Herman H. Douma 🌿inFourth WaveIndigenous and Earth-based Religions Embrace Natural Sexual DiversityLGBTQIA2S+ identities and genders in the world’s religions1d ago11d ago1
Herman H. Douma 🌿The Netherlands, Slaughterhouse of Europe. Can You Live With That?In the Netherlands, we kill 1.4 million chickens, 40,000 pigs and 5,800 cattle. Per day. Can you live with that?2d ago2d ago
Herman H. Douma 🌿inFourth WaveFive Lessons From the Feminist Spirituality MovementWhen a distant, punishing god is not your spiritual ideal3d ago23d ago2
Herman H. Douma 🌿The Circle Of Life: Surprising Things You Can Learn From CompostingNot a member? Read here!4d ago4d ago
Herman H. Douma 🌿The #1 Thing that Makes Mystical Experiences so Important for Your Mental HealthMystical experiences are some of the most well-studied types of spiritual experiences. They involve a fading sense of self and intense…Sep 18Sep 18
Herman H. Douma 🌿inFourth WaveHow do Abortion, Ecofeminism, and the Sacredness of All Life Combine?Acknowledging that abortion is morally complicated doesn’t demand its prohibitionSep 182Sep 182
Herman H. Douma 🌿The #7 Aspects Psychedelic Users Report as Mystical ExperienceOne night, I thought I’d give psychedelics a try. I was with my friend, who was there to look out for me, in a quiet room with soft…Sep 17Sep 17
Herman H. Douma 🌿inFaces in the Clouds, Traces in the GrassHow Sexual Selection Theory Can Help You Understand Religion and Religious PeopleReligion, as an evolutionary adaptation, can help people cooperate better. According to sexual selection theory, it can also improve…Sep 17Sep 17
Herman H. Douma 🌿Unchurched: How the Netherlands Became One of the Most Secular Countries in the WorldAs a young kid in the Netherlands, I thought everyone went to church. Every Sunday, I walked with my parents to church (twice). Until I was…Sep 152Sep 152
Herman H. Douma 🌿inFaces in the Clouds, Traces in the GrassWe See Human Minds Everywhere: Faces in the Clouds, Traces in the GrassAccording to Stewart Guthrie, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Fordham University, religion-like phenomena can best be understood as…Sep 14Sep 14