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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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What is God, to an Anarchist?

What is God, to an Anarchist?

Why I believe in a higher power, but not in hierarchical power.

Aug 28, 2021

Why God is an Anarcho-Communist

Why God is an Anarcho-Communist

Jun 29, 2022

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Unraveling the World of War

Unraveling the World of War

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

Sep 14

Should I Become Enlightened or Maybe Just Go Outside?

Should I Become Enlightened or Maybe Just Go Outside?

On nature, society, and what it means to walk a spiritual path

Mar 10

Help! I’m Living in a Trauma Response

Help! I’m Living in a Trauma Response

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

Mar 8

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

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

There are lots of real things you have not personally experienced.

Mar 3

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

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

And why that’s not really the important question to ask…

Feb 27

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A Word on Death and Fish Guts

On committing to the dirty work of being human

The Tao of Prince Harry

Why the royal family is the symbol of our collective spiritual crisis.

The Thrill of Homecoming

Reflections on this rocky road to learning true belonging

Giving Thanks for Healing

How frickin’ cool is it that we have the ability to transmute pain?

I’m Afraid to Talk to Hippies

which is weird… because I am one.

Why Fat Bear Week Matters

On this Fat Bear Tuesday, we raise a glass to the cycles of nature.

In Search of a Spiritual Theory-of-Everything

The one where I attempt to weave together Animism…

The Problem with Fixating on “Natural” Things

There is wisdom in returning to nature, but we’re…

The Spiritual Case for Police Abolition

All is One, and All Cops Are Getting in the way of that.

Why Personal Lifestyle Changes Still Matter to Fight Climate Chaos

Even though they won’t fix it.

The Economy is the Root of Our Problems (but Not in the Way You Might Think)

The solution is a return…

On Looking for God in the Age of Extinction

What is the place of a spiritual practice in rebuilding…

Why I Trust the Future

The weird worldview my mother taught me gives me cause to hope in the face of…

On the Power of Recognizing I Don’t Exist

These aren’t even my thoughts.

No Class War on a Dead Planet

When the last tree has been cut down, we’ll realize we can’t actually eat the rich.

How to Stand While the World Falls Down

Advice for transmuting a disaster

It’s Time to End the False “Self-Help vs. Social Change” Debate

Yes, it is possible to fight injustice…

Realization: A Theory

[JOURNAL] On “God’s plan,” the Donner Party, and the yoga of Dolly Parton

This Is What Awakening Looks Like

Wake up to the fact that we’re waking up.

The Key Ingredient of a Healthy Society

And boy, are we missing it.

What the Fuck to Do Next

The world as we know it is crumbling. Now what?

America Needs a New Morality

Self-interest is killing us. Passivity is black pill-ing us. If only…

This Land Ain’t My Land

Privatization is a cancer. I pray we still have time left to heal.

How to Break Out of Harmful Cycles

To get unstuck from reactivity and unconscious patterns, give what…

Stop Doing Capitalism’s Dirty Work For It

Everything about our systems makes it hard to live well…

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