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The Church of Jediism New Website Is Now Live!

Posted on May 4, 2017
by Watkins

To celebrate Star Wars day The Church of Jediism website officially re-launches today! Be sure to visit www.becometheforce.com and sign up. Join a community of free but focused Jediist spirits determined to bring the forces of light into the world. If you want to understand your meaning and…

Spring Magic: Household Altars and Sacred Spaces

Posted on April 21, 2017
by Watkins

By Danu Forest Fitting time for the sacred, for the spiritual into our everyday lives can be tricky if it’s something new to us, or if our schedules are so busy we have little time at home for more than our practical needs. It’s easy…

Cover reveal for debut book from Church of Jediism founder Daniel M. Jones

Posted on April 13, 2017
by Vicky Hartley

Just in time to join the 40th celebration of Star Wars comes the cover reveal for BECOME THE FORCE, the debut book from Church of Jediism founder Daniel M. Jones. The eye-catching cover art for the book was created exclusively by artist and writer Michael…

Daily Afternoon Ritual: Smile In the Mirror

Posted on March 7, 2017
by Watkins

Theresa Cheung, author of 21 Rituals to Change Your Life, invites you to try a simple ritual for 21 days and find out how small actions can change your life. You are never fully dressed without a smile is how the saying goes and morning…

Daily Morning Ritual: Rise and Shine

Posted on March 6, 2017
by Watkins

Has positive thinking ever truly worked for you? Theresa Cheung, author of 21 Rituals to Change Your Life, invites you to try a simple daily routine for 21 days and find out how small actions can change your life. Several recent studies from the University…

Magical Spring Cleansing

Posted on March 6, 2017
by Watkins

by Danu Forest Springtime is the perfect opportunity to clear your energy field and refresh your body and soul. Traditional spring tonics, such as birch sap and nettle tea have been used for centuries to give our bodies a quick boost clearing our livers and…

The Dawn Of the Year

Posted on January 30, 2017
by Vicky Hartley

by Danu Forest Scroll down to hear the audio file on Imbolc. January and February can often feel like a strange bleak time, the weather and long hours indoors can depress the spirits and make one feel like life is on hold until the spring,…

Tales from Rumi

Posted on December 19, 2016
by Watkins

The Persian poet Rumi, who wrote in the 13th Century, has become increasingly popular today. This is an extract from Tales from Rumi: Essential Selections from the Mathnawi, introduced by Alan Jacobs and translated by E. H. Whinfield. This selection comes from his monumental work,…

The Dalai Lama – Compassion as the Pillar of World Peace

Posted on December 19, 2016
by Watkins

Masters of Wisdom: His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a jewelled casket of spiritual wisdom and practice to promote world peace and global happiness, love and compassion. His spiritual advice is profound, practical and helpful, a true panacea for the sufferings of a troubled world.…

Gandhi’s Memorable Quotations

Posted on December 19, 2016
by Watkins

Edited by Alan Jacobs, this book is an inspiring collection of Gandhi’s writings covers topics such as non-violence, truth, prejudice, sex, vegetarianism, simplicity, religion, fasting, work, education – and Gandhi’s own exemplary life. Here you can read an extract from the book, an assortment of…

Honouring the Winter Sun

Posted on December 11, 2016
by Watkins

Winter is here, and with it the sun sinks to its lowest arc upon the horizon upon the winter solstice. This year the winter solstice falls on the 21st of December. Danu Forest invites us to honour the winter sun with a beautiful invocation and…

Machu Pichu: Offering a New Perspective

Posted on November 28, 2016
by Vicky Hartley

Machu Picchu’s Intihuatana (‘Hitching Post of the Sun’), is one of the few surviving examples of such stones, dedicated to the sun god Inti. The Inca believed that this stone held the spirits of the ancestors, which would leave if it was broken. Fortunately, the…