by Andrew Jasko | Aug 27, 2018 | Nondual Theology and Philosophy, Psychedelics, Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Spirituality
Fundamentalist interpretations of the Bible claim the source of humanity’s evil and suffering is our turning from the worship of God to the worship of nature, which the bible calls idolatry (Romans 1). I suggest the reverse to be the case. A return to nature...
by Andrew Jasko | Aug 12, 2018 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Sexuality, Spirituality
Many of us have learned to associate sex with hurtful things. Reclaiming Sexuality means breaking those negative associations by giving yourself healthy, life-affirming messages. Sex is not about shame, abuse, or fear. This is what sex means: Love. Life. Pleasure....
by Andrew Jasko | Aug 11, 2018 | Religious Trauma and Spiritual Abuse, Secular Humanism, Spirituality
What is Woo-woo? Is it not a derogatory slur used to pre-judge and dismiss ideas we find threatening? My fellow humanists, we may find ourselves slipping into the same dogmatism we strongly (and rightly) protest in religion. I confess I am guilty–when I left religion...
by Andrew Jasko | Aug 10, 2018 | Sexuality, Spirituality
Is there a greater meaning in life than art? What is the point of it all: All the dramas we live through and create, the anthills we spend our lives building knowing there’s a maniacal toddler lurking in the shadows? The whole universe is engaged in an unending act of...
by Andrew Jasko | Aug 10, 2018 | Sexuality, Spirituality
Masturbation has been a sweet tool for me in learning sexual self-restraint. I have tended to give my body away too easily, driven by raw desire in the moment. I want my kiss to really mean something. Any part of myself I choose to open to another; I want that to mean...
by Andrew Jasko | Aug 2, 2018 | Spirituality
I am transitioning from scarcity (survival) to having what I want (abundance). The hardest lesson for me is listening to my “No,” which I define as anything less than an enthusiastic yes. My brain is still accustomed to scarcity, so my feelings tell me I need to grasp...
