Mother Ayahuasca

Seeing God and sorting mother issues with a bitter brew

I wasn’t sure but from the thickness of the jungle I had a hunch I was in the Amazon. I walked into a clearing and looked up to see the clouds above twist to become an Aztec…

Life Without Religion

It can be happy, fulfilling, and good.

UBUNTU: A Philosophy (Religion) for the Future 

An African philosophy embodies the inclusivity that the world needs

The word is “Ubuntu” and it is from the Bhantu language group of southern Africa. It is an important word and…

From Nun to Now

The Story of a Former Buddhist Nun 

Why the U.S. State Department Should Take My Introduction to Religious Studies Course

What if God is a Tuber?

What ancient Oca, Mashua, Ulluco, and Yacon are telling us about the meaning…

Ethical Business and the five Yogic Sutras of the Aquarian Age

Yogi Bhajan and his spiritual…

What is Standing between You and Inner Peace?

Meditation tips for a stubborn mind and a sore ass

Judaism Next

a response to the Pew Study of American Jews

A Portrait of Jewish Americans, the recent Pew study of American Jewish life, has grabbed the attention of many liberal rabbis, myself among them. What troubles the rabbis I’ve been talking with is that…

Visions + Addiction: On Pipes, Porcelain and The Boogie Man

There are demons that haunt us in our…