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Cultivating Empathy as Part of Our Spiritual Practice

ByHarv Bishop

BY MARYJANE OSA In “New Thought Dilemma,” Harv Bishop describes a premise underlying many of our teachings: the belief that “you create your own reality.” The logical inference is that each person is responsible for the circumstances of their lives—the good and the bad. Using this as a foundational belief leads to a further consequence:…

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Tough Questions about White Privilege and Creating Our Reality

ByHarv Bishop

BY ELIZABETH PURVIS Like so many in our community, I write with a fierce and heavy heart. After the deadly Alt-Right protests in Charlottesville last year, and several incidents of racism and violence since, I am shocked, outraged, sickened, saddened, overwhelmed, and determined. Like so many in our community, I feel so very deeply about…

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The New Thought Dilemma: When Law Eclipses Love

ByHarv Bishop

BY HARV BISHOP Once upon a time I was an in-the-closet New Thoughter writing for a Catholic weekly newspaper. Catholicism had been the religion of my youth and this paper was strong on covering social justice issues. At the time I was not only a closeted New Thought adherent, but also caught up in Shirley…

Overcoming the False Belief that Me is Separate from We

ByHarv Bishop

BY CONOR MACCORMACK Barring having taken up residence under a rock (the appeal of which I can seriously entertain these days), we have all seen and read the slew of horrific headlines dominating the news and social media. Whether it is the senseless atrocities committed by Islamic fundamentalists, systematic oppression of racial, religious, and sexual…