The days are becoming longer so when I go out to visit the horses, often around noon to give senior heart mare her lunch, I'll find the sacred herd under one of their favorite trees standing nose-to-tail so that when one swishes flies, it'll also take care of the flies that might land on the…
If we use the definition of spirituality that it is a connection with something larger than ourselves, which could mean our higher self, our soul, our spirit, our community, or the universe itself, then being spiritual in way that seeks to build connection, authenticity, and community is a radical act of resistance. This would be…
Body theology is just one aspect of embodied theology, but it makes the most salient point: that our bodies are not "fallen" or "sinful" or something dirty to be left behind. Instead, body theology states that our bodies are sacred. Depending on your religious or spiritual traditions (or paths), the body could be the manifestation…
When you use "Woo Woo" to discuss any type of complimentary or new age healing or spirituality modality, the truth is that's a derogatory term. Looking at the origins of the word, it was in use in the 1970s to refer to supernatural phenomena like ghosts. But in the 1930s and 1940s it meant "sex…
According to the Miriam Webster dictionary, a social construct is an idea that has been created and accepted by society. (reference) Gender, along with the accompanying commonly accepted gender roles are social constructs, ones that we may not have even realized we've been socialized into until we start unpacking things. Social constructs are why our…
Within the neurodivergent community there is a lot of talk about high support and low support needs with the implication that there is a hierarchy of severity for neurodivergent brains, rather than a broad spectrum. I've made it clear I'm not a fan of the high support-low support dichotomy. It further alienates those who were…
I joke quite a bit that we can blame Descartes for geometry (and math!), but I feel like there's something even larger than the trouble with math that we need to blame him for, and that's the modern concept of mind-body dualism. He wasn't the first to write about it, and in fact the idea…
When you purchase a horse from a kill pen there often isn't much history that goes along with them. When I adopted Holly, I was told that she was in foal (She wasn't, just a big mare.) and that she had worked in a feedlot pushing cattle. I have my suspicions on her breed (Probably…
Deconstructing your spirituality to find something that works for you in a little like pulling out a junk drawer and dumping it upside down on the kitchen floor. You'll find things that are useful that you may have forgotten about, and you'll pick those out of the pile and put them back in the drawer.…
There's a theological term known as "Imago Dei" which is the Latin translation of Image of God. This term is often applied uniquely to humanity, rather than seeing the plant or animal kingdom as imago Dei, and refers to the fact that humans were made in the image of God. This term is most often…
A herd of horses doesn't sleep all at once. Horses need to lay flat to get deep, restful REM sleep and this can take place in short increments (like 15-30 minutes) a few times a day. They also can rest by locking their knees and standing, and they do this for 5-7 hours a day.…
Welcome to the first interview on Feathermane Soul Wisdom. I hope to do more interviews and if you'd like to be a guest on the show reach out!
About My Guest
Lane Smith is a transmasculine nonbinary writer with over 20 years of experience as an activist, organizer, and Tarot reader. They have been involved…
This episode of Feathermane Soul Wisdom begins a series where I talk about religion being broken and in this show, I discuss what I expect out of this series and capitalism’s effects on religion
The hair is coming off of senior mare in clouds. She's always been the last to shed, even when she was much younger. This year with it's colder than normal alternating warmer than normal, the shedding is coming later, but right now it is happening. The newly grown spring coat usually shines with dapples. It's…
If you type the words "body theology" into a web search engine, you'll most likely come up with a statement made by Pope John Paul II. Certainly most of the results served to you will be related to this statement (or a book by James B. Nelson if you're lucky), and none of them will…
In this episode, probably the first of a few part series, I talk about what it means to rethink our spaces. If we are to move in and through the world as our authentic, embodied selves, then we need to create spaces that allow for this and do so in a way that welcomes everyone…