The Pulse of Spirit

The Atlantic magazine just published “Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out,” an article by Derek Thompson. It includes this reporting and commentary: From 2003 to 2022, American men reduced their average hours of face-to-face socializing by about 30 percent. For unmarried

A lot has been happening this past week. Several friends have reported to me that people in their lives are facing major issues, some of which are a matter of life or death. There is certainly a lot up in

What does it mean to turn to the source of life in oneself? If we were Muslims, we might turn towards Mecca. But this place is not a physical place, even though a physical place can symbolize it. It is

Attunement is an energy medicine practice and a consciousness practice. The Attunement process relies on the velocity experienced by the practitioner. Velocity is more than speed. It is the speed of something in a certain direction. We can imagine an

In the early years of the Vietnam War, Pete Seeger took words from Ecclesiastes and turned them into the song Turn, Turn, Turn, popularized by the folk-rock band The Byrds. Here are the final lyrics of the song: To everything

There is so much that people believe about Jesus. Here he was, perhaps the greatest spiritual teacher the world has ever known. But how much are his profound teachings received, understood, and followed? Even by those who call themselves Christians. Part of

Sometimes, it is hard to find the truth of a historical figure and the truth of what they brought to the world. It can be so shrouded in other people’s reactions and what they thought of them that you can

Recently, driving in the car, I was listening to a country music station playing Christmas songs—songs like “All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan,” “Leroy The Redneck Reindeer,” and “Christmas Isn’t Canceled (Just You).” What does this have

There is a flurry of events on the calendar at this time of year. Hanukkah, celebrating the reclaiming of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Maccabees, just ended. The winter solstice is on Thursday at 8:27 p.m. in Colorado. New

How is your holiday season going? On the Christian calendar, we are in Advent, the time preceding the celebration of the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day. On the commercial calendar, we have twelve shopping days until Christmas. And on