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Whenever I say aloud the word “God,” I feel uncomfortable. “Jesus” or “Christ” has the same effect. I’ve spent most of my life thinking of people who use those words in earnest as being off their rocker. Something is wrong with them, they’ve got a few screws loose, they are unable to perceive reali…

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Uncomfortably Human

I recently began reading Anna Karenina and was amazed not only at its readability, but its prescience. Too often do I assume the minds of our predecessors were alien to ours, when that is clearly not the case. They were thinking through the same issues that grip our minds today. Even though I could…

Blind Bats

What. The. F**k. It suddenly hit me. It was one of those mild sunny summer days in Northern California. I had my head perched half out the car window like a happy dog, inhaling the sweet botanical breeze when I came to the idiotically simple yet groundbreaking realization that I EXIST. Read full es…
Sameness and Difference Are men and women really so different from one another? Are the differences negligible? Is gender a social construct? What about pregnancy? (I’m joking) For most of my life, I’ve been fascinated with gender, simply because I’ve been curious about myself, and why I am the way…
Welcome to my conversation with composer JoAnne Harris. JoAnne has conducted and recorded film scores at Abbey Road, East West, The Village, and Avatar with artists such as grammy winning Kurt Elling and members of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Her television work includes score for: Mal …

An Autobiography by the Trees

I knew things as a child that are hidden to me now. I knew them, but I didn’t have the intellectual skills to speak of them. I simply lived them. Read full essay here: https://simoneleon.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access t…
Cultures and people trade one type of conformity for another and rarely think for themselves without being told what to think. An essay on how we can learn to free ourselves from hypocrisy. Read full essay here: https://simoneleon.substack.com/p/9536ae12-3d49-4b51-8203-458cefcf822d?postPreview=pai…
Welcome to my episode with medieval scholar, writer, and speaker Dr. Grace Hamman. She is the author of the book Jesus through Medieval Eyes, a fascinating and accessible introduction to the bizarre, profound, and contradictory spirituality and culture of medieval people. In this episode we speak …

Digital Spirituality

It is becoming increasingly obvious to me that the role of the unseen in our lives is undeniable and essential. These “things” that are nonmaterial – things like God, love, courage, morality, truth, justice, joy, fulfillment – define the value and meaning of a human life. Read full essay here: htt…
Alissa Hessler is a writer and photographer, most well-known for her now decade old project, Urban Exodus. Through countless podcasts, stunning atmospheric photography, and candid interviews, Alissa has documented the lives and transitions of hundreds of former urbanites who decided to move to the …
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