atheism are few with one very important element. Pantheism holds reverence for the Natural world, where Atheism does not. Pantheism contends that the Cosmos - All That Exists - deserves our reverence, our respect, our "awe". Pantheists know that it is not required of them by the Existence to revere It, but it is their desire to show veneration to that from which they came.
Pantheism is about connecting directly with the universal energy, with a minimum of bureaucracy or metaphorical stories. It is about finding the energy especially as it is expressed in nature...
Pantheist Vision - September 2010 - Derham Giuliani: In Memorium By Universal Pantheist Society (PDF)
Special issue
In This Issue: In Memorium: Derham Giuliani (1931-2010) by Harold Wood; What Pantheism Means to Me by Derham Giuliani; Letters; Pantheist Viewpoints - Do Pantheists Pray? by Derham Giuliani
On September 2, 2010, the Universal Pantheist Society lost its co-founder Derham Giuliani, who served as our President from about 1977 to the present. A quintessential "desert rat," Derham Giuliani rejected all "indoor philosophy" and spent most of his time in the great outdoors. An accomplished field biologist, Derham’s life was focused on an intense fascination in wild creatures and their behavior. He balanced the scientific study of nature with a profoundly spiritual view of the world. Derham wrote: "The word 'pantheist' is the nearest label I've found so far for my behavior in the world. I find a strong spiritual aspect to the world, inaccessible by strict scientific methods."
Pantheist Vision - December 2010 (PDF)
In This Issue: Pantheist Sabbath by Harold Wood Varieties of Pantheism by Gary Suttle, My Mayan Path to Pantheism by Christine Oundjian Society News Letters - About Derham Giuliani What Pantheism Means to Me by Members of the Society Pantheist Viewpoints - various authors Excerpt by Gary Suttle: :An extensive entry in The New Encyclopedia Britannica lists seven forms of Pantheism, but actually, there are as many forms of Pantheism as there are Pantheists to express them! Why? In Christianity and numerous other faiths, adherents follow the teachings of charismatic leaders. In Pantheism, everyone is the 'leader' of their own religion, frequently self-discovered from feeling a sense of divinity in Nature (many persons are at first unaware that there is a name for their self-discovery). Adherents of Pantheism spread across the spectrum, some in the center of a category, others at some point in between. (see diagram)
Pantheist Vision - April, 2009 (PDF)
In This Issue: How a Pantheist Deals with with Death by Harold Wood In Memorium: Dolores LaChappelle, Pantheist Author by Harold Wood; A Humanist Rejection of Anthropocentrism by David Salyers., What Pantheism Means to Me by Members of the Society, Pantheist Viewpoints.
Excerpts:
We often receive letters from persons attracted to the pantheist world view, who note our focus on appreciation of life, the beautiful stream of creation, whether biological or in the larger cosmos. They wonder: “What do pantheists believe in as far as an after life (or lack there of)?” Another asked, “What does pantheism have to say on the big questions of where did we come from, why are we here, and where are we going? How does Pantheism position the human being in the eternal perspective? Does what one does in life have any meaning in the time frame beyond our mortal life span?”
In This Issue: How a Pantheist Deals with with Death by Harold Wood In Memorium: Dolores LaChappelle, Pantheist Author by Harold Wood; A Humanist Rejection of Anthropocentrism by David Salyers., What Pantheism Means to Me by Members of the Society, Pantheist Viewpoints.
Excerpts:
We often receive letters from persons attracted to the pantheist world view, who note our focus on appreciation of life, the beautiful stream of creation, whether biological or in the larger cosmos. They wonder: “What do pantheists believe in as far as an after life (or lack there of)?” Another asked, “What does pantheism have to say on the big questions of where did we come from, why are we here, and where are we going? How does Pantheism position the human being in the eternal perspective? Does what one does in life have any meaning in the time frame beyond our mortal life span?”
Pantheist Vision - Fall 2008 (PDF)
In this Issue: On Pantheist Labels by Sharon Wells, Book Review: Animate Earth Science, Intuition and Gaia, a book by Stephan Harding Reviewed by Bill Cahalan, Eating Green by Margie Ann Gibson, Buckminister Fuller: Employee of the Universe by Jon Kabat -Zinn, More...
In this Issue: On Pantheist Labels by Sharon Wells, Book Review: Animate Earth Science, Intuition and Gaia, a book by Stephan Harding Reviewed by Bill Cahalan, Eating Green by Margie Ann Gibson, Buckminister Fuller: Employee of the Universe by Jon Kabat -Zinn, More...
Pantheist Vision - Fall 2007 (PDF)
In This Issue: A Pantheist’s Revelation By Lindsay Ashford, From Clockwork “It” to Creative “Thou” By Michael Dowd, Member News, Letters to the Editor, Pantheist Viewpoints.
