SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

Spiritual development has never been more important than it is today. In a society where conglomerates are gods and money is the world's idol, now more than ever is it necessary for each individual and society as a whole to find a sense of spirituality. Such is the purpose of this website and this section in particular. The focus here is on developing your own sense of spirituality and sense of spiritual being regardless of which faith, belief system, religion, or spiritual path you may choose.

In the following pages, we will explore various topics that deal with spiritual development such as what is spirituality, what is religion, what is spirit, and what is deity. We will also look at how to develop spiritually, which means that we will explore religion(s) in some detail as well as look at some unconventional methods for developing spiritually, such as creative expression.

As mentioned in my biography page, I follow an eclectic spirituality. This means that I study and learn from many different spiritual paths and religions. My spiritual path includes paganism (please note that I consider myself pagan and not Neo-pagan as my ancestors were most likely pagans), witchcraft, Wicca, Taoism, and Buddhism. Although primarily dominated by the five spiritual paths/religions listed, this does not preclude me from adopting beliefs and practices from other spiritual paths and religions. In fact, I have found that being pagan has given me the liberty to explore more than if I were to follow a conventional religion. I find Native American traditions and practices appealing, and I am also drawn to learning more about Hinduism. However, because I have more knowledge about spiritual practices I follow and have adopted, I will be focused more on writing about those than others with which I am unfamiliar.

While I have not as of yet been able to fully work on this section, I'm happy to provide the following articles and subsections.

Spirituality vs. Religion - What's the Difference? (Please read this article as it provides practical definitions for spirituality and religion, as well as deity and spirit.)

A Witch's Curriculum of Study (Here you will find a list of subjects that I studied during my years at the WCC.)

Wicca - Modern Witchcraft

Creative Expression for Spiritual Growth (This article discusses how creative expression can be important to spiritual development. In this subsection, I have posted some of my ritual writing, creative writing, and visual artwork as a few examples of using creative expression for spiritual development.)

In the future I will be adding more articles to this section - don't forget to check this website often for something new.