There's been a bit of a break in the show recording schedule in part because I've been dealing with things, and part of that is that I've been thinking about systems that aren't meant for neurodivergent people. Spirituality as it is conceived by the bulk of society is one of those things. Our need to…
There is wisdom to be found in the non-human world, and when we are looking to craft our own systems of spiritual care it is extremely helpful to look at those whose lives are not shaped by human-made systems and constructs, and whose lives can be harmed by those same systems and constructs. While many…
I spent some time with the senior mare this afternoon working on grooming her and replacing her regular fly mask for one that is in high vis orange. And as I was working with her, I thought about how this translates into horse wisdom, and how it is important to be visible. Here in the…
In an earlier podcast (Episode 4: What Does It Mean to be AutiSpiritual) I talk about the meaning of the term AutiSpiritual, which has its roots in such related terms as NeuroQueer and AutiGender. However, since publishing that blog post, I've been doing a lot of thinking about the term, it's inclusiveness, and just what…
I shamelessly have borrowed the phrase "spiritual buffet table" for this podcast because I don't know about you, but I love buffets. You can choose what you want depending on your mood, there are a lot of choices, and lets be honest, in the spiritual and religious realms, especially when it comes to our mental…
Allow me to geek out just a bit with my religious scholar hat on, but I've been thinking about something for a while now and finally, thanks to reading a lot of Sallie McFague for my thesis, am able to do a show on it.
And that is the concept of a distant god compared…
Recently an article came across my social media feed that talked about how the equine therapy industry has deified horses to the determent of honoring their unique personalities, behaviors, and rights as a sentient entity of their own. This mirrors some discussions that have been happening within the spirituality communities, namely the pagan one, who…
The stories we tell about ourselves shape our lives, both our inner worlds and the exterior worlds. Often we don't even realize we picked up these stories, and it takes something profound to shake us out of our stories or even to make us aware of them. The process of working with those stories is…
When the original Pride flag was created in 1978 by Gilbert Baker it included a purple stripe on the bottom for spirit. Though the flag we use today has been revised, it has six stripes instead of the original eight, the purple bottom stripe representing spirit remains. (Outright International) I did a quick web engine…
I'm almost 30 pages into my thesis talking about disability liberation, so allow me to indulge myself a bit by blogging about not just a topic I'm extremely interested in, but also one that impacts me personally. Today is an especially rough flare day for my chronic illness/disability. Honestly, with this wild weather we've been…
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…
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…
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
It can be easy to think that it's not spiritual to be anger, to have rage, and yet, if we're thinking about our lives as fully embodied beings, then of course we're going to be furious. We're going to experience anger, rage, and all those negative emotions. There are plenty of stories from religious traditions…
As the temperatures are finally turning warmer after an extremely cold week this week and I can start to breathe a sigh of relief that I got myself, my spouse, the horses, chickens, pigs, (not to mention the cats including the two strays I trapped and have inside so they didn't have to brave below…