Very interesting read, thank you for taking your time writing this. I actually found a bit of myself in all three groups (a spiritual faithful remix, if you will) with absolutely no desire for community. Interesting ties with the individual pursuit and internet. Looking forward to reading more!
Thank you for this Maggie. I feel the religious and spiritual landscape is only going to continue changing. It makes sense, when we’re all searching for meaning and purpose, when we’re trying to be open to expansion and change in many ways but the traditional templates of practice are not. It’s a bit of a rebellion that has been long coming. I only fear that we lose some really beautiful aspects because of our hubris and conviction for our own individual preferences. One thing I crave is to be in communion with others to have daily or weekly practices that ground life. No matter our religious affiliation in any hybrid form, we make sense of the world around and inside of us by being with the other. I recently published a piece on New Age & Religion, their topical pros and cons, learning about the Religious Remix sounds like a really good first try at harmonizing the future of spiritual consciousness.
Yes to all of that—we’ve got to preserve communality, especially as we continue going down the individuality path. We need people AND we need meaning and purpose. Sitting with others for grounding practices is also something I deeply crave, although I’m not sure in what form that will come yet. Thanks for reading, I loved your piece on New Age & Religion as well!
Very interesting read, thank you for taking your time writing this. I actually found a bit of myself in all three groups (a spiritual faithful remix, if you will) with absolutely no desire for community. Interesting ties with the individual pursuit and internet. Looking forward to reading more!
Thank you for this Maggie. I feel the religious and spiritual landscape is only going to continue changing. It makes sense, when we’re all searching for meaning and purpose, when we’re trying to be open to expansion and change in many ways but the traditional templates of practice are not. It’s a bit of a rebellion that has been long coming. I only fear that we lose some really beautiful aspects because of our hubris and conviction for our own individual preferences. One thing I crave is to be in communion with others to have daily or weekly practices that ground life. No matter our religious affiliation in any hybrid form, we make sense of the world around and inside of us by being with the other. I recently published a piece on New Age & Religion, their topical pros and cons, learning about the Religious Remix sounds like a really good first try at harmonizing the future of spiritual consciousness.
Yes to all of that—we’ve got to preserve communality, especially as we continue going down the individuality path. We need people AND we need meaning and purpose. Sitting with others for grounding practices is also something I deeply crave, although I’m not sure in what form that will come yet. Thanks for reading, I loved your piece on New Age & Religion as well!
I’m a member of The Church of Rugby.
You definitely are!
Really good article. I just realized in thinking about my group of friends that we are all religious nones.
It’s a lot of us!!