What is the symbolic and practical role of sexual practices within shamanic rituals, and how are they transmitted culturally?
Shamans have played an important part in traditional societies for...
Shamanism is an ancient form of religious practice that involves the use of altered states of consciousness to access spirit worlds for healing, divination, and guidance. Sexuality plays an important...
The topic of this article will be to discuss how the concept of beauty can play a significant role in the process of healing spiritual and sexual fragmentation. In order to understand the...
What power dynamics are embedded in the rhetoric of spiritual cure and redemption?
The rhetoric of spiritual cure and redemption is often used to address the human condition and its struggles...
As a person who has experienced religious trauma, I can attest to the fact that it is an incredibly difficult process to recover from. Religious trauma occurs when someone has been harmed...
In the process of spiritual healing, individuals can experience a range of emotions and behaviors that may be difficult to cope with, including feelings of guilt, shame, anxiety, depression, and...
Queer theology is an emerging field within religious studies that explores how queer people can find spiritual fulfillment while maintaining their LGBT identity. It seeks to create a space where LGBT...
The religious community has historically been known to be a space where individuals can find solace, guidance, and spiritual growth.
For members of the LGBTQ+ community who identify as Christian,...
Rituals have been used throughout history to heal individuals from various types of traumas they experience in life. One such group that has experienced trauma due to their gender identity and sexual...
This article will explore how pastoral care can address spiritual trauma and internalized homophobia, two interconnected issues that affect many LGBTQ+ individuals. Spiritual trauma refers to the...