Knowra Spiritual naturalism Spiritual naturalism Spiritual naturalism finds meaning, reverence, and practice within a naturalistic understanding of reality, without invoking supernatural beings or forces.
Philosophical naturalism : The view that reality consists of natural entities and processes, with no supernatural realm. It supplies the worldview boundary within which spiritual naturalism locates meaning.
Awe : An emotion arising from perceived vastness that challenges or enlarges a person’s understanding. Nature’s scale and complexity can evoke awe without requiring a supernatural explanation.
Meditation : A family of practices that train attention, awareness, or contemplation. It provides adaptable forms of inward practice without requiring supernatural beliefs.
Baron d’Holbach : An eighteenth-century French philosopher who defended materialism and criticized religious supernaturalism. His materialist outlook foreshadows naturalistic accounts of a meaningful human life.
Supernaturalism : The belief that reality includes beings, forces, or realms beyond the natural world. Spiritual naturalism rejects the supernatural claims that define this opposing worldview.
Spirituality : Practices and experiences concerned with meaning, connection, transcendence, or ultimate concerns. Spiritual naturalism retains these concerns while interpreting them without supernatural commitments.
Reverence : A deep respect expressed toward something regarded as worthy of care or regard. It gives spiritual naturalism a way to honor life and the wider natural world.
Nature journaling : The practice of recording observations and reflections about the natural world. It joins careful observation with personal reflection, a characteristic naturalistic spiritual practice.
John Dewey : An American philosopher who interpreted religious experience and ideals through naturalistic inquiry. His account of the religious quality of experience helped separate spirituality from supernatural belief.
Atheism : The absence of belief in gods, or the belief that no gods exist. Atheism concerns belief in gods; spiritual naturalism additionally affirms spiritual meaning or practice.
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