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Neither religious nor secular: A home for those with none
image enhanced from Odysseus vor Scilla und Charybdis, by Johann Heinrich Füssli – by B. T. Newberg Do you find yourself between worlds, neither religious nor secular? Do you feel without a home? It can be frustrating for those with…
Read MoreTo build a fire: The spiritual art of socialization
image enhanced from original – by B. T. Newberg “You don’t really think that’s going to work do you?” said my dad. I had arranged the twigs, kindling, and birch bark in a tepee, just exactly so, and he came…
Read MoreNontheistic ritual: Is it effective?
photo by B. T. Newberg – by B. T. Newberg Two weeks ago I completed a seven-day Humanistic Pagan retreat. In this post, I evaluate the effectiveness of the retreat, and then focus on one of its most controversial aspects:…
Read MoreAn experiment in spiritual socialization
This Memorial Day weekend will be spent with my folks and relatives up in Ely, Minnesota. I’m taking the opportunity to experiment further with Martin Buber’s spiritual practice of dialogue. Expect a post on this next weekend. Meanwhile, tomorrow’s post…
Read MoreNo rapture: Resonance, not transcendence
photo by B. T. Newberg, May 20, 2011 – by B. T. Newberg This post celebrates Non-judgment Day, the day which is not the May 21st Judgment Day predicted by Harold Camping and followers, but rather a day for celebrating…
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Pagan Coming Out Day – May 2nd
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