The Pulse of Spirit

For millennia, people have used physical experiences as gateways to spiritual ones, whether through yoga, bowing in prayer, visiting a shrine, or the Christian practice of partaking in bread and wine. Even the simple act of gathering with others in

Philosopher Josiah Royce first used the term Beloved Community in the early 20th century. He saw Beloved Community as an ideal, experienced as the participants fully dedicate themselves to the cause of loyalty, truth, and reality itself. He believed that loyalty

The word primal is from the Latin word primus, which simply means first. So, our primal spirituality is our first spirituality, the spirituality we were born with, and not necessarily the one we were taught if we were taught one. It is the spirituality

Savannah Guthrie, a morning news anchor in America, just published a book entitled Mostly What God Does. What she is saying is that mostly what God does is love us. It is a good reminder, and I invoke it here. Being aware

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