(top)In the Netherlands, where most people are non-religious, a scientist is using neopaganism to shift the dialogue around climate adaptation. The work also includes making sure people in the Netherlands don’t only see the sea as a threat. “Instead of keeping the boundary between sea and land very sharp, we need to start incorporating the sea more into our landscape,” she says. “She was a goddess of seafarers and travelers, and her altar was found in the sea. “Nehalennia and her history and characteristics are a way of showing people that we don’t have to fight against the water,” Stoorvogel says.