Animism

Emotional Avoidance and Disbelief in Death

Kelley Harrell | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Dealing With Death, Grief, Animism, Shamanism, Death, Consciousness, Denying Death, Handling Death, Avoiding Death, Healthy Living News
Kelley Harrell

While I do experience that the soul in some guise persists after the form expires, I most definitely experience that our life as well as our physical death are highly relevant events in our soul's growth.

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2012 and the Spirit of the Age

William Horden | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Apocalypse, End of the World, 2012, 4 Ollin, 4 Movement, Mayan Calendar. Monument 6, Fifth Sun, Tortugero, Zeitgeist, Animism, Environmentalism, Green Movement, Culture News
William Horden

Whether the ancient Mayans intended it or not, the end of their calendar coincides with a profound turning point in human civilization.

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Totems of the Holiday Season

Kelley Harrell | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Neopaganism, Holiday Season, Neoshamanism, Totemism, Paganism, Animism, Shamanism, Healthy Living News
Kelley Harrell

As you decorate for this season, think about the totems that are important to you and the reason that they move you. Are they traditional to your family or religion? Have you discovered new totems as you explore personal meanings of the season?

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You Don't Call, You Don't Write... The Quiet Dead

Kelley Harrell | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Deathwalker, Paranormal, Psychopomp, Shamanism, Animism, Consciousness, Healthy Living Spirit, The Deceased, Relationships, The Dead, Spirits, Healthy Living News
Kelley Harrell

The thing is, there isn't anything special about people who experience spirits and those who don't. The difference is willingness and the taming of cultural domestication to see life in a fuller, less-prescribed way.

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Neoshamanism: A Call to the Western Animistic Soul

Kelley Harrell | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Neoshamanism, Animism, Cultural Appropriation, Consciousness, Western Shaman, Neopaganism, Healthy Living News
Kelley Harrell

The path of shamanism in the West is a curious thing. The dogmatic world religions of our ancestors are crumbling as institutions no longer meet the needs of the modern spiritual seeker.

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Harry Potter and the Elder Futhark

Kelley Harrell | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Elder Futhark, Harry Potter, Archetypes, Shamanism, Runes, Animism, Books News
Kelley Harrell

The Story of the Boy Who Lived Told Through Runes The Harry Potter story presents a strong, modern archetypal connection to Jung's hero's journey. As...

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Dark Green Religion And Stephen Colbert's Quest For A New Faith

Bron Taylor | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Animism, Environmentalism, The Colbert Report, Nature Religion, Stephen Colbert, Stephen Colbert Religion, Environmentalism and Religion, Dark Green Religion, Bron Taylor, Colbert Lent, Religion and Ecology, Green Faith, Religion News
Bron Taylor

Here are the top 10 reasons why dark green religion might be just what Stephen Colbert is looking for.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Babies and Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo, Earth, Japanese Culture, Emotion, Bugs, Mono No Aware, An Inconvenient Truth, Babies, Indie, Environment, Documentary, Harmony, Off Beat, Ecology, Shinto, Animism, Nature, Collecting, Art, Insects, Japan, Love, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

Sorta weird how this became the globe-trotter episode. I'd seen Babies a few weeks ago and was going to go with it as the sole focus of the show, then...

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Just Another Spiritual Oil Slick

William Horden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Greed, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Safeguarding Life, Nature Mysticism, Oil Spill, Mother Nature, Animism, Healthy Living News
William Horden

To those of us who revere nature and the future generations as sacred, this oil slick is an emotional and intellectual catastrophe.

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God Is One Mind

William Horden | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Inner Life, Religion, Communion, Dreams, Australia, Animism, One Mind, Spirituality, Neo-Animism, Australia Aboriginals, God, The Dreaming, Spirit, Healthy Living News
William Horden

It is difficult for some of us to say "God thinks each of us into being" without feeling like we're falling back on childhood Sunday school stories.

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