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February 2023

February 23, 2023

Finding Your Purpose

by Jeff Worthy What is the meaning of life? Have you ever been asked that question,...

February 17, 2023

Recognizing the Dark Side

by DT Strain WHAT IS THE DARK SIDE? In some works of fiction, evil is often presented...

February 17, 2023

Everything is a Doorway to Awakening

by Daniel Shkolnik Imagine that all the objects around you—that painting, that plant, that bowl—are...

February 09, 2023

It Goes Together

by James Jarrett “You want it to be one way, but it’s the other way.” —...

February 09, 2023

Religion and Spirituality

by Thomas Schenk In common usage, the words religion and spirituality are often treated as synonyms....

February 02, 2023

Giving Thanks – Part 2

by Eric Steinhart 4. Giving Thanks to Evolution Evolution finely tunes living things to exchange gifts...

February 02, 2023

Virtue?

by Thomas Schenk Detail of Raphael’s The School of Athens. A few weeks ago, Jeff...

January 2023

January 26, 2023

The Hall of Virtue

by Jeff Worthy “Happy Birthday! Now blow out your candle and make a wish.” I had...

January 26, 2023

Simulated Worlds and Natural Deities

by Eric Steinhart The Gazebo People have been making simulated worlds for a long time. ...

January 12, 2023

Giving Thanks, Part 1

by Eric Steinhart 1. Giving Thanks among Humans People often give each other gifts. If...

January 12, 2023

Mindful Journaling

by Leigh Anderson Photo by Joyful on Unsplash I have been journaling on and off...

January 06, 2023

What We Accept As “Normal”

by DT Strain You walk into a coffee shop and approach the counter. The barista carries...

January 06, 2023

Of Gold and Jewels

by Thomas Schenk I’ve long been interested in alchemy. According to several sources, alchemy was practiced...

December 2022

December 31, 2022

Stoicism’s God: The God of Nature

by SNS Guest (Today’s article is by guest writer Kai Whiting. For brief bio, see...

December 31, 2022

The Case for Religious Fictionalism: or How to Lead a Religious Life Without Faith or Belief

by SNS Guest (Article is by guest writer Rob Wheeler. See bio below.) All religion is...

December 22, 2022

On the Cusp of the Coming ‘Perfect Storm’

by Dennis Oliver The Perfect Storm (from the Film directed by Wolfgang Petersen) I remember...

December 22, 2022

Reflections on the Winter Solstice

by Gregory Gronbacher It’s That Time of Year Again The winter holidays are upon us once...

December 15, 2022

Fate is at Your Elbow

by Jeff Worthy Anaphylaxis [an-uh-fuh-lak-sis], noun. Pathology: An exaggerated allergic reaction t0 foreign protein resulting from previous exposure...

December 15, 2022

What is Soul? What is Spirit?

by Daniel Shkolnik I was recently asked, “When people say they are “spiritual,” what do they...

December 08, 2022

Adventure, Contemplation, Creation

by Thomas Schenk In several articles for SNS, I have written on cultivating our inner resources...

December 08, 2022

Losing Beliefs and Finding Faith

by James Jarrett This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need...

December 01, 2022

The Wisdom of Age?

by Thomas Schenk I was thinking, the other day, about a couple of old women...

December 01, 2022

Spirituality and Microscopes

by Eric Steinhart Every spiritual naturalist (and every pagan) should own a microscope. They’re relatively inexpensive:...

November 2022

November 24, 2022

The Natural Soul & Socrates

by DT Strain Plato’s book of Phaedo may be especially important in ancient Greek philosophic concepts on the...

November 24, 2022

The Meaning of Life

by Thomas Schenk (When there are five Thursdays in a month, we are planning to feature...

November 18, 2022

Atheistic Mysticism

by Eric Steinhart Atheists have mystical experiences that don’t involve God. I’ll describe several examples here. ...

November 18, 2022

A Dissonance of Spirit

by Jeff Worthy All I really remember was the loud “ping” that echoed through my helmet...

November 11, 2022

Asking Open Ended Questions to Pursue a Personal Philosophy

by Leigh Anderson The book, Building a Second Brain, by Tiago Forte is about productivity and how we...

November 07, 2022

Meaning in a World without God

(Article is by guest writer Stefani Ruper. See short bio below). I’ve known since I...

November 07, 2022

Anxiety, REBT and Stoicism

(Article is by guest writer Ed Kelly Jr. See bio below.) I have wrestled with...

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