Some key values of a New Agnosticism <\/p>\n
1.\tEmbracing the freedom of not-knowing \/ uncertainty
\n2.\tLife long learning \u2013 there is always more to learn.
\n3.\tListening to self, body, others and the whole of creation.
\n4.\tBeing integrated with body and relearning the beauty and need of touch
\n5.\tEmbracing sensuality (reject non-sense) \u2013 reconnecting with feelings and our six senses and learn to trust our emotional intelligence.
\n6.\tEnjoy and embrace playing (eros) creation and make room for wonder.
\n7.\tMove from dryness to moistness
\n8.\tAccepting and celebrating the joy and sacredness of sex
\n9.\tLive a life of thankfulness, grace and gratitude
\n10.\tEmbrace holistic humanity, honoring the feminine and masculine
\n11.\tMove from asceticism to aestheticism
\n12.\tMove from belief and dogma to be-attitudes
\n13.\tRespect and embrace wisdom and the knowledge that comes through it
\n14.\tRespect both being and doing
\n15.\tMove from separation to inclusion
\n16.\tLive justly even though it may not bring peace.
\n17.\tQuestion everything \/ accept everyone
\n18.\tLearn to love self, others and all creation – be who you are! <\/p>\n
Being an agnostic can be lonely, being a religious agnostic can be isolating, as yet there is no agnostic church. Perhaps it is time for the new agnostics to gather together, to create community or an agnostic church. <\/p>\n
My son expects me to know everything, he said to me the other night, \u201cyou always say you don\u2019t know\u201d<\/p>\n
In reality \u2013 I don\u2019t always say I don\u2019t know \u2013 but as a little boy he expects me the bigger person to know everything and is surprised and sometimes annoyed that I don\u2019t.
\nBut I am glad he has noticed this ability to say, I don\u2019t know, as I hope to model a not-knowing way of being to him. It can however be seen as lazy response, a sitting on the fence \u2013 but sitting on the fence is eventually quite painful. I see not-knowing as being responsible. It is a considered response to life\u2019s choices and life\u2019s circumstances. I believe it is an authentic response which offers freedom and liberation. <\/p>\n
Being agnostic is natural \u2013 why fight it! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Some key values of a New Agnosticism 1. Embracing the freedom of not-knowing \/ uncertainty 2. Life long learning \u2013 there is always more to learn. 3. Listening to self, body, others and the whole of creation. 4. Being integrated … Continue reading