Written by Ashton Deroy
With much reflection and consideration. I have decided to re-label my personal faith Nature Worship. I have decided to integrate parts of being an atheist with parts of when I was a Wiccan, Develop a personal ritual, diet and ethics. Why nature worship? Natural sciences, meditation and fighting against the destruction of our natural environment.
The Wiccans I loved to be around told me to develop a personal solitary practice. I did it and followed through. Parts of it were developed in Toronto & Parts of it developed in Belleville. It was important to me in writing this. To pay attention to? where I was coming from and where I was intending to go from here.
In reviewing works of Christ and thinking about my Grandmother. I feel as though she would want me to show some principles of faith.
If I were to vote on personal faith? I would be voting Green Party of Canada.
Works on Jesus Christ Reviewed for my paternal Grandma & partly for my benefit. To know about the faith-based culture from which I came from.
The Historical Jesus Audiobook – ‘From the late Roman Empire all the way to our own time, no continuously existing institution or belief system has wielded as much influence as Christianity, no figure as much as Jesus.”
O Beautiful Dust Audiobook | Queer Poetry centered on Christian faith.
I may be from Christian background on my father’s side. However I have made everyone aware going forward. You can call me… A Nature Worshipper. Or Atheist but I strongly prefer Nature Worshipper. I have been experimenting with calling myself this around Jeff , Wiccans & friends from British Columbia.
I view Nature as the primary source of power & the only source of existence. I do not believe in a spiritual existence.
I do believe in a mental existence. In this mental existence we must attempt to be empathetic, thoughtful in our use of resources & educated.
Why the Green Party?
When I attended ENSS? I walked in to the Environmental club. Mentally I never walked out of it. I want more Green Spaces, Consideration to Social Responsibility and Sustainability. I want to cut my waste & carbon footprint. I want to cut down on the meat I consume! Also for reasons of longevity and little to do with my Paternal Grandma’s teachings. I will be doing Yoga and walking for a lifetime. As they are life lengthening exercises.
If I were to develop a sacred Sunday Practice related to my faith? 1 hour meditation & 1 hour walk in nature. On Sunday I would only eat Vegetarian. Also I would consume Natural science oriented Programming or content on Sunday. I would also hang around Wiccans without participating in any of their deity worship. As I do not believe in a deity.
My faith on Sexuality . Sexuality is a natural coping mechanism to ensure human survival. Humans are naturally inclined to broad sexuality. Humans are Naturally Bisexual/Pansexual. As a behavioral pattern. I will guess someone coming out is Bi or Pansexual. Usually I am right. Although I identify as Gay. It is in spectrum of natural sexuality cause natural sexuality is broad.
My Faith on Cannabis. Smoking can’t be medical. Cannabis can only be medical as an edible. To smoke Cannabis is to re-invent Tobacco. Therefore to me based on lived experience with great aunt Lillian’s lung cancer & what I know about burning things for your lungs? I can’t in good conscious endorse smoking cannabis. Only ingestion through tea, edible or beverage. However everyone has vices. I consider smoking pot one of mine. As CBD aides meditation. I will use CBD primarily for that.
Ritual I acquired in this pursuit? https://run.terryfox.ca/page/ashton-deroy
I was doing the run every September for Terry Fox. This year I decided to run the track Early. I won’t make the actual event cause I have to attend my Dad’s wedding. I do like to follow up finishing the run by saying Publicly. Cancer rates will only increase if we continue burning emissions.
Contact me Ashtonderoy@gmail.com
For The Love of Belleville. 
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