Spirituality

Women have a very strong need for spirituality. Often, within a couple, it is the woman who first begins to explore her spiritual side. Class rosters of groups with a strong spiritual component contain mostly women's names. As well, a high percentage of the saints and mystics -- whose devotion and self-sacrifice were legendary -- were women.

We can't box spirituality -- it's very personalized according to our upbringing and experience. Programs like 12-step recovery work bring a spiritual aspect to the lives of many people who were not religious before they committed to the work. Born-again Christians find a sudden transformation at work in their lives.

Spirituality is within oneself, not outside. We may practice a religion according to dictates set down outside of ourselves, but even strict Christian religion tells you to look within.

The soul is part of the subconscious realm of Neptune. Some beliefs equate the soul to the Holy Spirit of the Christian Trinity.

Where have we been and where are we going?

The history of Western spirituality stems from the ancient gods of Greece and Rome. The gods were used as metaphors, but ultimately they represented the One, or different parts of the One. Astrology was born from those Greek gods. In India, we find a lot of goddesses.

The Karmic wheel refers to life after death and is a concept from Hinduism. According to this belief, you've got to be good now, because in the next life, you come back better and complete your journeys more quickly and with less pain.

When we speak of "The Truth," we refer to the truth about what? Whether we die and go to heaven, the meaning of life? Why do we value something we're not sure about? Maybe because it gives us hope.

More on Spirituality:

Gurus, Cults and Mysticism
New Age
Religion
Science, Spirituality and Astrology
Worship and Vision

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