Spiritual Nature Research Articles

THEMATIC EXPLORATION OF THE GASTRONOMY OF ORANG ASLI PAHANG

The Orang Asli Pahang commemorate their cultural heritage with vibrant cultural gastronomies. These gastronomies, embodying the spirit of community, culture, and nature, are integral to preserving ancestral customs and fostering social cohesion. This study thematize the intricacies of the gastronomy to better understand the inspiration, interrelationships with other domains of cultural heritages and other specifics involved the gastronomy. Purpose: The primary objectives are (i) to document the cultural gastronomy of Orang Asli Pahang, and (ii) to assign themes to the cultural gastronomy widely applicable to all tribes of the Orang Asli in Pahang. Method: Qualitative research method is employed to explore, document and thematize the cultural gastronomies of Orang Asli Pahang. Such methods include content analysis, semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis. Findings: There exists a rich tapestry of cultural gastronomy that interrelate with other domains of cultural heritage. Cultural gastronomy of the Orang Asli is often inspired by the immediate environment and its natural resources. Indigenous communities often base their cuisine on local plants, animals, and landscapes. This close connection to the environment affects ingredient selection and generations-old hunting, gathering, and preparation methods. Concerning all tribes of Orang Asli Pahang, the cultural gastronomy is thematized under foraging approaches, raw cooking ingredients and name of dish and dish preparation.

Psychosocial Distress and the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients in Rural Hospitals in Limpopo Province: A Qualitative Study.

The diagnosis and treatment of cancer are associated with substantial physical, psychological, and social morbidity for most patients. Distress can be seen as an unpleasant experience of an emotional, psychological, social, or spiritual nature that interferes with the ability to cope with cancer treatment. The aim was to understand patients' experiences of distress in their context and to analyze and interpret the findings. An explorative, descriptive qualitative study was conducted among cancer patients receiving treatment and care at rural hospitals in Limpopo. A face-to-face individual interview was conducted to determine the participants' cancer-related experiences and quality of life. Thematic analysis was conducted following Tesch's method, and the themes developed were subjected to a triangulation process to ensure the validity and rigor of the findings. The participants revealed experiences of symptomatic distress resulting in biopsychosocial distress such as pain, fatigue, emotional distress related to prognosis and uncertainty about the future, psychosocial distress related to a lack or absence of support, financial instability, and poor self-esteem. Cancer patients face many challenges during their treatment journey. Participants were drained by anxiety and uncertainty of the cancer trajectory and required psychosocial support. The oncology team must provide supportive preventive measures for side effects management and culture-sensitive psychotherapy at an early stage to improve their quality of life.

Revealing gaps in marine evidence with a natural capital lens.

The natural capital concept positions the natural environment as an asset, crucial for the flow of goods and benefits to humanity. There is a growing trend in applying this concept in marine environmental management in the United Kingdom (UK). This study evaluates six varied marine decisions across England, Scotland and Wales. It focuses on the evidence informing these decisions and the extent to which they represent the complete spectrum of marine natural assets and ecosystem services. We identified a reliance on various evidence types, including consultations, data and statistics, maps and literature reviews. Natural assets such as aquatic resources and energy sources were most frequently evidenced. Fishing was the predominant provisioning ecosystem service benefit. There was a notable gap in evidence on marine habitats' water quality regulation service. Recreation and tourism dominated the cultural ecosystem service evidence, with less focus on indirect uses such as spiritual nature connections. We reveal gaps in the evidence in marine decisions on significant marine ecosystem service benefits. Our study provides additional evidence to an already identified need to fill evidence gaps in marine water regulation and non-use values of the UK's marine environments.This article is part of the discussion meeting issue 'Bending the curve towards nature recovery: building on Georgina Mace's legacy for a biodiverse future'.

A PRÁTICA INTERDISCIPLINAR DA EQUIPE DE ASSISTÊNCIA AO PACIENTE NO CUIDADO PALIATIVO ONCOLÓGICO

Palliative care is composed of an interdisciplinary care team with an approach with the purpose of improving the quality of life of the patient and their families. This research aims to discuss the interdisciplinary practice of the care team as an important ally in the palliative care of cancer patients based on a literature review. This was a bibliographic research that is justified by the need to mobilize a theoretical foundation, carried out in the databases through the search for electronic information: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), and in the virtual library Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), which were published between 2014 and 2024. As for the interdisciplinary practice of the cancer care team, it is considered an important ally because it enables a closer bond between professionals and between patients/families. It is concluded that the interdisciplinary practice of the oncology care team provides a greater approximation with patients and families, being evaluated and controlled not only pain, but all symptoms of physical, social, emotional and spiritual nature, with a palliative proposal, thus distancing itself from the assistentialist view.

