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My old path
Read more: My old pathChanging Paths challenge day 8 — my old path The photos in this post represent the comforting and ancestral aspects of Christianity. They’re of Kilpeck church in Herefordshire, which is a very beautiful church and has a Sheela na Gig corbel. There are many familiar cultural aspects of Christianity such as carol services and harvest…
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Guest appearance on Missing Witches
Read more: Guest appearance on Missing WitchesI had the great pleasure of being interviewed on the Missing Witches podcast recently and they’ve just released the episode.
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Paperback released today
Read more: Paperback released todayAvailable wherever books are sold online.
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Changing paths survey
Read more: Changing paths surveyTake part in the survey and share your experiences of changing paths.
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High glycemic religion
Read more: High glycemic religionReligion can be divided into two types, high glycemic index and low glycemic index. High glycemic index gives you a big rush where everything seems really great and then you come down with a big crash afterwards. Low glycemic index is slow and steady, nourishes the soul, and keeps you going through the hard times.
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Tattoos, anti-Semitism, and sexual abuse
Read more: Tattoos, anti-Semitism, and sexual abuseThe Walrus has a new article about the Meeting House, a Canadian mega church. Personally I find even the name triggering, as that’s what the Plymouth Brethren call their churches. So it’s kind of ironic that this one was meant to rise above the scandals of conventional churches.
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Benefits of religious practices
Read more: Benefits of religious practicesAltruism is good for you. Caring for and about other people is good for you. Loneliness is stressful, and can give rise to those self-critical thought spirals as you lie awake at 4am. The solution? Spend more time creating connection and meaning.
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Rise of the Nones
Read more: Rise of the NonesInteresting article by Adam Gabbatt in The Guardian exploring how the pandemic has accelerated a trend of church closures in the US: Losing their religion: why US churches are on the decline“As the US adjusts to an increasingly non-religious population, thousands of churches are closing each year – probably accelerated by Covid”
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Leaving the Mormons
Read more: Leaving the MormonsAn in-depth resource on leaving the Mormons: Recovering Agency: Lifting the veil of Mormon mind control. Luna Lindsey Corbden was born into the LDS Church and left the faith in 2001, at age 26. They live in Washington State and write about topics of interest, including psychology, mind control, culture, and autism. They also write…
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Orange Shirt Day
Read more: Orange Shirt DayToday is Orange Shirt Day, the day for remembering Indigenous children who died in residential schools and honouring the survivors. It was organized by grassroots Indigenous activists for many years before it was officially adopted as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Continue reading at Dowsing for Divinity →
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Metaphors for religion
Read more: Metaphors for religionIt can be helpful to look at religion metaphorically, because that gives us a different perspective on it than one that is merely focused on beliefs, or even values. Useful metaphors for religions include software, cookery, dancing, music, radio receivers, ex-partners, color schemes, trees, landscapes, river systems, underground root systems or rhizomes, and cities.
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Repost: A Druid’s Journey
Read more: Repost: A Druid’s JourneyA lovely post about a journey into Druidry from A Wise Fool. New Moon ♌️ It strikes me that I’ve been practising and learning my Druidry for 12 years this year. It was all the way back in 2010 when I came … Been a Druid for 12 years and all I got was this…
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