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All Gods, No Masters

Essays on practical spiritual awakening, revolutionary social change, and why they’re the same thing.

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Nov 14, 2023

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What “Illusion Is the Cause of Suffering” Means

What “Illusion Is the Cause of Suffering” Means

If there is suffering, then there is illusion.

Oct 24, 2023

A Dislocation Theory of Violence

A Dislocation Theory of Violence

Digging into the origins of our worst-handled epidemic

Oct 12, 2023

Why Guilt Is Our Stupidest Myth

Why Guilt Is Our Stupidest Myth

This illusion is standing in the way of us solving real problems

Oct 5, 2023

Welcome to Late-Stage Liberalism

Welcome to Late-Stage Liberalism

Our philosophy, like our economy, is collapsing under its own contradictions

Oct 3, 2023

The Attachment Trauma We Don’t Talk About

The Attachment Trauma We Don’t Talk About

Healthy attachment requires much more than our parents

Sep 27, 2023

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Unraveling the World of War

A primer on the spiritual, social and material meanings of the climate…

Let’s Settle the “Altruistic” vs. “Selfish” Human Nature Debate

Spoiler alert: Human nature is just……

The Cheat Code to Trauma Cycles

On the deep psychological power of the “Golden Rule”

The Anarchist in Church

I wish everyone saw the Heaven we could build right here

To #Manifest a New World from the Ashes of the Old?

The surprising intersection of New Thought and the…

Why So Many People Choose Religion Over God

The point of a door is to walk through it, not worship it.

Why Are We So Bad at Imagining Life Beyond Capitalism?

Especially when real examples of it live all…

Me and Jesus in the Back of a Van

On reading the Bible

When Is “the Revolution” Just a Coping Mechanism?

How to tell the difference between praxis and pipe…

I, Angry Animal in a Made-up World

What do we do with our rage when there’s nothing real to fight?

Yes, Spiritual Oneness Is Compatible with Identity Politics

How we fight for social justice and find…

How (and Why) to Change Your Beliefs

Beliefs have huge power to shape our lives, but most of ours are…

Our Mental Health Industry Needs Therapy

We need to bring sanity to mental health interventions…

We Need to Get Serious About Our Collective Trauma

It’s time for policy and therapy to meet in public…

What Is the World’s Love Language?

Maybe we should hug more trees

How to Make Your Relationships Authentically Harmonious

A quick guide to making decisions with others by understanding your needs

Your Needs Are Only Ever States of Being

Figuring out what those needs are and meeting them in new…

The Power of Here

The empowerment and freedom found in (at)tending to our surroundings

Waging Wellness

The path to build a healing world in the shell of the unhealed

Should I Become Enlightened or Maybe Just Go Outside?

On nature, society, and what it means to walk a…

Help! I’m Living in a Trauma Response

I can’t stop seeing it. It’s everywhere around us. Do you see it…

If You Haven’t Had a Spiritual Experience, Don’t Try to “Debunk” Spirituality

There are lots of real…

You’re Not Crazy. It’s Really Not Supposed to Be Like This.

The science is clear: you are a normal…

Do We Create Our Own Reality, or Just Influence It?

And why that’s not really the important question…

A Word on Death and Fish Guts

On committing to the dirty work of being human

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