Female image in Russian village prose (religious aspect)

In Russian village prose, the female image is often viewed through the prism of the religious aspect, which emphasizes its deep spiritual nature and connection with traditions. Women in these works act as bearers of folk morality and religious values, and their characters and actions often illustrate biblical archetypes. The study of female images in the context of religion allows us to identify their role in preserving the cultural identity and spiritual life of the village. Women, as keepers of traditions, are symbols of steadfastness and devotion, which makes them important figures in the literary heritage. Analyzing their images, we can better understand the relationship between religiosity and social status, as well as the influence of religious ideas on the formation of female identity in the context of village life. Subject of the study: studying female images in Russian village prose through the prism of religious beliefs and the influence of Orthodox traditions on the formation of their characters. Literary analysis of texts (works by Shukshin, Rasputin and others), comparative analysis (analysis of religious motives in the works of different authors), historical and cultural approach, sociological approach, phenomenological approach, symbolic analysis and contextual analysis are the research methodology of this article. Russian village prose has traditionally focused on the depiction of rural life and its close connection with the Orthodox faith and cultural foundations. The female image in this literature acts not only as the keeper of family values, but also as a symbol of religious traditions, embodying spiritual quests and sacrifice. The role of religion in the lives of Russian village women deeply influences their decisions, internal conflicts and destinies. This study aims to reveal religious motives in the construction of these images, analyze their influence on the heroines and their interaction with spiritual and social expectations.

The Battle for the Sexual Heritage of Our Children and Youth: The Slippery Slope from Transgenderism to Transhumanism

The transgender movement, better termed the transgender industry, is just the tip of the iceberg to a much bigger agenda where reproduction without copulation or gestation may be the norm as well as serving the political groundwork for the burgeoning rights discourse surrounding the transhumanism movement, which embraces that idea of self-directed human evolution using technology to transcend their current natural state and limitations, i.e. disease, ageing, and even death. The ideology behind the transgender movement can be traced to the objectives specified in the manifestos of the Humanist Association, which, according to this author, also provides the basis for transhumanism. Transgenderism, framed as a human rights movement, promotes the idea that children have the right to change their minds, try out new styles and express themselves. However, this is a cover-up by a vast new industry to win the battle of the minds of innocent children to select to change their sexual heritage using dangerous drugs and mutilate their bodies by removing body parts according to their ‘sexual’ whim. This movement is a prelude to the transhumanism movement as self-selecting to be sterilized through the mutilation of one’s biological sex opens society to ethically loaded issues like hiring mothers, artificial wombs and the selection of sperm and ovaries used to produce the next generation. Transgender individuals, therefore, also play into the hands of the eugenics movement aimed at selective breeding and restraining population growth. Among other issues, this article explores the history, problems, players, and implications of transgenderism. It also opens the debate between novelty as progressive and hereditary as congenital or inbred. Living according to our sexual orientation does not mean we have to mutilate our bodies or deconstruct our inherent biological identity; our gender preference can also change over time. In conclusion, I suggest that we must explore and discover our spiritual nature and the spiritual underpinning of reality to protect our children and create a society that lives in harmony with each other and Nature, including our given inherent nature.

Art and Beauty as Being-for-Itself: Robert Spaemann's Aesthetics

Abstract: Robert Spaemann's aesthetics has yet to receive a comprehensive treatment, and this article is the first attempt to do so. Spaemann's way of resurrecting the Aristotelian notion of art as imitating nature is unusual, including for Aristotelians. The nature that is visibly imitated is, ultimately, invisible, and spiritual. This quasi-sacramental understanding leads Spaemann to appreciate contemporary art as well. Art's imitation of the invisible is a call to self-transcendence and a reminder of our own spiritual nature.

