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Ritual – why bother? by Jake Diebolt

This week we have something new: a “challenge” piece.  Jake airs many concerns common among those who question naturalistic ritual.  He says: “While it may reflect a dissenting opinion on HP, I feel it could be valuable as a point…

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Ten years after 9/11: World politics is an existential condition

image enhanced from original by Bird Eye – by B. T. Newberg Ten years after 9/11, what place has politics in your spirituality?  Are you doing rituals outside your state capitol?  Or do you separate politics from your spirituality?  Or…

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Encounters in nature, part 1: Sharing of Paths

Encounters in Nature: An Open-air Dialogue in the North Woods with Celtic polytheist Drew Jacob, Vodou priest Urban Haas, and Humanistic Pagan B. T. Newberg Part 1: Sharing of Paths Recorded with a Blue Yeti microphone on a Macbook The…

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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…

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Retreat, day five: Socialization and dialogue

Image enhanced from original by Jan Svankmeyer – by B. T. Newberg The world begins to hum. That is how I felt today as I cruised along the Midtown Greenway on my bicycle in the midst of an afternoon drizzle. …

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