The One True Religion: When Christianity’s Claim to Absolute Truth Resembles the Path to Totalitarianism Can a religion that claims exclusive access to truth coexist […]
The Knights Templar (officially known as the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon) were a Catholic religious and military order founded […]
Yoga inversions are often interpreted spiritually as crown-chakra practices. That makes intuitive sense. In poses such as: headstand, forearm stand, shoulder stand, or even downward-facing […]
The root chakra, or Muladhara, is often described as the chakra of grounding, survival, stability, physical existence, and our connection to the Earth. But there […]
At first glance, Buddhism appears to have something very similar to Christianity’s Devil and Hell. Buddhist art contains: demons, terrifying beings, judges of the dead, […]
For thousands of years, divination has involved physical objects. Yarrow stalks. Coins. Bones. Cards. Stones. Dice. The physical act seems important. You hold the objects. […]
When the name Genghis Khan is mentioned, spirituality is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. The popular image is dominated by: conquest, […]
A country can be understood in many ways. Politically. Economically. Historically. Culturally. But there is also a more symbolic possibility: What if a civilization can […]
Taoism creates an interesting problem when confronted with oppressive government. Its philosophy praises: non-forcing, flexibility, humility, withdrawal, simplicity, and flowing around obstacles rather than smashing […]
If we treat the Devil as an archetype of division, deception, domination, addiction, inversion, and the surrender of human agency, then an interesting question follows […]
