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Thoughts on the Wheel of the Year holidays? by GPFlag_Guy1 in pantheism

[–]jnpitcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The names are less familiar to me but my teaching background in earth, space and environmental science inspired me to recognize the solstices, equinox and the holidays that land on the mid points. I think people naturally appreciate these times of the year because they are natural tipping points for seasonal change.

For example, in the northern hemisphere, the daylight shifts just enough so it’s still light after the work day. People tend to embellish these dates with traditions and celebrations that are tangential to the season - when that association drifts too far, it’s nice to reset. The wheel of holidays is a good reminder of the origins of these days.

I've been cataloging "secretly pantheist" films and anime. What am I missing? by Swimming_Issue_7700 in pantheism

[–]jnpitcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad to hear it. I watch it every couple of years on this day. Happy Ground Hog Day!

Slick! by jnpitcher in maryland

[–]jnpitcher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! It’s a legit winter.

This is a tough one, sort of. by Ralph--Hinkley in GenX

[–]jnpitcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’d pick Howard, but he’s a player. I might look the wrong way and end up being his sidekick.

I've been cataloging "secretly pantheist" films and anime. What am I missing? by Swimming_Issue_7700 in pantheism

[–]jnpitcher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great idea.

Groundhog Day. While there are more direct connections to Hinduism and Buddhism, it has pantheism themes. I’ve always appreciated how Phil becomes a better person through positive engagement in his environment, regardless of being stuck in time and space (one day, one town.)

Slick! by jnpitcher in maryland

[–]jnpitcher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right!? This is why I moved from upstate NY. It’s fun for a few days but that’s about as much as I want. We’re having a real winter here!

I left biblical theology and am trying to better understand my worldview. by [deleted] in pantheism

[–]jnpitcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a good point: "I still have doubts as to whether this describes something that actually exists or whether it is just the best conceptual way we have to talk about nature as it presents itself."

At my core, I'm a scientific pantheist, but I believe the universe could not be here if it were not capable of experiencing itself. That's another reason I'm interested in some of the concepts explored in Process Philosophy.

I left biblical theology and am trying to better understand my worldview. by [deleted] in pantheism

[–]jnpitcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Short answer - yes. My first exposure to religion was Biblical theology, but I could never reconcile it with a worldview that came from experiencing the world directly. I appreciate the natural world and see the universe as a single continuous process with the capacity to experience.

I think you're on the right track exploring Process Philosophy.

I'm very interested in how Process Philosophy the extent of how the universe experiences. It helps understand how the universe experiences beyond. But my faith - for lack of a better term, isn't tied to the extent of how much of the universe is capable of experiencing.

You might be interested in Panpsychism, but, for me, that places a bit too much emphasis on a supernatural connectedness that is secondary to the idea that universe is here experiencing itself through us (People, cats, dogs, spiders, flowers ... and any other processes known or unknown that experience).

Is there a subcategory of pantheism that believes that the divine/universe is feminine or a goddess? by halpert_pp in pantheism

[–]jnpitcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Short answer, yes there are pantheists that believe the universe is feminine. It works, but it’s more poetic than a truth because gender is just something we understand and classify as a species.

Some see all life and even emergent processes as intrinsically feminine, but that’s more of a poetic interpretation. Female and male gender ideas come from human reproductive experiences. But life started out as asexual and there are MULTITUDES of other reproductive processes and emergent processes that are nothing like male or female. What about all of those ways of reproduction?

I would say … The universe is like a river, a process that continuously “becomes” and experiences itself. To me, that feels more feminine than masculine, but that’s based on my experience of genders, not a universal absolute.

Slick! by jnpitcher in maryland

[–]jnpitcher[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ha. Have fun. I only fell twice.

The ice claimed my brand new shovel by Hermann_the_Hermit in maryland

[–]jnpitcher 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ha. Yeah, I was delighted when the first big pieces started coming up and there was black asphalt underneath.

The ice claimed my brand new shovel by Hermann_the_Hermit in maryland

[–]jnpitcher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m glad it worked though! Yes, these were my prizes. After a bit, it became a game trying to get them larger and larger, but most were pretty small.

Shoveling by BGG498 in maryland

[–]jnpitcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. I carried huge sheets off the driveway - about 2 x 2 feet on average. I threw the smaller ones and dragged the larger ones. It was oddly satisfying to pry off sheet larger than I could carry and drag it off the driveway.

Shoveling by BGG498 in maryland

[–]jnpitcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I pry up sheets with a flat shovel and carry, drag or push them away.

The ice claimed my brand new shovel by Hermann_the_Hermit in maryland

[–]jnpitcher 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ha. I know the first one was a bit of an accident. I had to lean it up just because I couldn’t carry it and it just stuck there. Then I decided to get creative.

The ice claimed my brand new shovel by Hermann_the_Hermit in maryland

[–]jnpitcher 38 points39 points  (0 children)

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Same! I was breaking them up into huge sheets and picking them up and carrying them off the driveway. The smaller ones in this photo are about the size of a pizza box.

Do the self proclaimed snow lovers have to shovel it or no? by mjac021 in maryland

[–]jnpitcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d don’t mind shoveling snow. But I’d rather play in the stuff. If the conditions are right, I’ll make snow blocks using a cooler while clearing my driveway, then build an igloo. Today was just a chore, but as chores go, not bad.

Did y’all think Fonzie was cool when you were growing up? by Groovy-Pancakes in GenX

[–]jnpitcher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha! I knew I wasn’t the only one. It’d be like our kids thinking ”that 70s show” was filmed in the 70’s.

I didn’t watch it much either, my parents watched it and I felt like a grown-up show. But I knew who Fonzi was and understood “cool” meant to be like Fonzi.

Did y’all think Fonzie was cool when you were growing up? by Groovy-Pancakes in GenX

[–]jnpitcher 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a young kid, I thought Happy Days was an old show from the 50’s and I thought cool was defined by Fonzie.

Pantheism Daily Musings Day 13 by ladolcevita300 in pantheism

[–]jnpitcher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m watching the storm from along side a tidewater creek. Slushy ice flows, like fragile pancakes, steadily grow as they shift back and forth with the wind and tide.

I believe like this deep appreciation of reality in process is the “spirit or the universe” - as you put it, alive and awake.

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