Kyle Hilding of the Spiritual Download YouTube channel and I discuss spiritual anatomy: what is soul? What is mind? What is body? What is heart? What is spirit? How do these things exist in relation to one another? For the purpose of this discussion, Kyle and I created and compare two diagrams portraying our views… Continue reading Spiritual anatomy (Spiritual Download)
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Spiritual vs scientific objectivity
I want to introduce the idea that there is a form of spiritual objectivity that can be reached over a lifetime of emotional work and spiritual practice. This framework is parallel to scientific objectivity, but transcends and encompasses it. In scientific objectivity, we work to ensure that we as observers remain separate from the experiment… Continue reading Spiritual vs scientific objectivity
Intro to Magic
Where does magic come from? In what sense is it natural? What is negative magic? Why do we doubt our magical capacities? https://youtu.be/z_uB8fldiDA
An unlikely union
My whole life I’ve been distrustful of doctors. I don’t know what it is. The coldness of the waiting room, the feeling of paranoia amongst the people waiting. The feeling of being analyzed when seen by the doctor, as though the exchange is a one-way street. In me, the childhood fear of needles has never… Continue reading An unlikely union
(My) racial awakenings, visions of recompense, and an invitation to the skeptical
In this video, I discuss George Floyd's recent death at the hands of police and the awakening it created for me. I discuss the difference between awakened understanding and mental comprehension; the fact that while we can strive for awareness, we cannot control awakening; and the kinds of leadership I envision we will need to… Continue reading (My) racial awakenings, visions of recompense, and an invitation to the skeptical