SPIRITUAL HYBRIDITY IN ANA CASTILLO'S FEMALE CHARACTERS: A STUDY OF SO FAR FROM GOD AND THE MIXQUIAHUALA LETTERS

This paper explores the spiritual hybridity in Ana Castillo's novels "So Far From God" and "The Mixquiahuala Letters," focusing on the unique spiritual journeys of Mexican-American women. Castillo's storytelling delves into the complexities of spiritual identities, blending Catholicism with indigenous beliefs, curanderismo, and feminist ideologies. The paper examines how Castillo's female characters navigate the intersection of these diverse belief systems, challenging the traditional patriarchal structures within the Chicano community and the Catholic Church. Highlighting the criticism of the Catholic Church by Chicana activists, the paper discusses how Castillo's characters retain their Catholic faith while becoming politically conscious feminists. This synthesis challenges the binary view of being either a feminist or a Catholic, emphasizing the coexistence of feminist perspectives with traditional beliefs. In "So Far From God," Castillo portrays characters like Sofi, Esperanza, and Caridad, who embody spiritual syncretism as resistance, empowerment, and healing. This blend of traditions offers resilience against societal norms and historical wounds. Similarly, "The Mixquiahuala Letters" reveals the intertwined nature of feminism and spirituality through the correspondence between Teresa and Alicia, where their feminist spirituality acts as both a personal empowerment tool and a means of political resistance. The paper concludes that Castillo's portrayal of spiritual hybridity in these novels is central to the self-discovery, assertion, and communal union of her female characters. Their spirituality, a mix of endurance, survival, and empowerment, challenges stereotypes and patriarchal assumptions in Chicano communities. Castillo's narrative underscores the importance of spiritual hybridity in cultural and political resistance, offering a transformative perspective on the lives and struggles of Mexican-American women.

Neo-Mexican home altars: daily reconnections with the spirit of nature

ABSTRACT Most studies on New Age and Neo-pagan spiritualities have focused their field research on group ceremonies and rituals, and very little is known about how this spirituality is practiced in daily domestic life. This article focuses on recognising how the presence of the temple or a fixed place of worship is substituted by Neo-Mexican home altars by spiritual persons who do not belong to any religion or church. This research on home altars seeks to enter the everyday experiences of Mexican lived spirituality by taking up a central element always present in the narratives of all participants in this study: the reconnection with the transcendent through everyday sacred materialities, for personal and planetary healing and wellbeing. These reconnections with nature, ancestors and the cosmos also show how deep social spirituality is, enabling relations with the more-than-human world. In so doing, this article contributes new knowledge about everyday, lived spirituality, and also of the ongoing significance of Neo-Mexican rituals and practices to the New Age and contemporary holistic spirituality.

Love Through Patience: A Contribution to the Kierkegaardian Discussion on the Spiritual Nature of Love Relationships

This paper seeks to make a modest contribution to the ongoing Kierkegaardian discussion concerning the spiritual nature of love relationships, particularly those involving romantic elements. It introduces patience as a key element in understanding the love of the spirit, diverging from perspectives commonly found in recent Anglophone Kierkegaardian literature. Since, in Kierkegaard’s works, the spirit is conceived as an intermediary being positioned between time and eternity, I argue that the spirit’s love must be approached through patience, which is the concrete space where time and eternity intertwine. The argument unfolds in three steps: first, I present Kierkegaard’s understanding of human love as a work, highlighting the significance of the neighbor, which refers to the mode of loving rather than the object of love; second, I outline the challenges inherent in Kierkegaard’s conception of love and propose an approach that emphasizes the dialectic between transcendence and immanence; third, I argue that patience is the concrete means by which this dialectic unfolds within the individual’s existence.

Understanding the Meaning of “Aspeset”: Hermeneutical Approaches, Reading Practices and the Departure from Germany in Two Lea Goldberg Novels

Abstract This essay describes the departure from Europe, arguably the theme that unites Lea Goldberg’s three novels, in terms of the German tradition of Hermeneutics. I explore the various hermeneutical approaches in two of the novels, Mikhtavim Minesi’a Meduma and Avedot, and connect their metafictional and metacritical debates to the circumstances of their composition, publication and reception. While Mikhtavim Minesi’a Meduma employs a humanistic and universalist Weltliteratur perspective in order to downplay the emotions of bitter rejection from a beloved cultural home, Avedot contends with hermeneutical and philological questions ranging from authenticity and interpretation to the mystery of artistic creation. Avedot’s plot revolves around the philologist-poet protagonist’s quest for his own pseudo-ancient text, but ultimately raises questions about the spiritual nature of the creative process and whether or not this spiritual baggage can be relayed to an external reader, in political circumstances that accentuate the poet’s sense of alienation. The two novels, with their unstable form, provided Goldberg an opportunity not only to contemplate aesthetic questions, but also to psychologically process the tearing away from the cultural and intellectual legacy of Europe and in particular that of Germany.

