We journey together on a quest for mental, emotional, and spiritual freedom. We have a Wide range of conversations, but they are typically about getting free from manipulative and abusive forms of religion, and ways to get centered and maintain spiritual practices beyond dogmatism through various contemplative and philosophical teachings and methods, such as that of the Tao Te Ching.
Remember, if you’re wondering whether to confront something illegal, don’t hesitate, be empowered to go straight to the authorities. But what about those areas that are not so obvious? For that, we look at just war theory to contemplate the best ways to proceed.
Read MoreSometimes religions get in their own way through religiosity. Sometimes the folks getting scolded are the ones that had it right all along.
Read MoreForgiveness is a mark of the community of the followers of Jesus, according to the Apostle's Creed. It is also often said in New Age self-help circles that you should forgive because it is good for you. While we recognize the importance and power of forgiveness we also discuss some of the ways in which forgiveness is misused to keep people quiet about injustice.
Read More“You’re not a protagonist. And that at first sounds disheartening, but you realize it’s also freeing. You don’t have to be the Harry Potter or the Luke Skywalker. You are yourself. And you will have to live life as yourself.” —Auggie Mallinson
Read MoreWhat does it mean to be spiritual? And how does this concept differ from magic and religion?
Read More“Intuition involves the subconscious network of multiple senses. When you are dealing with unknown circumstances, or when you’re a familiar spot and something feels off, the reason we say you should trust that, even though you don’t know why you think that, is because your brain might be picking up on sights, sounds, and smells that you can’t quite understand yet.”
Read MoreWe want to encourage all educators to help students view the world clearly, which is more important than learning so-called “worldviews.”
Read More“We’ve known you all these years, but we never knew you were struggling with this condition.”
Read More“This former hippie commune was the only place in America were we’ve felt comfortable hitchhiking.”—Stacie
Read MoreThese highway signs about Jesus are sort of traumatizing after a few thousand miles.
Read More“You pay them money and they try to take more money. You stay for free and they try to serve you dinner.”
— Jeff
Read MoreWho owns you? Does your father? Your spouse? Your church? God?
Read MoreJeremiah 32:35: "And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin."
Read More"Look for truth that is like a solid granite mountain face. Let all fragile constructs dash to pieces against it."
Read More“Recognizing guilt can lead to healing. Slinging shame is a tool religious wolves often use to get you to comply.”
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