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Visionary Virgins & Miraculous Mothers
It's time to look to the natural world for guidance on the conversation around motherhood.
2023 May/June
The Time of Our Lives
Columns
The Path of Happiness
Paul Sutherland lives in South Africa where he tries to see through the complexity to what could be if we start with happiness, curiosity, empathy, and love.
The Work of Flourishing
“As the ancient sages all confirm, everything softens in time. If we want to soften while still alive, we have to bring our hurt places into the light.”
5 Care Tips: Dance Into a New Groove
Feeling stuck? Explore five new ways to move your body to revitalize your way of being in the word.
Demystifying the Talking Cure
Talk therapy—and the process of finding the right therapist—can be confusing. Here are nine ways to make accessing the "talking cure" easier.
Roadside Assistance: “I'm a Girl, Gramma, I Don't Want a Boy God.”
Our roadside oracle answers your questions on the gender of God, the potential of hell, and how to find the right spiritual teacher.
Toolbox
Toolbox: Bee the Change
Welcome bees to your outdoor space and you’ll create beauty in your life and neighborhood. Why? Because bees bring flowers, and flowers bring insects and birds, which restores our natural spaces. Even small gardens lift spirits; they show others that they are more than their troubles or worries. Establishing a supportive habitat for bees provides a sustainable and balanced environment for all our buzzworthy friends.
Features
Why Dance Makes Brains Better
Explore how an effort to help people with Parkinson’s disease now helps everyone keep a healthier brain, mind, and body.
Practices for Shattered Nights
"March 11th was a normal day, filled with typical responsibilities and joys, concerns and endeavors, practices and distractions. March 12th, I awoke to a new normal…"
The Time of Our Lives
The new path is not toward retirement, but renewal. What does being a modern elder mean to you?
Poetry Page
Poem: Praying I Will Find
Mark Nepo shares a poem from his latest book, "The Half Life of Angels." Plus, a video of Mark reading!
Connections
Why—Still—the Sound of Silence?
Three healing professionals—Amza Ali, MD, Justin Grant, Phd, and Mary-Elizabeth Gifford—consider the high costs of not speaking up for palliative care with psychedelics.
Crisis and Transformation
Suzanne Mariott’s beautiful memoir on caregiving, published this month, began taking shape years ago with conversations at a S+H writer’s workshop.
Faith Tech
Stephen Kiesling has a virtual dialogue with venture capitalists bent on buying the stairways to heaven.
Hacker Spirituality
Theologian Anne Foerst suggests that the young man who stole your identity set out to find himself on a quest for freedom.
Delightfully Deep in the Weeds
Our lead digital editor spent a week apprenticed to a master seaweed harvester—and learned much more than how to gather kelp.
The Future of Touch
Spa aficionado Mary Bemis traveled to New York to receive her first massage from a robot.
The Missing Middle
Cori Howard finds that it takes more than Marie Kondo and burning sage to transition to an empty nest.
Featured Artist: Julie Liger-Belair
Lead digital editor Brenna Lilly spoke with artist Julie Liger-Belair about sacred art, household altars, and the “muscle” of creativity.
From The Editor
From the Editor: On Wise Elders and Workshops
Our editor-in-chief shares thoughts on the wisdom of aging, and explores what's in store for May/June 2023 and beyond.
Reviews
Film Review: EO
Anyone still suffering nightmares because of a childhood viewing of Bambi may wish to prepare themselves for EO, veteran Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski’s tale of a donkey who ex…
Film Review: More Than Ever
Since her breakout role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, Vicky Krieps has largely shunned Hollywood supporting parts in favor of leading roles in European dramas. More Tha…
Music Review: Anarchist Gospel
Sunny War’s third album Anarchist Gospel brings together Americana roots, Delta blues, ecstatic gospel, and electric folk with the energy and directness of punk rock. The eclectic …Tags:
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Music Review: The Record
When a musical trio like boygenius comes together, it’s like the final pieces of a puzzle clicking decisively into place. The Record is their first full-length album and it continu…Tags:
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Book Review: Energy in Action
What would life be like if you could harness the energy of your emotions into a powerful force that enables you to manifest your most joyful and connected life? That’s the question…
Book Review: A Future We Can Love
“It’s a tense time to be alive,” says Susan Bauer-Wu in A Future We Can Love. We feel this tension because the climate is changing, and the future is uncertain. Yet, that’s not the…
