A discussion of morality and values – asking the question, which is more important? Honesty or Compassion? Both are important and both can benefit your life here and now, but is one more important than the other?   Subscribe to The Spiritual Naturalist Society Learn about Membership in the Spiritual Naturalist Society __________ The Spiritual Naturalist Society works to spread awareness of spiritual naturalism as a way of life, develop its thought and practice, and help bring together like-minded practitioners... Read more

Over the course of my comparative studies, there are some general traits I’ve noticed which seem to be shared between those wisdom streams and I thought it could be helpful to point them out. Here are some traits that are a sign of a good and healthy spiritual path… 10. Aim of True Happiness Good spirituality will have as its aim the happiness of the practitioner. Of course, deep understanding of what this entails is essential. By ‘True Happiness’ we... Read more

We are experiencing a new Copernican shift that is revolutionizing our spirituality.  It is undermining our sense of humanity as something privileged in the universe, the sole possessor of “soul”, standing above the beasts and apart from the inert dust of soil.  It is questioning our free will, our magical power to move ourselves amidst the billiard-ball jumble that moves everything else in the universe.  Our spirituality will have to change to embrace this new vision of humanity. The old... Read more

A friend told me last week that he recently, and suddenly, became an atheist—and wished he wasn’t… I had seen him move from conservative Christian, to a Christian with a more liberal belief about scripture, to something even more general over the past few years. He said he was thinking a few days ago and realized he didn’t even really believe the last bit, and let it go. What intrigued me most was his expression that he wished he wasn’t... Read more

Author’s note: This is our first post here on Patheos.com. Many thanks to them for having us and to Patheos readers for reading! We hope the content our writers provide will be interesting and helpful and look forward to hearing from you!   Many may not have heard the term yet, but Spiritual Naturalism is going to be something you’ll probably hear more about in the future. Also called Religious Naturalism by some, it’s basically a way of life that... Read more