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We represent the five Spiritualist Church organisations that are currently recognised in Australia for the purposes of marriage, in addition to non-religious based "spiritualist" groups, practitioners and individuals.
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"Spiritual but not Religious"?
The 2021 Census reveals some interesting facts that confirm the increasing turn away from religious institutions in Australia.
Far reaching "morality laws" regarding marriage equality, euthanasia and abortion have been passed in the last five years. The largest religious group - Christianity - fell from 52.1% in 2016 to less than half the total population at 43.9% in 2021
The number of people who selected "No Religion" has risen again from 30.1% in 2016 to becoming the second largest group of people in 2021 at 38.9%
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It is important to note that the most recent 38.9% of "No Religion" may reasonably be assumed to include the large and quickly growing number of people who identify as "Spiritual but not Religious", as this SBNR option was not included in the 2021 Census categories listed.
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The general trend of society swinging away from trust in the authority of traditional institutions, in favour of the freedoms and rights of individuals, appears to be only gaining in speed and power.
For the good of us all, let's hope that these individual rights are recognised as being fundamentally attached to individual responsibilities.
As more people break away from the herd and skip boldly down the individual road less travelled, the joys of adventure can sometimes camouflage the pitfalls that might await unwary solo travellers. If we can choose to have "my reality", then perhaps "the reality" can come as an unwelcome surprise.
When we can match a person's authentic lived experience with an understanding that is supported by peer reviewed education of genuine enquiry and integrity, then each of us - and therefore our society and the entire world - can only benefit.



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"Feeling Alone or Disconnected"?
Let's face it? Or not. Life can get pretty hard sometimes.
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If we do choose to face the facts, and especially if we really stand back for a proper look with a broad perspective, then things can get pretty grim. We get born. We live. We die. Ouch.
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We're not very good at getting our heads around this. We still say things like "If I die".
The phrase "If I die" should be outlawed by the reality police, unless it has some sort of qualifying bunch of words added on to make a compete sentence, like "If I die before I finish cleaning this house"...
The harsh truth states the correct phrase is "When I die" and that's that. We will all die. You, me, them, everybody. Like I said, it's a pretty grim reality. Or is it?
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Science tells us our bodies must die. But science also tells us that matter cannot be created or destroyed. Ok, maybe there's some hope, then?
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Philosophy tells us that just about every great thinker, in every human culture that ever existed, has pondered or even championed the concept of some form of eternal life. But then psychology tells us that's just human nature, a primitive self protection mechanism to help us to survive the terrible truth of our individual insignificance. Ok, so maybe there is no hope after all.
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We can whine, and wriggle, and wonder, but "in the end" death seems inescapable. Once we are born, we are placed upon a conveyor belt, moving slowly but surely through time and space until eventually we just reach the point where we drop off. It's the end of journey.
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If we live long enough, we will watch some of our friends and family die. We may even have the sort of death where we can watch ourselves die, or it may be sudden and unexpected and all over before we know it. But die, we all will.
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Here's the thing.
Just like the "If I die" statement is only partially complete, so is the "When I die" statement.
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It's not "When I die", it's "When my body dies".
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We are not our bodies. We are so much more than a collection of elements and molecules, working together to form muscles and bones, managed by a clever team of organs and instincts.
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We are spirit first. We are spirit permanently, living temporarily in a physical body.
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Many people will never realise this. It can take decades, and thanks to our habit of staying safe within the bounds of what we already believe we know, it often never comes at all.
For some people, it dawns slowly, the culmination of a lifetime of small experiences or subtle nagging truths that gently and patiently sit in the background of the busyness of life. Or sometimes it comes quickly, and completely, the result of a near death experience or other startling revelation that cannot be ignored.
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We do not die, only our bodies do. We are permanently connected to everyone, and everything, and this "life" is not the end.
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Don't try to believe it, or persuade yourself, or allow others to try to convince you. Just because we generally can't see it, does not mean it is not there.
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Find a quiet place. Allow the stillness to slowly arrive inside you. Shy and timid at first, the truth will come. You don't need to believe. You already know.
Look beyond your horizon.