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Becoming prayer

Silentium • 659 implied HN points • 26 Oct 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. Being in silence can help deepen our connection to prayer. It's a good way to focus and reflect on our thoughts.
  2. Taking time for quiet moments can lead to peace and clarity in our lives. It's worth making it a regular practice.
  3. Inviting silence into our daily routine can transform how we think and feel. It allows us to slow down and appreciate the moment.

Silence of the heart

Silentium • 439 implied HN points • 09 Oct 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. Silence can be a powerful tool for self-reflection and understanding. Taking time to be quiet helps us connect with our feelings.
  2. Embracing moments of silence allows us to find peace and clarity in our busy lives. It lets us step back and appreciate our thoughts.
  3. Listening to our inner voice in silence can lead to personal growth and insight. It encourages us to think deeply about our experiences and beliefs.

Calling all rooted women ...

The Art of Enchantment, with Dr Sharon Blackie • 2935 implied HN points • 04 Nov 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. The post highlights the focus on ancestral ties and the upcoming book 'Hearth', emphasizing the importance of place and heritage in storytelling and creativity.
  2. The author shares insights about the North Sea, childhood memories, and the inspiration that nature and history provide for her work on folklore and traditions.
  3. There are exciting updates about the upcoming 'Rooted Woman Oracle' and an online event 'The Descent', showcasing the author's exploration of myths, rituals, and empowerment through storytelling.

The owl season

The Art of Enchantment, with Dr Sharon Blackie • 2536 implied HN points • 07 Oct 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. The newsletter discusses folklore, book releases, and interviews about myths and legends, emphasizing the importance of nature and storytelling.
  2. The writer shares personal reflections on aging, seasonal changes, and the joy of creating in solitude, highlighting the cyclical nature of elderhood and the importance of setting boundaries.
  3. The post also features updates on community events, reading recommendations, and a workshop on the myth of Psyche and Eros, showcasing a diverse range of literary content and upcoming activities.
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The Hagitude program – now available on-demand

The Art of Enchantment, with Dr Sharon Blackie • 1996 implied HN points • 01 Oct 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. The Hagitude program is now available as a self-study, on-demand course after the live yearlong membership program ended.
  2. The program focuses on navigation through menopause, understanding elder women in myth, embracing one's Inner Hag, and passing down wisdom to benefit the Earth community.
  3. The self-study program includes extensive resources like module workbooks, webinar recordings, guest teacher workshops, creative writing prompts, and dreamwork sessions.

Acting ourselves into new ways of thinking

The Joyous Struggle • 474 implied HN points • 29 Jan 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. It's easier to act your way into a new way of thinking than think your way into a new way of acting.
  2. Neuroplasticity refers to the brain's ability to change, but it requires effort and consistency to make significant changes.
  3. Cultivating spiritual practices can lead to structural changes in the brain and help develop qualities like empathy, compassion, and patience.

Gnosticism: Awakenings

Secretum Secretorum • 454 implied HN points • 09 Jan 25
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. Gnosticism encourages personal spiritual journeys and questions conventional religious authority. It's about believing in your own spiritual nature rather than strictly following church rules.
  2. Throughout history, different groups have revived Gnostic ideas, often facing persecution for their beliefs. Figures like Menocchio and movements like Frankism challenged mainstream beliefs, showing the ongoing struggle for spiritual expression.
  3. Recent New Age movements echo Gnostic principles by prioritizing personal experience over traditional teachings. They seek to redefine spirituality in a way that feels more authentic and individualistic.

The Case For Life

Weekly Wisdom • 119 implied HN points • 24 May 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. The question of whether life is worthwhile is often pondered in times of distress, highlighting the nature of the mind.
  2. The emergence of life preceded the application of logic, leading to a mysterious and unanswerable question of why life exists.
  3. The root cause of suffering is often attributed to disconnection with oneself, others, and the environment, suggesting that feeling connected can dissolve doubts about the worth of life.

Bootstrapping a Relationship With a God You Don't Believe in

apxhard • 51 implied HN points • 23 Jul 25
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. Believing in something starts with small experiments. Just like testing a business idea, you can try acting as if God is real and see what happens.
  2. You gather evidence as you try new things, like praying or being kind, which can build your belief over time. When positive outcomes happen, it makes it easier to trust and believe more.
  3. It's about making a choice to act with trust and goodness, even when it's hard. Over time, this can lead to a better outlook on life and help reduce stress and fear.

