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2022-06-23T18:48:55-04:00

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Spirituality After COVID

Last updated on: June 23, 2022 at 6:48 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

by Gregory Gronbacher Into our third year of the pandemic, we are realizing that COVID has brought about seismic cultural changes that we are only beginning to sort out and deal with. These changes include, for many, the shift to working at home, more online meetings (thank you, Zoom), and changes in people’s social and family habits, among other things. Commerce has transformed, also. Many restaurants and entertainment establishments were forced out of business by lockdowns and ongoing restrictions, and those that... Read more

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2022-06-18T13:04:22-04:00

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Rewilding Humanity

Last updated on: June 18, 2022 at 1:04 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

by Daniel Shkolnik Photo by Dylan Taylor “Rewilding,” is the theme for the first season of the Open Div Podcast, which launches Tuesday July 5th. My inspiration for creating this season were partly self-interest. Several months ago, I interviewed Paul Bulencea, who told me how, every day, he would go to the same cave in Guatemala and play his flute for the frogs. At first, the frogs didn’t like him much. But each day he returned, they hopped a bit closer. Eventually, they sat beside him as he... Read more

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2022-06-02T08:48:20-04:00

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Living with the Ambiguity of the Modern World

Last updated on: June 2, 2022 at 8:48 am By Spiritual Naturalist Society

by SNS Guest (Article is by guest writer Stefani Ruper. See short bio below). The idea of “big questions” is a popular cultural trope. Pretty much everybody knows what the big questions are. Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we come from, and where are we going? How should we live our lives? These are our biggest questions because they are the ones with the most elusive answers. It’s fairly common to assume that these questions are... Read more

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2022-06-09T10:59:33-04:00

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Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Last updated on: June 9, 2022 at 10:59 am By Spiritual Naturalist Society

by DT Strain A 2014 study on mindfulness and equanimity phrased mindfulness as, “the quality of mind that one recollects continuously without forgetfulness or distraction while maintaining attention on a particular [mental] object… the ability or process of maintaining the object of attention in working memory, whether this object corresponds to an external sensory stimulus, an interoceptive sensation from inside the body, a chain of discursive thoughts going through the mind, or even a memory from the past.” In general, a higher... Read more

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2022-06-02T08:45:42-04:00

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Getting my DNA Scanned

Last updated on: June 2, 2022 at 8:45 am By Spiritual Naturalist Society

by Eric Steinhart Since I suffer from several chronic illnesses, I got my genes scanned to see how they might relate to some of those illnesses. One of my doctors wanted to see how my genetics might guide our search for better treatments, specifically, how my genes were related to the effectiveness of several types of drugs. So this was medical testing, but I think it has a spiritual side. My test was expensive, but mostly paid by insurance. And I... Read more

2022-06-02T08:41:12-04:00

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Lessons From the Origins of Life

Last updated on: June 2, 2022 at 8:41 am By Spiritual Naturalist Society

January 17, 2019 by Brock Haussamen I’ve been following discussions over at the Religious Naturalist Association about the origins of life and the research by scientists Terrence Deacon and Jeremy Sherman. Their ideas are complicated, drawn from physics, chemistry, math, and philosophy. But as I’ve absorbed the basics, they have deepened my understanding of being alive. Here is the thesis: Living things probably arose as cycles in which groups of molecules self-organize and renew and reproduce themselves. Here is what I’ve learned:... Read more

2022-06-02T08:38:48-04:00

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Journey to the East and Back

Last updated on: June 2, 2022 at 8:38 am By Spiritual Naturalist Society

by Thomas Schenk After I rejected the Christian religion foisted on me by my parents, like many other people my age, I turned to the East. I remember well the moment when I veered off in that direction. I lived in rural Minnesota, but my dad had taken a job in St. Paul. I was fourteen and I’d come to stay with him for a few days. He lived in a downtown apartment. Small town lad that I was, staying downtown... Read more

2022-05-26T13:54:14-04:00

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Fear, Anger, Peace, and Joy

Last updated on: May 26, 2022 at 1:54 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

by DT Strain Someone, maybe you, has been feeling angry about politics. Another, maybe you, has been fearful about pandemics or food supply. Many are stressed, and far worse, due to war, violence, and displacement. Many more are having anxiety about the potential of it spreading. Someone, maybe you, are having a health crisis. Or, maybe the little aches and pains are increasing and creating a nagging reminder of your mortality. Financial worries, job issues, family or friends, relationships, self... Read more

2022-05-19T13:18:02-04:00

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The Present That’s Simply Present

Last updated on: May 19, 2022 at 1:18 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

by Thomas Schenk A bumper sticker I saw today read: “Don’t worship the creation, worship the Creator.” That the Creation exists, I know as the most intimate of facts. I am a part of it. As far as I can see (which, admittedly, is not very far), the Creation is my creator. Who or what created the Creation? The driver of the car with the bumper sticker probably would say, “God.” And I’d ask “Who or what created God”? To posit... Read more

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2022-05-19T13:16:41-04:00

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My Evolving “Prayer” Practice

Last updated on: May 19, 2022 at 1:16 pm By Spiritual Naturalist Society

by SNS Guest (Article is by guest writer Edward Kelly Jr. See bio below.) I was once a Pentecostal preacher. Then, prayer was a kind of spiritual warfare for me. It was hard work, I liken it to a sweaty gym workout. I mean as a Pentecostal, I wrestled not only against the devil but sometimes it felt like I was wrestling with God. Pentecostal prayer was loud; if you have ever been to a Pentecostal prayer service you know... Read more

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