SPIRITUAL HYBRIDITY IN ANA CASTILLO'S FEMALE CHARACTERS: A STUDY OF SO FAR FROM GOD AND THE MIXQUIAHUALA LETTERS

This paper explores the spiritual hybridity in Ana Castillo's novels "So Far From God" and "The Mixquiahuala Letters," focusing on the unique spiritual journeys of Mexican-American women. Castillo's storytelling delves into the complexities of spiritual identities, blending Catholicism with indigenous beliefs, curanderismo, and feminist ideologies. The paper examines how Castillo's female characters navigate the intersection of these diverse belief systems, challenging the traditional patriarchal structures within the Chicano community and the Catholic Church. Highlighting the criticism of the Catholic Church by Chicana activists, the paper discusses how Castillo's characters retain their Catholic faith while becoming politically conscious feminists. This synthesis challenges the binary view of being either a feminist or a Catholic, emphasizing the coexistence of feminist perspectives with traditional beliefs. In "So Far From God," Castillo portrays characters like Sofi, Esperanza, and Caridad, who embody spiritual syncretism as resistance, empowerment, and healing. This blend of traditions offers resilience against societal norms and historical wounds. Similarly, "The Mixquiahuala Letters" reveals the intertwined nature of feminism and spirituality through the correspondence between Teresa and Alicia, where their feminist spirituality acts as both a personal empowerment tool and a means of political resistance. The paper concludes that Castillo's portrayal of spiritual hybridity in these novels is central to the self-discovery, assertion, and communal union of her female characters. Their spirituality, a mix of endurance, survival, and empowerment, challenges stereotypes and patriarchal assumptions in Chicano communities. Castillo's narrative underscores the importance of spiritual hybridity in cultural and political resistance, offering a transformative perspective on the lives and struggles of Mexican-American women.

The Therapeutic Approach To Complexes Created By The Primary Drive Of Intense Desire (Prospatheia): An Introduction To Neptic Psychology

This paper examines the concept of "prospatheia" and its relationship to the creation and management of psychological complexes, drawing on elements from both Neptic Theology and psychology. Prospatheia, as a powerful longing for connection, is considered a primary drive leading to emotional attachment and contributing to the formation of complexes. In psychology, complexes are interpreted as unconscious patterns that guide behavior, reinforcing dependence on external sources to fulfill fundamental emotional needs. The approach of Neptic Theology proposes a therapeutic process that differs from the psychological acceptance or integration of complexes. Specifically, Neptic Psychology emphasizes the prevention of complex formation from childhood through training the individual to develop a more measured relationship with the material world, avoiding excessive pleasure. In adulthood, Neptic Psychology supports controlling prospatheia through the conscious avoidance of pleasure, which sustains dependence. Thus, the treatment of complexes involves three phases: prevention, pleasure control, and gradual weakening of the complexes. Focusing on the abandonment complex, the paper illustrates how excessive reliance on security can transform into a fear of abandonment, leading to emotional insecurity and alienation from one’s spiritual nature. Neptic Theology advocates for self-control and the avoidance of pleasure that reinforces complexes, thereby fostering an inner balance. This methodology differs from modern psychological methods, as it aims at the weakening rather than the acceptance of complexes, offering a unique framework for understanding the human soul and its relationship to the material world.