In This Issue: A Pantheist’s Revelation By Lindsay Ashford, From Clockwork “It” to Creative “Thou” By Michael Dowd, Member News, Letters to the Editor, Pantheist Viewpoints.
Pantheist Vision - Spring 2007 (PDF)
In this Issue: Pantheist Books on Librarything.org, The Inadequacy of Humanism by Harold Wood, Member News, What Pantheism Means to Me, Pantheist Viewpoints.
Bob Waldmire Tribute to Edward Abbey - Vol. 10, No. 3, Pantheist Vision, September, 1989
In this Issue: A Tribute to Ed Abbey by Bob Waldmire, Ed Abbey and the Universal Pantheist Society by Harold Wood, Member Profile: Walter Schwartz by Nicki Reynolds, John Seed Bestowed 1989 Spinoza Award, What Pantheism Means to Me (by Bob Waldmire and other members), Letter to the editor by Dr. Arthur Green, Pantheist Viewpoints by E.S.D.
In this Issue: Pantheist Books on Librarything.org, The Inadequacy of Humanism by Harold Wood, Member News, What Pantheism Means to Me, Pantheist Viewpoints.
Bob Waldmire Tribute to Edward Abbey - Vol. 10, No. 3, Pantheist Vision, September, 1989
In this Issue: A Tribute to Ed Abbey by Bob Waldmire, Ed Abbey and the Universal Pantheist Society by Harold Wood, Member Profile: Walter Schwartz by Nicki Reynolds, John Seed Bestowed 1989 Spinoza Award, What Pantheism Means to Me (by Bob Waldmire and other members), Letter to the editor by Dr. Arthur Green, Pantheist Viewpoints by E.S.D.
| Bob Waldmire Tribute to Edward Abbey - Pantheist Vision Vol. 10, No. 3 (September, 1989) |
Selected Articles from Past Issues of Pantheist Vision
While in the past these publications were available for a small fee to cover printing and shipping costs, we are currently working on digitizing all past issues to make them available to all our members.
- Rejecting Anthropocentrism - A Core Value of Pantheism - Since our founding in 1975, we have strived to encourage a shift away from humanity as the focal point, to embrace the intrinsic value of nature and to recognize that all species have a right to exist for their own sake.
- "Pantheism and Institutional Religion"
by Harold Wood; also contains "Benedict Spinoza: Pantheist Prophet". - "Pantheism: The Religion of Science" by Oliver L. Reiser;
also contains "Joseph Wood Krutch: Pantheist Prophet" - Special Issue: "John Muir: Pantheist Prophet" (1988)
"Man's Place in the Universe" (our title) by John Muir; A New Commemorative Holiday:
John Muir Day; Pantheist Prophets: John Muir 1838-1914. - Special Issue: "Our Monistic Religion" by Ernst Haeckel. (1989)
Also contains "What Pantheism Means to Me" by three members. - "Book Review: A New Universalism for a New Century by A.J. Matill"
by Harold Wood (1989) - "Wilderness Vision Quest" by Michael Brown;
Earthstewards book review; Save Walden" (1991) - "The Scheme of the Universe" by John Burroughs;
- "Earth is Our Real Body" by Bill Cahalan (1992)
- Special Set: "Pantheism and Biodiversity" by Harold Wood and
"The Confusion of Taxocentrism" by Harvey Chinn (1992) - Special Issue: Henry David Thoreau: Pantheist Prophet (1993)
reprinted on Thoreau Reader website (2006). - What is Divine Presence? by Harold Wood - The divide between materialists and those who sense divine presence have become increasingly blurred since the 19th century.
- "The Truth of Chief Seattle" by Joyce E. Meredith &;William C. Steele;
Book Review: Seeking Awareness in American Nature Writing and Pilgrims to the Wild by Harold Wood (1993) - "A Pantheist Water Cycle Celebration by Harold Wood;
"Eco-Religion: Remaking Man in Earth's Image" - A Christian Fundamentalist Attack on Pantheism made by Dave Workman, together with a Response by Pantheist Vision editor Harold Wood. (1993) - "Integrated Ecology: The Process of Counseling with Nature"
by Michael J. Cohen; A Rain Celebration in Oregon by Peggy Robinson;
"Pantheism and Panentheism" by Harold Wood (1994) - "Property 'Rights' vs. Human Responsibilities" by Harold Wood; Pantheist Biocentrism in Court; Music Review: "Solitary Shores"
- "Mountain Peaks and Pantheism" $
by Gary Suttle; Readers Reply to Ed McCravy, Pantheist Viewpoints - "Cosmic Loyalty" by Alexander F. Skutch; In Memorium: Alfred Henry Friedman; A Philosopher and Me (poetry) by Joan Watt; "Journey Toward an Earth-Centered Therapy" by Bill Cahalan.
