https://zapier.com/This feed is powered by Zapier's handy RSS service.Tue, 12 May 2026 02:09:56 +0000https://airtable.com/shrtNvYiqeVHqcJgH/tbl0MovvTNuUjSdVQ/viwysMnVv36dGDPl7/recn9fPDpXROMeWmU<p>I just logged that I'm no longer reading Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World, by Tara Isabella Burton. I Finished the book.</p> <p>Here are my comments:</p> <p>Very insightful at times. Somewhat over-intellectual at others. I think the strongest sections are those discussing the commonalities among consumerism and "New Thought" including wellness and stuff like that. Those ideas tied most convincingly, for me, to concepts of worship. Scary thought, to go from worshiping something external, even if it is pagan, to basically worshiping ourselves.</p> <br /> <p>The book I am beginning or resuming now is You are Not Your Own, by O Alan Noble.</p>david@davidsmedberg.me (David Smedberg)Tue, 12 May 2026 02:09:56 +000006ZzzcpSn8jH83k5