News
Ecospirituality is tremendously beneficial but may hinder environmental efforts, say researchers
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New research says our connection with nature is empirically beneficial and may help us navigate the current challenges to healing the Earth.
News
WV seeks Constitutional Amendment to Codify the Bible as the “utmost authority for human moral behavior”
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Newly proposed legislation in West Virginia seeks to codify the Bible not only as the “utmost authority for human moral behavior” but also an “n accurate historical record of human and natural history.”
News
Poll Finds Americans leaving Christianity Slowed while Spiritual and Nonreligious seems to be Rising
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The Pew Research Center’s latest study reveals a slowing of individuals leaving Christianity after years of decline, while religiously unaffiliated Americans remain a significant group. Non-Christian religions have grown slightly, reflecting a shift toward diverse spiritual identities amid broader secularization trends in the U.S. religious landscape.
Europe
Maenads, satyrs, and initiates: friezes of Dionysiac mysteries uncovered in Pompeii
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Archaeologists have discovered a monumental frieze depicting worshipers of Dionysus in a newly excavated portion of Pompeii. The near-life-size paintings portray a procession of Dionysiac figures participating in an initiation ritual as part of the deity’s mystery cult.
Living
Seeing the World Upside Down
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The Hanged Man tarot card encourages observation and taking the role of non-action. We surrender our need to do something in favor of waiting to see what happens. We look at the world from a non-traditional stance: hanging upside down, which clears our vision and allows us to find a solution from the forest that surrounds us rather than the trees that are too numerous to count.