by Mary Wickensheimer | Apr 8, 2021 | Mystics and Metaphysics
According to this year’s list, the topic for April is Story. UUs are one story-telling bunch of folks. The UUA website (https://www.uua.org/) is full of stories. Story gives us a way to add color and dimension to a statement, to explain in more detail, to engage...
by Mary Wickensheimer | Mar 12, 2021 | Mystics and Metaphysics
According to this year’s list, the topic for March is Becoming. Most of the articles I found on the metaphysical or philosophical meaning of becoming were heavy tomes, and I did not find anything useful for our discussion on the UUA website. The most...
by Mary Wickensheimer | Feb 11, 2021 | Mystics and Metaphysics
According to this year’s list, the topic for February is Commitment. commitment (noun) com·mit·ment | \ kə-ˈmit-mənt \ Definition of commitment 1a : an agreement or pledge to do something in the future (e. g.) a commitment to improve conditions at the prison...
by Mary Wickensheimer | Feb 9, 2021 | Mystics and Metaphysics
According to this year’s list, the topic for January is Beloved Community. This concept was first introduced by the philosopher Josiah Royce (1855 – 1916) in the course of his work on the concept of Loyalty. He is quoted as saying “My life means...
by Mary Wickensheimer | Feb 9, 2021 | Mystics and Metaphysics
According to this year’s list, the topic for December is Imagination. I found several pieces mentioning imagination and it’s relationship to metaphysics. Imagination (from Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Aristotle sometimes recognizes as a distinct...
by Amy Glenn Wright | Dec 19, 2020 | Mystics and Metaphysics |
Mystics and Metaphysics The Mystics and Metaphysics group gathers the second Sunday of the month at 6:30 pm to deepen and nurture individual spiritual quests through conversation and shared reflection. In this time of physical distancing, this spiritual quest is...