Planting Crops Of Meaning

Weekly Wisdom • 139 implied HN points • 22 Dec 22
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. John Vervaeke's work provides valuable insights on existential meaning and wisdom.
  2. The meaning crisis is part of a larger meta-crisis that includes environmental, health, socio-economic, political, and judicial aspects.
  3. Vervaeke introduces the 'four P's of knowing' (propositional, procedural, perspectival, participatory) and emphasizes the need for developing perspectival and participatory knowing to combat the meaning crisis.

Wednesday Wisdom #2

Weekly Wisdom • 99 implied HN points • 30 Nov 22
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. Gratitude is powerful: It's a portal to understanding the interconnectedness of all things.
  2. Explore interesting concepts: Consider watching videos like Neuroenlightenment and Initiation to Game B.
  3. Planning and creating: Engage in projects like publishing articles on breathwork, expanding on ideas about gratitude and interbeing, and delving into concepts like John Vervaeke's work.

BOMBSHELL ... just kidding. My thoughts on the alien disclosure talk

Tessa Fights Robots • 26 implied HN points • 23 Jan 25
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. Life exists beyond Earth and in different dimensions. We only understand a small part of what is around us.
  2. People with power often try to control and exploit all forms of life, whether human, animal, or alien.
  3. Personal freedom is important, and no one should feel forced to accept something harmful, like a vaccine against a so-called alien flu.

Fragments, Chapter 12, pp.254-259 - Reading Club posting 46

Journal of Gurdjieff Studies • 19 implied HN points • 11 Aug 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. Sex plays a significant role in human life, acting as the principal driving force of mechanicalness, but the abuse of sex lies in the wrong function of centers and the borrowing of energy.
  2. Creating a permanent center of gravity is crucial for self-work, starting with valuing the work, school, and understanding the aimlessness of other aspects of life.
  3. The sex center, when functioning with its own energy, can be at a high level of being, ensuring that all other centers operate correctly in their places and with their own energies.

Introduction and Bibliography

Journal of Gurdjieff Studies • 59 implied HN points • 26 Apr 22
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. George Ivanovich Gurdjieff, the founder of the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man, dedicated twenty years of his life traveling in the East to seek real knowledge and the sense of life.
  2. To delve into Gurdjieff's teachings, background knowledge of his writings and the secondary literature is usually assumed.
  3. Recommended initial preparatory reading includes works like 'In Search of the Miraculous' by Ouspensky and 'Teachings of Gurdjieff' by Nott, followed by Gurdjieff's three series: 'Beelzebub's Tales to his Grandson', 'Meetings with Remarkable Men', and 'Life is real only then, when I am.'

We Are Nobody's Slaves

Tessa Fights Robots • 10 implied HN points • 13 Jun 25
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. People often act out of anger when they feel stressed and helpless. It’s important to stay calm and think things through instead.
  2. Different perspectives can all hold some truth, and yelling won’t resolve disagreements. Taking a moment to breathe and reflect can help us find common ground.
  3. Our emotions can sometimes be influenced by outside sources. Understanding this can help us take control of our feelings and not let anyone manipulate us.

How to Read the Future

Autoscriptorium • 19 implied HN points • 26 Feb 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. There are various unconventional methods of divination mentioned, ranging from Wikipediamancy to Swoleomancy and many more.
  2. The post emphasizes the idea that these methods might reflect one's desires and readiness to believe in the future residing within oneself.
  3. Each method, like Retinamancy and Iridomancy, involves unique actions to divine meaning, showcasing a diverse range of approaches.

The Cosmic Cadence

Worthy Patterns • 19 implied HN points • 05 Jan 25
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. The universe is seen as eternal, suggesting a connection to a supreme entity or force that binds everything together.
  2. Our souls are eternal and continue to exist beyond a single lifetime, meaning we are more than just our physical bodies.
  3. Actions have consequences, which is the idea of karma. What we do in life affects our future, and there are repeating cycles in the universe that we can learn from.

