"It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path,
but it's another to think that yours is the only path.”
--author Paulo Coelho
I love learning about different spiritual paths. Raising the vibration of the Earth happens when people establish bridges of understanding between one another. Spiritual belief systems can be areas of great division, or areas of beautiful unity. The first step in establishing unity is understanding. I will be designing this webpage with the goal of supporting spiritual understanding.
Here you will find the dates of holidays from various traditions in an Interfaith Calendar, free email greeting cards for your family and friends, humorous videos, and books exploring interfaith perspectives of spirituality.
Interfaith Calendar
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The truth is one, but different
sages call it by different names."
--ancient Hindu saying
January
Hopi & Zuni Soyala (Dec 21st to Jan 9th) Native American: click here Navajo Sing (Jan 29th to Feb 6th) Native American: click here New Year's Day (Jan 1st) Gregorian Calendar: click here Tewa Turtle Dance (Jan 1st to Jan 4th) Native American: click here
February
Imbolc (2nd) Pagan: click here
Lent (Feb 17 - Apr 3) Christian: click here
New Year's Day (14th) Chinese calendar: click here
Valentine's Day (14th) Western calendar: click here
Presidents Day (15th) American civic holiday: click here
Purim (28th) Jewish: click here
March
Iroquois Maple Ceremony (Mar 15th - Mar 18th) Native American Earth Day (22nd) American civic holiday: click here
Good Friday (2nd) Christian: click here
Iroquois Thunder Ceremony (14th - 17th) Native American: click here Mayan Rain Festival (Apr 26th - May 3th)
May
Beltane (1st) Pagan: click here
Iroquois Corn-planting Ceremony (May 13th - May 16th) Native AmericanMay Day (1st) Christian: click here
Memorial Day (31st) American civic holiday: click here
Mother's Day (9th) American civic holiday: click here
Shavuot (19th) Jewish: click here
Yom Kippur (18th) Jewish: click here
October
Makahki/New Year (Oct 15th) Hawaiian-American
November
All Saints' Day (1st) Christian: click here
Eid al-Adha (15th) Islamic: click here
Eid ul-Fitr (27th) Islamic: click here
Hopi & Zuni Ancestors' Day (2nd ) Native American
Thanksgiving (26th) American civic holiday
Veteran's Day (11th) American civic holiday
December
Christmas (25th) Christian
Christmas Card Day (9th) Christian
Hanukkah (2nd - 9th) Jewish
Hopi & Zuni Shalako Festival (Dec 5th - Dec 18th) Native American
Kwanzaa (26th - Jan 1st) American civic holiday
New Year's Day (7th) Islamic
Winter Solstice (21st) Pagan
Yule (21st) Pagan
Humor
"The human race has one really effective weapon,
and that is laughter." --Mark Twain
I wish there were a Religion of Laughter, and that
it was mandatory that we all lightened up about religion.
Maybe these would be some featured "preachers"...
David Allen
In these classic comedy routines, Irish
comedian, David Allen, who passed away in
2005, shared his experiences growing up
Roman Catholic in Ireland.
Click here to view two videos on YouTube:
Did You Fart? , First Day at Convent School
Allah Made Me Funny
Comedians Azhar Usman, Preacher Moss and Mo Amer share humorous looks at what life as a Muslim in America is like.
Click here to view video on YouTube: Allah Made Me Funny Trailer
Send a Free Email Card
Say hello to those you care about any time of the year!
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Books
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The Varieties of Religious Experiences: A Study in Human Nature, by William JamesOctober 22, 2009
"...this is primarily a study of many case histories of very personal and profound experiences with God. They are mostly in the form of excerpts from autobiographies and memoirs, mainly Christian and contemporary (the book was published in 1903), but many also from other times and faiths. There is no addressing the pros and cons of organized religion here, or, for that matter, of questions like whether miracles really happen, etc. This book is a microcosm, though. James touches on so many matters of religion and, indeed, life and philosophy overall that the book makes valuable reading for anyone interested in humans generally.
He talks, of necessity, quite a bit about the subconscious, which had just recently been "invented," showing that profound religious experiences comes from there, though that doesn't mean that they're not of divine origin: perhaps it's our subconscious self that connects to God.
James then analyzes these experiences from the pragmatic point of view of, Are these experiences healthy? What are their "fruits"?
But there are no ultimate "Answers" of the kind you find suggested in other works of philosophy or theology. Despite some heady speculation towards the end, James sticks to the facts, and never expects his audience to accept anything unproven.... --Cathy Sahu, Amazon customer reviewerClick on the image of the book above to read the entire Amazon.com customer review of this book, or to order it
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The Koran
The Holy Koran is the scripture of Islam. It was written by the prophet Mohammed, inspired by Allah. Each verse is called a "surah." Below, listen to it beautifully sung in Arabic, with a parallel English translation.