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Category Archives: Spirituality
PENTECOST: ECSTATIC UTTERANCES IN A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Today is Pentecost. Pentecost is more meaningful to me than either Christmas or Easter. To me, the meaning of the Pentecost story universalizes the experience of the divine world intersecting with the material world. In the story, at a gathering … Continue reading
Posted in Christ, individualism, Pentecost, Religion, spirit, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Mysticism, opening, religion, wisdom
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CAN THERE BE EASTER WITHOUT GOOD FRIDAY?
A wise Rabbi (thanks Zari Weiss) once asked: “Can you reach the promised land without slavery? Can there be Easter without Good Friday?” Can there? “The impossibility of religious faith has been a theme in the work of Edward Hirsch … Continue reading
Posted in belief, Easter, faith, Good Friday, hope, MYSTICISM, nature, paradox, Passover, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, passover, religion, symbol
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ASH WEDNESDAY AND THE THIRD EYE
On Ash Wednesday many of us will have ashes put on our forehead, on our “third eye,” if you will. Why do we engage in this pagan-like behavior? (Yes, this ceremony, like others practiced by many Christians, has pagan roots.) Why … Continue reading
Posted in Ash Wednesday, body, intellience, mind, MYSTICISM, nature, pagan, paradox, Religion, Spirituality, Taoism, Third eye chakra, Uncategorized
Tagged Mysticism, opening, religion, spiritual practice, symbol, synergy, wisdom
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Christopher Hitchens: R.I.P.?
If you haven’t yet heard, Christopher Hitchens died at the young age of 62. He’s the guy who wrote God is Not Great and was a celebrated essayist railing against religion and for rationalism. He really knew how to piss … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, belief, Hitchens, intellience, mind, Religion, Science, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged opening, religion, science
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‘TIS THE SEASON…
’tis the season to be quiet. It’s advent. It’s dark and still. That is, it’s dark and still except for all the holiday lights and non-stop Christmas music, the mad pace of consumerism, the stress of high expectations. For those … Continue reading
Posted in advent, faith, hope, Jesus, Kenosis, Love, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged love, opening, spiritual practice
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GUM ON MY SHOE
Sometimes I step in gum. It’s annoying. It impedes my ability to move freely. Attachments are like that. They interfere with travel to spots on the map that call us to a larger life, places where we might find adventure, solace, wisdom, joy, … Continue reading
Posted in aging, belief, hope, humility, Kenosis, mind, MYSTICISM, Spirituality, Taoism, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, freedom, Mysticism, opening, spiritual practice, wisdom
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ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I LOVE THE EUCHARIST
Here’s another gem from Joseph Campbell: “A ritual is the enactment of a myth. And, by participating in the ritual, you are participating in the myth. And since myth is a projection of the depth wisdom of the psyche, by … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Jung, Christ, eucharist, Jesus, Joseph Campbell, MYSTICISM, passion, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Campbell, Christianity, Mysticism, opening, religion, spiritual practice, symbol, wisdom
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A POEM THAT BEGS TO BE SHARED
Monet Refuses The Operation by Lisel Mueller Doctor, you say there are no haloes around the streetlights in Paris and what I see is an aberration caused by old age, an affliction. I tell you it has taken me all … Continue reading