The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!
This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon,
The winds that will be howling at all hours,
And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers,
For this, for everything, we are out of tune;
It moves us not.—Great God! I'd rather be
A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;
So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,
Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;
Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.
Stichwörter: nature solitude loss modernity animism exhaustion
Understanding the physiological and neurological features of spiritual experiences should not be interpreted as an attempt to discredit their reality or explain them away. Rather, it demonstrates their physical existence as a fundamental, shared part of human nature. Spiritual experiences cannot be considered irrational, since we have seen that, given their physiological basis, experiencers' descriptions of them are perfectly rational... All human perceptions of material reality can ultimately be documented as chemical reactions in our neurobiology; all our sensations, thoughts, and memories are ultimately reducible to chemistry, yet we feel no need to deny the existence of the material world; it is not less real because our perceptions of it are biologically based... It is not rational to assume that the spiritual reality of core experiences is any less real than the more scientifically documentable material reality.
Sabina MaglioccoStichwörter: neuroscience animism anthropology-of-religion neo-paganism phenomonology the-paranormal
It is a well known fact that even among highly cultured peoples the belief in animism prevails generally. Even the scholar may kick the chair against which he accidentally stumbles, and derive great satisfaction from thus 'getting even' with the perverse chair.
Holly Estil CunninghamStichwörter: philosophy psychology animism
Recognizing the connection to All Things, even in creepy moments, keeps me true to my animistic perspective. Finding growth from them is my choice.
S. Kelley HarrellStichwörter: spirituality ghosts supernatural haunting animism true-paranormal
Modern materialists and religious extremists alike lack the spiritual animistic reverence for non-human beings that every culture once understood as a given.
Zeena SchreckStichwörter: animals environmentalism spirituality animism religious-extremism materialism-versus-spiritualism beatdom
Shapeshifting requires the ability to transcend your attachments, in particular your ego attachments to identity and who you are. If you can get over your attachment to labeling yourself and your cherishing of your identity, you can be virtually anybody. You can slip in and out of different shells, even different animal forms or deity forms.
Zeena SchreckStichwörter: reality freedom death magic spirituality illusion gods magick impermanence shamanism animism taboos tantra shapeshifter tai-chi self-identity animal-liberation tai-chi-chuan materialism-versus-spiritualism totemism shamanic left-hand-path zeena-schreck magick-and-faith spiritual-transformation spiritual-journey shamanism-healing animal-totem deity-yoga martial-art-training gods-and-warriors tantric-buddhism vamamarga taboo-breaking plant-spirits sacred-travel shamanic-healing spirit-possession
It is now generally admitted, at any rate by philosophers, that the existence of a being having the attributes which define the god of any non-animistic religion cannot be demonstratively proved... [A]ll utterances about the nature of God are nonsensical.
Alfred Jules AyerStichwörter: existence philosophy god religion gods scientific animism monotheism unprovable untestable verifiable
God did not create evolution--evolution created God. The evolution of religion is as follows: animism--polytheism--monotheism--agnosticism--atheism. As history progresses, people worship fewer and fewer gods, and the one God becomes the incredible shrinking god. He shrinks and shrinks until he becomes insignificant. More and more theists go about their business as if God isn't there. Some even become agnostics or atheists.
G.M. JacksonStichwörter: atheism evolution agnosticism agnostic atheists animism polytheism man-created-god evolution-of-religion
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