photo by Alex Robinson I love to wake early on a Sunday morning and go for a bike ride. Unlike the many people who pass me as I plod along, I do not ride for exercise or any other discernible…
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Category: Thomas Schenk
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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:…
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Category: B. T. Newberg
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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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Category: B. T. Newberg
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photo by B. T. Newberg, May 10, 2011 – by B. T. Newberg It’s the third day of the retreat. In my experience, day three is the make-it-or-break-it day. The initial high has worn off, and the challenges have begun. …
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Category: B. T. Newberg
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– by B. T. Newberg Today I’ll talk about spending time in nature, and exploring the Five +1 (fives senses, plus one introspective sense). Befitting the topic, there’s extra sensory stimulation in this post: not only images but a video…
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Category: B. T. Newberg
Tags: atheist pagan, atheist wicca, Buddhism, earth religion, meditation, naturalistic paganism, nature, nature religion, pagan humanism, pagan pantheism, pantheism, religious naturalism, science and god, science and myth, science and religion, spiritual humanism, Spiritual Naturalism, spiritual practice, spirituality and religion