spirituality

Christine Skolnik

Jan 20, 20221 min read

Exploring the Paranormal

Lots of fascinating content in this issue of Watkins MIND BODY SPIRIT . . . including my interview with Terje Simonsen, which focuses on...

Christine Skolnik

Dec 2, 20204 min read

Secular Messianism, Myths of Progress, and the Fall of Time

The following is an excerpt (set of excerpts) from a previous SLSA talk, and a companion piece to Sam Stoeltje's recent post, Spivak on...

Sam Stoeltje

Nov 17, 20204 min read

Spivak on the Supernatural (Yes, you read that correctly)

Dualism, or dvaita, becomes through Spivak’s learned (but as she continually emphasizes, non-specialist) consideration, a way of seeing or

Christine Skolnik

Sep 24, 20202 min read

Symposium on Metaphysical Enterprises

By Nat Mengist We hope this invitation finds you safe and greets you with high spirits! Near the pandemic’s beginnings, ten friends came...

Sam Stoeltje

Aug 24, 20206 min read

Fireflies as UFOs, or, Fear of Flying Pt. 2

I meant for my writing here to focus on the paranormal and popular culture, but I find myself called to do another post about death;...

Sam Stoeltje

May 26, 20205 min read

Death, Transformation, and the Virtues of Composting

Composting, in this light, becomes an act of almost miraculously potent healing. And so we would participate in this ritual, interacting wit

Sam Stoeltje

Apr 12, 20201 min read

Black Quantum Futurism (stream)

We are so pleased to present here a stream of a talk given by Rasheedah Phillips, Esq. of the AfroFuturist Affair.

Christine Skolnik

Mar 23, 20201 min read

Jeff Kripal's Secret Body

Secret Body addresses topics as diverse as Hindu Tantra, Christian mysticism, American counterculture, and the history of the paranormal.

Timothy Grieve-Carlson

Mar 14, 20205 min read

Speaking with Plants in the New York Times

“Reality has become rather strange lately, Tech billionaires are trying to colonize the moon. U.F.O.s appear to exist, in some capacity."