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Alright I’ll say it – GOD – but you fill in the blanks

By Rachel | October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 by Rachel

I went to a study group the other night on Rudolf Steiner’s Education as a Force for Social Change and for those who don’t know Steiner called his philosophy spiritual science. This may come as an oxymoron for some, but it doesn’t for me. I often describe myself as a secular Jew, but only a few people really get what I mean. I was listening to a Bill Moyers podcast on my bike ride out…

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Mere mortals with a sprinkling of fairy dust

By Rachel | January 16, 2012January 16, 2012 by Rachel

I was trying to explain spirituality to someone who is a self professed atheist. This person didn’t like Martin Luther King’s speech because it had too many religious references. My response is that we – mere mortals – are stuck in the metaphor. The one that was handed down to us so people say words and phrases like God will provide, or Jesus loves me, but when an individual sits down and contemplates his or…