One thing that was clear at our Braided Hui last year is that those who are no longer connected to the Christian Tradition feel there is very few places for them to connect with the Sacred as a group. On the whole the Churches seem uninterested in connecting with the “80%”, many of who used […]
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What are we trying to do…
We are passionate about networking to make the world a better place, and believe that paying attention to our spirituality, our soulfulness is an important part of that.
We recognise the need for radical change to address inequality, climate change, irrelevant religious leaders, Universal Basic Income and more.We believe that the institutional Religion has largely absented itself from conversations and actions around these issues. We have not given up hope that soulfulness and a sense of the sacred might be rekindled as a force for personal, societal and environmental change, and that women have a special role in showing leadership in this.
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- Rosemary Neave - Christchurch, Canterbury rosemary@spiritednz.com
- Sande Ramage in Palmerston North Spirited Crone Website sande.ramage@gmail.com Facebook
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Braided – what happened on the day…
On 28 November 2020 after 3 Covid postponements about 70 met at Aldersgate to uncover and weave some conversations about spiritual health in Ōtautahi Christchurch. In kicking off the day-long hui, Braided: Te Awa Whiria – Conversation on Spirituality, Deirdre Carroll (Ngāi Tahu from Ngāi Tūāhiriri Marae) asked, while we know where to go to […]
Spirituality’s Relevance to Sustainability
by Marilyn Yurjevich (a garden snail variety lay Catholic passionately concerned about Planet Earth) This essay explores links between spirituality and sustainability – the nature of spirituality and non-spirituality, whether spirituality is the preserve of believers in God or not, its effects on people, major religions’ stance on sustainability, the effects of post-Christian society coinciding […]
Anne Powell Blessing
May the soft light at the end of the day, heal you.May the purr of the sea on the shells of the beach, heal you.May the dance of the wind on the grasses of the dunes, heal you.May the Maker of water and air and fire, heal us, all who walk the earth. Amen Anne […]
Will you Join the Conversation ?
Braided – Te Awa WhiriaConversations about Spiritual Wellbeing in Ōtautahi Christchurch 28 November 9.30-4pm Aldersgate Centre Christchurchhttp://spiritednz.com/braided/ “Spirituality matters because it’s about people making meaning, purpose and connections” suggests Lucy who works in public health. Darryn is a Methodist minister and works on the streets of Christchurch, for him “Spirituality encompasses our ‘being” and is […]
Into the Darkness – will I ever come out?
in 2013 I wrote this for a piece at mid winter service at St Matthews in the City in Auckland about depression and embracing the darker side of ourselves. It reappeared on Facebook, and several people commented, so here is is on Spiritednz.com Will I ever come out of the darkness of Depression… It was […]