I finished reading Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's Before We Visit the Goddess today, and I'd like to share a few passages from 125-128, the pages that had the most impact on me. The book is an excellent read, and in the selections below, I've tried to avoid spoilers. Far as I know, I've never been inside … Continue reading A Miscellany of Quotations: A Few Thought-Provoking Passages from Fiction
Month: November 2022
November 2022: Heading Into Late Autumn
Let's begin this monthly update with a photograph of dried flowers that I found at the farmer's market during the first weekend of November, which I offered to Aphrodite. It is her season, after all. One of the reasons I love this card from Susan Seddon Boulet is that the artist did not hypersexualize Aphrodite. … Continue reading November 2022: Heading Into Late Autumn
A Visual Representation of Intellectual Development
Sometimes, I mention that I was extremely overconfident in my teens and early 20s, which was followed by a colossal intellectual paralysis of self-doubt in my late 20s that resolved in my early 30s, thank Apollon. It's very common to need to work through things in one's 20s, go to therapy, do self-development, &c., &c., … Continue reading A Visual Representation of Intellectual Development
We’re Probably Not Prepared
A few months ago, some new Pew stats dropped — a model of what happens if Christianity continues to down-trend. In the model, America becomes dominated by "nones" (and everyone grouped with them, presumably including the "spiritual but not religious" crowd). The information Pew provides on the release itself clarifies that: Under each of the … Continue reading We’re Probably Not Prepared
Seira Org Charts
As a follow-up to my most recent post on the divine series, I would like to share some Google Draw diagrams that I've made to use when explaining these things. I'm adding two quotations for reference to this post, but I think it's a good idea to look at them while reading another thing I've … Continue reading Seira Org Charts
On being in a God’s series
I have written at length about seira, both on this blog and in The Soul's Inner Statues. One thing I've reflected on over the past few days — seeded by interactions in a variety of places since July or so — is just how grounded and level-headed the conversation about individual people being in a God's … Continue reading On being in a God’s series
Three Thoughtworms
There are many quotations rolling around in my mind all of the time. I read a lot. Because it is (a) November and we are entering the holiday shopping season and (b) I am watching the Twitter headlines with horrified fascination, I would like to present the following three quotations. It is a sacrilege not … Continue reading Three Thoughtworms
Yes, We Should Be Rethinking Social Media
I titled this post "yes, we should be rethinking social media" because everyone can benefit from taking a step back, especially during times of turbulent change when habits are easier to break and reform.
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