A Fresh Start: When Stuff Happens

DruGroup • 59 implied HN points • 07 Feb 22
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. Life doesn't always go as planned and unexpected things can change our goals. It's important to recognize where we are now and figure out what we can do next.
  2. Sometimes, our own shortcomings can stop us from reaching our new year goals. Acknowledging these challenges can help us regroup and try again.
  3. Finding peace during tough times is possible by focusing on positive and uplifting thoughts. Simple practices like gratitude and meditation can help us find calm even in chaos.

Secret forces—The I Ching and matters of the heart

The Pamplet • 30 implied HN points • 29 Feb 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. Engaging with text in interactive ways can lead to significant improvement in skills and creativity, transcending just passive reading.
  2. Historically, various cultures placed importance on the heart's role in cognition and emotions, indicating a deep interconnection between heart and brain.
  3. Listening to the subtle impulses of the heart, following them confidently, can lead to originality, satisfaction, and a sense of quiet joy.

The Dangers of "Repressed Special"- Part One

What's Important? • 15 implied HN points • 22 Oct 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. Intelligent and successful people can face unique challenges when they pursue a spiritual life. This can lead to mistakes if they're not careful.
  2. Having spiritual awareness can make someone more powerful, but it can also amplify their ego, which can cause problems.
  3. It's important to create safe and loving environments for personal growth, to help reduce unnecessary suffering during the journey.

Fragments, Chapter 1 - pp.3-9

Journal of Gurdjieff Studies • 19 implied HN points • 09 Sep 22
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. The author embarked on a journey seeking the 'miraculous' and believed the East held the key to a new reality.
  2. The concept of 'schools' or learning communities for self-development evolved from fantastical to more concrete during the author's travels.
  3. Encountering individuals and ideas related to psychology, chemistry, and mystical practices in the East shifted the author's perspectives on magic and the extraordinary.

An Invitation into my Aliveness

The Edge of Practice • 19 implied HN points • 10 Oct 21
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. The writer shares personal struggles and fears about embracing their full potential and aliveness.
  2. They express the importance of staying present in their aliveness and being true to themselves through their creative work.
  3. The writer is on a journey to redefine their relationship with goals, embrace their divine purpose, and share their experiences openly with others.

How the Wellness Community Lost Its Mind

Daniel Pinchbeck’s Newsletter • 22 implied HN points • 09 Jul 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Spiritual Practices
  1. The term 'conspirituality' describes the fusion of conspiracy theories with the yoga and wellness community, leading to dangerous beliefs and support for extremist movements.
  2. The book 'Conspirituality' critiques popular thinkers and activists in the wellness community, acknowledging the need for critical analysis of esoteric beliefs.
  3. Despite its valuable analysis, 'Conspirituality' is criticized for swinging too far in the opposite direction, promoting reductive materialism and extreme criticism of alternative practices.

Winding Down With Love College and the Dalai Lama’s Twitter Account

The False Consensus Effect • 19 implied HN points • 21 May 21
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. The author reflects on the importance of love and wisdom, suggesting that focusing on early love and courting happiness can bring insight and joy to life.
  2. The text discusses societal issues, mentioning the impact of modernity on happiness, the neglect of love in public discourse, and the pursuit of careerism over true happiness.
  3. There is a critical reflection on the Dalai Lama and the concept of compassion, questioning his style, the perception of enlightenment, and the importance of personal responsibility over societal actions.

Faith

Splattern • 19 implied HN points • 23 Jul 21
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. Rejecting one idea of God doesn't mean you can't create your own idea of God. It's important to find a belief that feels right for you.
  2. Faith can be seen differently in religious and scientific communities. While faith is a virtue in religion, science values doubt and questioning.
  3. Even in math and logic, there’s a level of faith that better explanations exist. This shows that faith isn’t just for the religious, but important in every field of exploration.

A torch in our hands

The Practitioner • 0 implied HN points • 13 Feb 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spiritual Practices
  1. The torch in our hands symbolizes our unique perspectives and the importance of sharing them.
  2. Aligning with life involves accepting change and uncertainty as part of the journey.
  3. Key qualities for aligning with life include learning through observation and theory, and embodying wisdom through action and feedback.