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Nature’s Spiritual Gatherings
“The only good mass gatherings or groups that I know of are for the generally inclusive celebration of life;such as music, dance, the arts, weddings, funerals, etc.” – Jacqueline Payne We can and should assemble outdoors. Nature walking, Group meditations, hiking,...

The Pope and the Religious Naturalist: Reflections on Laudato Si

Diversity: life’s Living Philosophy
by CARI TAYLOR Photo by Andrew Ridley on Unsplash Life is diverse, in its wholeness. Diversity is the Natural Universal Law that builds all of life and it holds reason and it carries moral justice. There is unity in our diversity - as we find ourselves we find each...

Falling Down into the Grass
Falling Down into the Grass People experience the types of Natural Spirituality and Wholistic Comprehension in the same ways. They all generate feelings of awe, astonishment, amazement, appreciation, interest, energy, curiosity, positivity, purpose, motivation,...

Tracks and Scat: Noticing Nature
by Laura Emerson Photo by Caleb Woods on Unsplash Engagement with nature is the same as with people. It requires slowing down and paying attention to details. It isn’t driving past and enjoying the view. It...

Love and Nature
Love is not unique to human beings. Dogs love, elephants love, whales love. In fact, almost all mammals love their young (at least until they are grown and independent); many love their mates; and a number of them love their brothers and sisters. [note] Vicki Croke,...

Patterns that Repeat in Nature and Science
J.X. Mason October 22, 2024 Geometric patterns are often found in nature and science. Why is this so? For many reasons: If you take a string of any given length, you can enclose more area by forming it into a circle than you can by forming it into any other shape –...

Lessons from the Brevity of Fall
Laura Emerson Some people find autumn and winter depressing and prefer spring and summer. I am not among that group. To me, the brevity of a gorgeous, Alaskan fall is a very visible message to appreciate each day, each morning, each rapidly changing view. ...

Religious Naturalism Reflection
Though I was raised in the progressive, justice-focused Lutheran Christianity of my parents, over time I have come to identify as humanist or spiritually independent because my personal sense of the spiritual arises from many diverse sources within and outside of the...

More than Self Existence
Photo by Robin Stuart on Unsplash Knowing more than Human Self is an enormous part of this journey. It takes time, I am not going to lie, many in the ‘old ways’ of journeying to know self, aren’t at a space to consider that through their separation they have...