An unsupervised group detection method for understanding group dynamics in crowds

Pedestrian groups arrive in large numbers in crowd gatherings, especially of a spiritual nature. Various studies have been done on crowd control in public spaces by analysing the behaviour of pedestrian groups. Understanding group dynamics can help better plan pedestrian facilities and large events. Many existing group sensing models primarily determine social bonding between pedestrians using spatiotemporal parameters, such as distance, directional movement, and overlapping time. However, social bonding determined based on these parameters assumes the bonding to be symmetric, spatially and temporally static and is unaffected by neighbourhood. Our study addresses the issue by relaxing such assumptions and developing an unsupervised group detection model based on potential candidates. The proposed model can handle temporal and spatial variations more effectively than those based on simple spatiotemporal parameters. The model developed is assessed both quantitatively and qualitatively. New metrics are introduced for quantitative evaluation, comparing predicted groups and ground truth instead of pedestrian pairs with ground truth. A visualisation method is developed for the qualitative assessment. Group splits and group merges are calculated to assist in understanding crowd movement patterns. Overall, this study helps in further exploring and assessing groups, which can improve understanding of crowd dynamics.

Death and Spirit in Hegel’s Philosophy of Nature

The text discusses the problem of the relationship between nature and thinking in Hegel’s Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences (1830). By considering the dialectics of natural life and the significance of death of the individual for the emergence of spirit in nature, it is argued that spirit, in the Hegelian perspective of speculative thinking, does not emerge from nature as its otherness, as „a more beautiful nature“ that has overcome death. Rather, it appears as a negativity and impotence in nature itself, as the infinite potential of Nature‘s mutability. This highlights the ambivalent unity of nature and thought and the threat of the naturalisation of each.

Thoughts on the Scientific Nature of Spirituality

Thoughts on the Scientific Nature of Spirituality

The anatomy of crisis

ABSTRACT This phenomenological study deeply explores the individual and collective lived experience of a mental health crisis. A Lifeworld approach provided the entry point to deeper insights into the anatomy of crisis as the embodied emotional, physical, cognitive, and spiritual nature of crisis. Findings uncovered rich descriptions of mental health crises and how the crisis was encountered in a shattered sense of self and relational challenges in the context of receiving crisis care. Overall, the study revealed an embodied understanding of crisis that offers practical direction in providing crisis care that is more attuned to lived experience.

ҒАРИФОЛЛА ЕСІМ: САНА БОЛМЫСЫ

The transition of world authorities into the hands of information in the flow of modern life should make us think. Since humanity cannot exist without each other, without interaction, the information flood has become as necessary as the air. In order to follow the citizens of the state to the end, it is not enough to have one opinion and the opinion of the leader, dependence on him is growing, and the ability of the majority to research and critical thinking is decreasing. Therefore, the urgent problem facing the state has become the propaganda of the historical development of our state, the work to restore consciousness, the spiritual identity of our citizens, the consciousness of the Kazakhs. Because by defining the spiritual nature of the nation and nailing down the essence of consciousness, it becomes possible to feel our national identity. This, in turn, is the biggest tool in consolidating the nation. Therefore, in order to determine the Kazakh national identity, we decided to explain the scientific works of the great scientist, philosopher Garifolla, who has been studying the Kazakh consciousness for more than thirty years. The importance of the work lies in highlighting more than twenty volumes of the scientist's works on the origin of the history of the origins of major representatives of Kazakh philosophy, analyzing the work of Abai, the main ideologist of national identity and describing the scientific potential. How to explain the general understanding of Academician Garifolla's work with a short formula? "Scientific prose", which, in our opinion, is a mixture of the breath of time, the existence of consciousness, Kazakh philosophy, is a scientific assessment of many historical data to young scientists, applicants, analysts, telling about political, cultural and socio-historical problems that took place in the life of society in a systematic way.

TELEKO‘RSATUVLARDA KREATIVLIK VA JURNALIST MAHORATI

The article discusses the impact of cultural and educational programs on children's education in the mass media and the fact that some problems arise in the spirituality of young people, and the negative impact of such programs on our national spirituality, especially on the education of the young generation. spoken. Accordingly, the article analyzes and expresses opinions on the shows that are taking place on television today.

On the question of understanding the information phenomenon. Information and knowledge

An attempt is made to clarify the semantics of the concept of “information”. Approaches to understanding information in the discourses of the exact sciences, cognitive science and modern theology are analyzed. It is proposed to consider information as a kind of polyontic entity that finds expression and is articulated in many different discourses through an interdisciplinary dialogue. The ontological foundations and epistemological content of the concepts of “knowledge” and “information” are considered. An ontological contradiction of the nature of information is shown: information gravitates towards matter, for information the connection with the material is more pronounced than for knowledge, despite the fact that the source that generates it has a spiritual nature.