Chrissy sat on the bed and held the little plastic baggie with the white powder in it and an illustration of the stereotypical ghost in a white sheet printed on one side of the baggie. She let out a sigh upon realizing what this was. There was a history of drug use in her family. Her father had drank himself to an early death. Her mother had used barbiturates – […]
Archive | August, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard | My spiritual path
I was raised in a multi-faith family studying both the Christian and Hindu scriptures. We observed Christmas and Janmastami (the birth of Jesus and the birth of Krishna). So my two primary sources of inspiration, spiritual comfort, and illumination come from the New Testament, and the Bhagavad Gita (the song of God), the ancient Hindu scripture spoken over 5000 years ago. I realized that the essence of these two great […]
Invisible people | Addressing homelessness
This issue of The MOON explores homelessness—the condition shared by growing numbers of men and women who live on the streets and under the bridges of cities in the U.S. and around the world. They are “invisible” because we look away. We don’t know what to do about their situation. We’re overwhelmed by the enormity of all they must need. The issue was inspired by the website Invisible People, which […]
What’s Love Got to Do With It | Movies You Might’ve Missed
Previously, The MOON has recommended quite a few films that portray the power of spirituality in politics– the trilogy by Canadian filmmaker Velcrow Ripper (Scared Sacred, Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action, and Occupy Love), for starters. The Life and Times of Harvey Milk, for another. Similarly, many of the documentaries about Native Americans, such as the excellent series 500 Nations, Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock, or Aluna, also reviewed […]
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