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Book Review: Listening To The Light by Jim Pym
“Quakerism has been a source of inspiration for over 300 years. Combining spirituality with the practical life, its insights have a universal appeal that is particularly relevant to today’s world. Quakers deeply value inner peace and tranquility and believe that there is “that of God” within us all. They also have a compassionate determination to…
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Celebrating the Days of the Dead
Halloween happens to be my favorite holiday. The reasons for this are pretty obvious: I’m an amateur SFX artist, avid reader and watcher of horror, and recovering high school goth. I am at the peak of my power during the Halloween season. But this year, I wasn’t sure how to celebrate it. I’m not a…
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Book Review: The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions by Marcus J. Borg and N. T. Wright
“Was Jesus born of a virgin? Did he know he was the Messiah? Was he bodily resurrected from the dead? Did he intentionally die to redeem humankind? Was Jesus God? In The Meaning of Jesus two leading Jesus scholars with widely divergent views go right to the heart of these questions and others, presenting the…
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Where Is Christianity’s Goddess?
A quick survey of popular religions around the world will make one thing abundantly clear — humans are naturally drawn to the concept of the Divine Feminine. Sometimes this Goddess appears alone as a representation of the creative forces of the universe. Often, She is paired with a male counterpart. The Hindu Trimurti (the masculine…
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Where Did Satan Come From?
Lucifer. Belial. Lord of the Flies. Prince of Darkness. Satan. The Devil. Most of us who come from a Judeo-Christian background, or who at least grew up in a culture where Christianity is the dominant religion, recognize some or all of these names. We all have at least a vague concept of the being behind…
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Book Review: Irish Paganism: Reconstructing Irish Polytheism by Morgan Daimler
“Irish Reconstructionist Polytheism is an often misunderstood path, but it is one with great richness and depth for those who follow it. This short introductory book touches on the basic beliefs and practices of Irish Polytheism as well as other important topics for people interested in practicing the religion using a Reconstructionist methodology or who…
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Book Review: The Norse Shaman by Evelyn C. Rysdyk
“Reconstructing the shamanic practices of the hunter-gatherers of Scandinavia, Evelyn Rysdyk explores the evolution of Norse shamanism from its earliest female roots to the pre-Christian Viking Age. She explains how to enter Yggdrasil, the World Tree, to travel to other realms and provides shamanic journeys to connect with the ancestral shamans of your family tree, including…
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