- "Book Review: Ishmael by Daniel Quinn" by Harold W. Wood, Jr.; Pantheist Viewpoints; warty bliggens, the toad by archy coacroach (don marquis); The Emotions of Pantheism by Harold Wood; Letters.
- "A Foothold in a World of Chaos" by Judy Pinn and Stuart Hill; Pantheist Viewpoints; "Ubiquity" by Judith Waters; Member's Reports: Bob Waldmire; "Why Earth Day Failed" by Harold Wood. [Out of print, but see web links.]
- "A Walk in an Alaskan Rainforest"
by Lezlie Murray; "Lines in the Mind Not in the World" by Donella Meadows; What Pantheism Means to Me; Pantheist Viewpoints; "Book Review: Natural High by John P. Wiley, Jr.; Music Review: "Sisters of the Dream"; "Birds and Poets" by John Burroughs. - "Pantheist Relics" by Harold W. Wood, Jr.; Book Review: Religious Experience and Ecological Responsibility, edited by Donald A. Crosby and Charley D. Hardwick ; Letters; New Board Member Paul Harrison; Member Exchange; Pantheist Viewpoints; What Pantheism Means to Me.
[Out of print, but see web links.] - [This issue is out of print - but see web links] "Pantheist Prophet: Albert Einstein and the Cosmic Mystery" by Paul Harrison; "Pantheist Writings" by Albert Einstein; Book Review: Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth/Healing the Mind by Harold W. Wood, Jr.; Pantheist Viewpoints; "Why Pantheists Should Proselytize" by Paul Harrison. [this issue is out of print]
- "Tolerance: An Inherent and Imperative Value of Pantheism" by Daan Hoekstra; "A Response to Daan Hoekstra" by Paul Harrison; "Socinianism - A Forrunner to Modern Pantheism" by Albert E. Johnson; What Pantheism Means to Me; Pantheist Viewpoints; Member's Exchange
- "A Response to 'Scientific Pantheism' by Gary Suttle; "A Defense of Science and of 'Scientific Pantheism" - a Response to Gary Suttle by Paul Harrison, "Heretic, Scum!" by A.J. Mattill, Jr., Pantheist Viewpoints, What Pantheism Means to Me; Member's Exchange.
- "The Idea of the Holy: A Pantheist Interpretation" by Paul Harrison; "Thoughts on Science and Pantheism" by Jeff Pitcher; "A Definition of Pantheism" by Bill Altermatt; What Pantheism Means to Me.
- "On Loving Apples (Introduction to issue)" by Harold Wood; "A Scientific Pantheist Credo," by a working group of SP mailing list; "To Rever Nature, or to Pan Theism: Is It an Issue?" by Irv Thomas; "An Amazing Discovery," by Manuel Colunga-Hernandez; "What Pantheism Means To Me.".
- "Pantheism, Art, and Culture" by Daan Hoekstra; "Memories and Philosophy of a Spiritual Pantheist" by Ken Van Cleve; "Songbook Review: For the Beauty of the Earth" by Harold Wood; "Pantheist Viewpoints," "What Pantheism Means to Me," and "Two New Internet Discussion Groups: UPS Mailing LIst and talk.relgion.pantheism"
- "Wellness and Pantheism: the Body as Temple" by Harold Wood; "Pantheist Humanism," by Daivd Harrington; "Pantheist Meditation" by Mike Elmer. "What Pantheism Means to Me."
- "Our Twenty-Fifth Anniversary" - A Personal Interpretation by Harold Wood in Pantheist Vision, Vol. 22, No. 4, Spring, 2001. Tells the story of the founding of the Universal Pantheist Society, and its early years.
- "Why We Incorporated as a Church" by Harold Wood in Pantheist Vision, Winter, 2018.
- An Uncommon Man: Aldo Leopold by Margie Gibson, in Pantheist Vision Vol. 37, No. 4, Winter, 2020. (PDF on box.com)
- Pantheist Prophet: Aldo Leopold" by Gary Suttle.
- "On the Duty Against Speculation" by Harold Wood, Jr.; Book Review: Voyage of the Bassett by James Christensen; "Pantheist Viewpoints;" "Our Lord Creator, Evolution" by Loyal D. Rue; "What Pantheism Means to Me;" Cuatro Cienagas: Ecological Community Preservation Fund for 1999..
- "The Practice of Pantheist Mindfulness" by Harold Wood, Jr.; "A Pine Cone Nature Meditation" by Derham Giuliani; "Pantheist Viewpoints," "the Church I Went to This Weekend" by Chris Highland; "What Pantheism Means to Me." [February, 2005]