Philozed

Below is a short course on spirituality I have planned. I hope to run it late 2010

Week 1   The role of spirituality

connectedness
meaning
sense of sacred
worship
individuation
community
personal growth
energy

Week 2   The elements of spirituality

sacred space
language
sacred objects
rituals
myths

Week 3   Working with spirituality

fundamentalism
inflation
transformation
transfiguration
shadow, darkness and sin
union
religious experience

Week 4   Spirituality and Religion

being spiritual, being religious
the shopping approach
eclecticism
religion and change
demythologising, remythologoising

Week 5   Images of God

monotheism
polythieism
archetypes
masculine and feminine divine

Week 6   Continuing the spiritual journey

putting it together
the spiritual community
being symbolic
generativity