Conference Papers
The following papers have been presented at conferences organized by the Program for the Evolution of Spirituality since its inaugural conference in 2022.
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When we are with the dying, what might we have to offer in addition to the sacred offices of soothing, distracting from, or caring for the body as it is? This presentation will take the audience through a close reading of Theodore Roethke’s “The Waking”...
Artist Talk: The act of witness is a spiritual practice. Making art in response to a traumatic event, public or private, community or global, involves elements that we traditionally associate with prayer. Exploring this topic through two projects, one...
While traditional iconoclasm focuses on the deliberate destruction of religious images or symbols to challenge orthodoxy, destruction in alternative spiritual practices often symbolizes transformation, renewal, and the breaking of outdated paradigms.
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Performance: Join this cinematic exploration where the aurora borealis becomes a portal between spirit and matter. Amsterdam-based artist Lucy Cordes Engelman presents an immersive 60-minute screening of her short films and installations, blending animism...
Artist Talk: My intention in this presentation would be to deliberate on the cosmos within and the visible universe with “Gayatri” as the Mantric utterance. In this connection I would want to present "Gayatri", as She has appeared in my creative...
This paper, in conversation with neo-animism, explores the role the natural environment plays in the pilgrimage process, particularly in a post-modern context. As religious affiliation declines and alternative spiritual practices increase, there is a need...
Workshop: This one-hour workshop will guide participants through a ritual of plant communion via meditation/trance and drawing. It is a technique taught by a nature-worshipping Mystery School, and requires no prior experience with meditation, art-making...
When people talk about Chinese opera, they often think of it only as stage performance art and ignore its spiritual and healing elements. If human ancestors have long consciously used the power of music and dance to heal the spirit and body, then what is...
Book Talk: Based on excerpts and writing prompts from the spiritual memoir The Sacred Shed on the Edge of the Ravine, Writing Your Sacred Story workshop encourages the use of writing as a tool for spiritual inquiry and development. Written responses to...
Artist Talk: Thanks to discovering the mystical Kabbalistic Tree of Life, I realized it is a blueprint within our own bodies of eleven spiritual spheres blessing us with Divine Light and gifting us with wisdom, intuition, beauty, kindness, and universal...