Samples from the episode:Ā
āSacred space isā¦the testosterone vials i keep on my altar because doing shots still stresses me out after nearly three years, and the āmy shots are painlessā sigil i scribble on every needle wrapper.ā
- Jude (they/them)
āAs a Heathenā¦my spirituality is built upon the rejection of the separation between the sacred and the mundane, or even the sacred and the profane.ā
- Anonymous (they/them)
āHashem is every-thing and every-where, but I am called to that reality so potently here. That can be engaged anywhere.ā
ā Ezra Saville
āWeāre pulling cards, weāre coming up with stories, weāre telling stories, weāre sharing in community and narrative. [Tarot cards are] rich in symbolism. ā¦How I use them in my own life is to engage with that symbolism to gain clarity on my current space and to gain affirmation and confidence.ā
- Taylor (they/them)
āShinto is about finding the sacredness in the everyday. Shinto believes that all humans are descended from the kami, and part of my worship practice has been recognizing and honoring that spark of the divine within me.ā
- Jalyn (they/them or xi/xir)
āTo me, sacred refers to something spiritually elevated, and it can take on different meanings throughout different cultural and personal contexts. Sacredness can come from time honored tradition, or from personal elevation.ā
- Jane De Odessa (e/em)
āFor me, [worship is] when I feel like Iām communicating with God past words. I trust that God will understand whateverās in my heart that I canāt and donāt know how to vocalize.ā
- Jasper (they or he)
āLying in my backyard and looking at the stars ā thatās sacred to me, thatās how I pray. Everything about it makes me feel just so close to God, the cool air and the endless expanse of space and the sound of the world around me, this idea of being raw and real and in the world just really speaks to me of Godās presence.ā
- Katelyn (she or they)
āA place that I find particularly sacred is nature. ā¦When Iām in a forest, surrounded by tall pines, wind whooshing through the needles, I know Iām in something that is way bigger than me. ā¦To those big trees, Iām but a speck in the hundreds of years theyāve been alive, and hopefully will live after Iām gone.ā
-Adrian (they/them)
āGardening is a spiritual practice for me⦠Interacting with this small part of the universe helps me feel connected with others. ā¦Iām in a symbiotic relationship. Each part of my body, each type of bacteria, every atom is a part of my being and works to keep me alive! How can I not appreciate life knowing that?ā
- Pina Colada (any pronouns)
āI donāt know what itās like to have a mom, and a lot of my spiritual practice is communing with God in a way that God fills that need for maternal love. My childhood parish was Catholic and I converted to Wicca as a teenager, now I bridge both spiritual traditions.ā
ā āDeacon Phoebeā (they or she)
āA lot of Catholic people have [personal altars]ā¦to bring the sacred into the home, the home being an extension of the Church.ā
- Enrique Cintrón (they/them)
āWhatever someone believes to be sacred for whatever reason is actually sacred to them, so it might as well be for me too. It has to do with the energy that anyone puts into anything.ā
- Nano (they/them)
āWhat hallows a place is its usage. The places that people love; those are holy.ā
- āAgnostic-Angelā (they/them)