Calling oneself a “Spiritual Freethinker” might seem a contradiction in terms, since “freethought” is generally equated with Atheism. In fact, I was once declined membership into a “Freethought” organization because on the application I answered “yes” to the question, “Do you believe in a supernatural being (i.e. ‘God’)?” I was actually quite surprised by this. … Continue reading The Spiritual Freethinker
I’m one of those people who consider themselves “Spiritual, but not Religious”. And what I mean by this is that while I am open to exploring the realms of consciousness and connectivity, I have no interest in doctrines and dogmas. The basic difference between spirituality and religion is that spirituality is about direct personal experience, … Continue reading The Fine Line Between Spirituality and Delusion
I remember as a child attending my uncle’s wedding. During the ceremony my grandfather turned to me and said, as adults often do, “One day you’ll be getting married.” I shook my head, and he laughed. He must have assumed that, being a young boy, I thought that girls were icky. But that wasn’t the … Continue reading A Spiritual Perspective on Marriage
Gender nonconformity, or gender variance, is an umbrella term which covers a wide variety of behaviors that deviate from social or biological norms concerning one’s birth gender. The most familiar (and controversial) of these is homosexuality, which is defined as romantic and/or sexual attraction, or sexual interaction between members of the same biological gender. And … Continue reading A Spiritual Perspective on Gender Nonconformity
It would seem, in most cultures, that we derive much of our personal identity from our biological sex. And in such cultures there are strong divisions between men and women regarding societal roles and behavior. These gender roles are conditioned in us from such an early age that we grow to assume that they are natural. … Continue reading Restoring Balance Between the Masculine and Feminine
In our society we can find many examples of intolerance in relation to lifestyle, religion, sexuality and the like. Often the things which we find intolerable are harmless to ourselves and to others, and yet we react to them as though they are highly detrimental. We may site various reasons for our intolerance, all of … Continue reading At the Root of Intolerance
There’s this idea in the dating world that “nice guys finish last”, or that women prefer jerks over nice guys. And on the surface it does often seem to be this way. But there’s a lot more going on beneath the surface than we care to realize, and I’d like to shed a little more … Continue reading Why Nice Guys Finish Last
Monogamy has been the social standard for romantic relationships for quite some time, but more and more people are beginning to realize that most of us just aren’t wired that way. In fact, many so-called “monogamous” relationships aren’t truly monogamous when you examine them more deeply. But having agreed to remain exclusive, our exploration of … Continue reading Transitioning from Monogamy to an Open Relationship
