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Above and Beyond the 5 Senses
by Kathleen O'Keefe
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A Platform for Spiritual Authors/Writers/Speakers?

As a spiritual writer or speaker, you have probably read or heard the word “Platform” thrown...
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Companions on the Journey
by Fr. Seán ÓLaoire
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Keeping Conversations Open: Three Things to Consider

Why do some conversations seem to flow easily, while others careen off the cliff faster than we...
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Debra Landwehr Engle "Everyday Miracles"
by Debra Diane Engle
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5 Spiritual Steps to Ease Tensions with North Korea

With tension growing about North Korea, it’s clear that if we feel fear, we’re simply adding to...
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Essence of the One
by Essence of the One
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Hello Rumi Tuesday: I Need A Do-Over!

Jalal al-Din Rumi "If God said, 'Rumi, pay homage to everything that has helped you to...
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EVOLUTIONARY POWER
by Julie Colwell, PhD
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Blessing our human wholeness

It's the season of Thanksgiving. But are you ready to see the blessing of your human wholeness?...
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Exploring the Prayerfield
by Celeste Yacoboni
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Whole-body blessing, at your fingertips, in every moment

As winter approaches and the weather gets colder, I find myself looking out the window a lot. I...
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Field Notes on Living
by Mark Nepo
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All We Can Hope For

I’ve known this world in all its splendor and breakage for a lifetime. Or has it been a moment,...
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A Glimpse of Awakening by Loch Kelly
by Loch Kelly
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Chronic Pain Relief with Loch’s Effortless Mindfulness Method

I have lived with chronic pain since 2004. At 45 years old, I was diagnosed with thyroid...
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A Happy Medium
by Kristy Robinett
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Dream the Dream on this Harvest Moon

You may have noticed it the last couple days. Short tempers. Agitated drivers. Weird questions....
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Heavenly Creatures
by Joanne Brokaw
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The election, fear, and an opportunity for change

Don't allow yourself to remain mired in the political muck that has consumed America this election...
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Holy Rover
by Lori Erickson
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Holy Rover Makes Its Debut

The newly released Holy Rover: Journeys in Search of Mystery, Miracles, and God is a memoir told...
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Holyscapes
by Jason M. Brown
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Crucifixion of the Earth

The other day I went for a walk along a high bluff overlooking the Fraser River. I stumbled upon a...
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Interspirituality for the Modern Day Seeker
by Gudjon Bergmann
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Meditation and the 36th Chamber of Shaolin

What does the movie The 36th Chamber of Shaolin have to do with modern approaches to teaching...
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It's Your Future: Astrology with Matthew Currie
by Matthew Currie
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'Doctor Who' Casts A Woman, The Internet Loses It

“We’re billions of years beyond your petty obsession with gender and its associated stereotypes.”...
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Just Ask Jay
by Jay Lane
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Shopping Spirits? My Trip to the Mall

Is there such a thing as shopping spirits? Watch me as I go shopping in a local mall in Northern...
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Just One Thing
by Just One Thing
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Give No One Cause to Fear You

What puts people at ease? The Practice: Give no one cause to fear you. Why? We evolved to be...
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Just One Thing
by Rick Hanson
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The Awakening Factor of Samadhi

Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled, “The...
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Karuna
by Karuna
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Bear Grip Mudra with Ken Wilber

Earlier this summer I was honored to accompany a distinguished group of thought leaders in the...
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Living Tao with Ilchi Lee
by Ilchi Lee
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The Longing for Deep Connection with Ourselves and Beyond

Psychologists tell us that a strong support system of family and friends is necessary for a happy,...
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Luminous Living with Miriam Ava
by Miriam Ava
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Beyond Election Day: Sacred America, Sacred World

With only a few days to go until Election Day, the stakes couldn’t be higher. We’re choosing our...
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Molly Wingate, Plain Speaking
by Molly Wingate
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Farewell, Friends! Thank you for a Great Year

I won't quit being a Quaker or thinking hard about how to be a Friend in these times. Our...
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Mystic Post
by Stephen Ryan
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Crisis Magazine's hack piece on Medjugorje mocks young Catholics - Reporter fails to mention the Vatican's conclusions of their five-year investigation into the events.

By Stephen Ryan Stephen Ryan Publisher of Mystic Post I don't really want to spend a lot of time...
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Pit Stop for the Spiritually Bamboozled
by Gerard Murphy
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Kirtan: “Yoga of the Heart”

Jai Ma, Jai Jai Ma Saraswati, Saraswati.. As rain clouds closed in on Whitetop Yoga in downtown...
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Poets & Lunatics
by Wendy Murray
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What To Do When You Are Unceremoniously Insulted

I am re-posting a piece I wrote almost five years ago, because, despite the passage of time, the...
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Project Awaken
by Project Awaken
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Re-Reading Scripture: Self-Centered vs. Spirit-Centered (Romans 8)

"But you aren't self-centered. Instead, you are in the Spirit, if in fact God's Spirit lives in...
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Race & Grace
by Dr. Sam Kline
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Are You As Racially Colorblind As You Think Are?

Many of us have approached race like the Field of Dreams movie: "If we build walls to ignore race,...
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Revealing Your LuminEssence
by Carl Studna
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Being Deeply Rooted

As we move into the winter season, I'm looking out of my office window gazing at thousands of pine...
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Sarah Over the Moon
by Sarah Moon
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About That Anti-Abortion Meme Y'all Keep Sharing

I have seen this anti-abortion meme make the rounds on Facebook one too many times over the past...
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Soul & Spirit
by Thomas Moore
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Aging is a Deep Initiation

As I write this, I’m gearing up for a modest book tour to promote my new work Ageless Soul....
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The Spiritual Naturalist
by The Spiritual Naturalist
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Update regarding SNS new articles!

The Spiritual Naturalist Society will no longer be posting on Patheos. Please follow our articles...
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Spirituality and Consciousness
by Pamala Oslie
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What Does Your Aura Reveal About You?

We all emit energy, an aura. Science calls it an electromagnetic field. Even if we can’t see this...
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Spirituality Itself
by Spirituality Itself
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3 Ways to Live More Mindfully

Research validates the benefits of meditation and mindfulness techniques to reduce the stress and...
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Strategic Monk
by Greg Richardson
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Practices From the Inside Out: Breathing In and Breathing Out

Breathing In and Breathing Out Many of us practice specific ways of trying to strengthen spiritual...
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Voices of Women of Spirit and Faith
by Voices of Women of Spirit and Faith
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Women of Faith Will Prevail

Last month women gathered via signals across the country to share, to listen, and to try to make...
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Wake Up Call
by Tom Rapsas
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How to Make the Most of “The Second Half” of Life

Every once in a while, I meet a person who radiates joy. These are people who seem to glow with an...
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