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Science and spirituality have famously been positioned to be at odds, but throughout history there have been periods when they worked very much in tandem, riffing off one another.
At a time when the proliferation of AI, the spread of disinformation and culture wars, threaten to shrink and narrow our thinking - the gap between the two seems to be widening.
Art vs Science. Physics vs Metaphysics. Emotions vs Logic.
This week, I offer a reprieve, an enlightening of sorts, in the form of some resources that demonstrate how they can work together again, and perhaps how they always have.
Read on for insights into bringing the scientific and the spiritual back into harmony and how utilising them together can benefit us, and the world around us.
Yours,
Candice
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Science x Spirituality: The Volatile Connection
Science and Spirituality offers a new history of the interaction between Western science and faith, exploring their volatile connection, and challenging the myth of their being locked in inevitable conflict.
Showing how scientific disenchantment has provided some of our most flexible and powerful metaphors for God and illustrating how questions of moral and spiritual value continue to intervene in scientific endeavour.
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Meaning-making in the Modern Age
Explore how esoteric wisdom can be applied, as Will Cady shows us how to use tarot in business and life to make better decisions.
Discover:
What tarot is, where it comes from, and how it's being used by people today.
How the archetypal strategy that powers tarot can function as an operating system for decision-making.
How to integrate tarot into your life or business in a practical, meaningful, and non-superstitious way.
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Explore the archives of this organisation cultivating a spiritual movement for life’s most pressing challenges.
Good news 💛
A study by the University of Warwick found that people who experience a sense of awe, connection, and meaning when engaging with science have a similar sense of well-being to those who are religious.
Quote of the Week
"Science gives man knowledge which is power; religion gives man wisdom which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals. They are complementary"
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
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