Candomblé in Rio: A Journey into Brazil’s Indigenous Spirituality
A few years ago, I spent a few months teaching ESL in Rio de Janeiro, a city that brims with...
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Visits From Beyond & The Humility Of Wonder
I do not know how to fit these experiences into my understanding of the world, but that doesn’t make them any less real.
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Poison Oak Medicine
“Don’t touch the poison oak.” Our instructor kneels down to show us the seductive, glossy-leaved...
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Heavenly Crocodiles and Crucified Men
Three weeks into Lent last spring I traveled through a strange cosmology. Almost nothing was...
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The Redemption Of Lilith
“What did Jung see in magic?” It was about this time last year that the question haunted me....
Read MoreThe Braided Way
The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.