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It's from his novel, Vanity Fair, originally published in 1847. The book is readable online at http://selfknowledge.com/vfair10.htm It's not a religious quote, and the original context is somewhat harsh. The passage in question is about a boy who worships his mother, who barely notices his...

Thoughts from a newcomer: I like the general structure, although I think I'd prefer the "forum" link on the left side to be a bit more obvious. (From other discussion forums, I'm used to "forum" being a main link, and the religions listed under that being each individual religion's discussion...

I think of "religions" as "those sets of beliefs/actions meant to create the religious experience." That's a technical term: Leary defines it as the ecstatic, incontrovertibly certain, subjective discovery of answers to seven basic spiritual questions. (Those are questions like "What is the...

I've no doubt that they make working, very solid spiritualities. My only issue is with them claiming to be *the same* spirituality or religion as the one held by the people in the time/place they're reconstructing from. Or even "closer to the ancient religions than Wicca." Tribal religions...