musings on the material world & death – Eddy & Steiner’s perspectives

April 13, 2016April 11, 2016

Before I dive into Lecture Four: Devachan, I want to pause and contemplate how Eddy and Steiner talk about the material world, and death. I am only three lectures into Steiner’s work, so my views on this could change as I learn more about Steiner’s perspectives. Through out Science and Health, the material world is intrinsically linked with sin, … Continue reading musings on the material world & death – Eddy & Steiner’s perspectives

passing on too soon, preventable deaths in Christian Science

January 14, 2013January 18, 2013

I began this post a while back and then the Sandy Hook shooting happened so I held off for a while, then an acquaintance of my husband committed suicide, so I put it off even longer. While many people “pass on too soon” in this post I am not talking about shootings, accidents (which are “unknown to … Continue reading passing on too soon, preventable deaths in Christian Science

Revenge of the Sith – Rogue Feels

May 5, 2023May 5, 20231 Comment

This was originally posted on January 15, 2017 and is being re-posted as Star Wars Day (May 4th) has dredged up feelings. For those who care, this post contains Rogue One spoilers, and many feels A few days after the passing of General Leia Organa, my husband and I went and saw Rogue One. When … Continue reading Revenge of the Sith – Rogue Feels

reclaiming Reality from Ms. Eddy’s Matrix is an on-going challenge

October 13, 2021October 4, 20211 Comment

There is a new Matrix movie coming out this December, and I’m kinda excited about it, so I’m going to re-share an older post from April 2014 because I can. I’ll see it after it comes out — eventually, from the comfort of my living room, and I might even have a few thoughts about … Continue reading reclaiming Reality from Ms. Eddy’s Matrix is an on-going challenge

we celebrate because celebrations are fun

July 22, 2021July 19, 20215 Comments

I don’t remember where I first heard about Sasha Sagan’s book For Small Creatures Such as We, Finding Wonder and Meaning in Our Unlikely World, but I do remember it sitting in my online cart for months before I finally caved and bought a gently used second hand copy, somehow I ended up with an … Continue reading we celebrate because celebrations are fun

SOS: Lectures 5 & 6

January 17, 2021December 30, 20201 Comment

This is one of a series of posts discussing Rudolf Steiner’s Founding a Science of the Spirit: Fourteen Lectures Given in Stuttgart Between 22 August and 4 September 1906. Visit the tag Science of Spirit for all posts on this topic. This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support of Kindism.org. What better way to start of … Continue reading SOS: Lectures 5 & 6

Confession, Atonement & Redemption

December 20, 2020December 3, 20202 Comments

As the stars in order going,All-harmonious, He doth move;Heavenly calm and comfort showing,Comes the healing word of love.Who the word of wisdom hearethFeels the Father Love within,Where as dawn the shadow cleareth,Love outshines the night of sin. – Hymn 263 I’m part way through Small Creatures Such As We, Finding Wonder and Meaning in Our … Continue reading Confession, Atonement & Redemption

“Simple” Ideas

July 14, 2019July 11, 20192 Comments

This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support of kindism.org. I recently read One Simple Idea, How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life, by Mitch Horowitz, which charts the history of the positive thinking movement from Quimby and Eddy, to modern day prosperity-gospel televangelists. I’m sure any Christian Scientist would shudder to think of … Continue reading “Simple” Ideas

Reflections on the Prin Bubble

June 15, 2019May 2, 20191 Comment

I recently had a series of long chat with a dear friend from my time at Prin. These are some of my thoughts from that. By sharing this, I hope to shed light on Principia the institution, which touts the low student-teacher and student-staff ratios as a reason for attending. Please do not shame the … Continue reading Reflections on the Prin Bubble

Pure of Mind, Body & Spirit

March 20, 2019March 8, 2019

This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for your support of kindism.org. I’ve recently had the opportunity to “put my feet up and take it easy” (Doctors orders, my how far modern medicine has come, and before anyone speculates, I’m not pregnant) so I’ve been working my way through a massive stack of books (I … Continue reading Pure of Mind, Body & Spirit

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