Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla

Using Your Voice for Good

In this episode, Rev Karla discusses how to stand up and use your voice as an advocate when it is safe for you to do so. Rev Karla also talks about Andrew Harvey and his definition of sacred activism and the difference between evangelizing and advocating. You can read more from Rev Karla in this week's blog post. You can watch the uncut version of this episode on YouTube.

 

Additional resources for this episode include: The Positive and Negative Effects of a Short Term Mission Trip, Westboro Baptist Church, Westboro Baptist Church History, Why is the Westboro Baptist Church picketing Elizabeth Edwards' funeral?, Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She’s Working on Federal “Don’t Say Gay” Bill, Mike Braun walks back comments that interracial marriage ruling should have been left to states, Rep. Lauren Boebert Faces Backlash for 'Islamophobic and Racist' Story About Rep. Ilhan Omar, Mike Pence says there is no 'freedom from religion' in the US Constitution, The Missouri House tightens its dress code for women, Oklahoma Superintendent plans to "hunt" school libraries, Texas DSHS releases key findings from delayed 2022 maternal health report, says full report will be available shortly, 'Drag Story Hour' protest draws passionate crowds outside Queens library, Drag queens are not the ones sexualizing drag story hour

5 Essential Things About What it Means to be Spiritual but not Religious

In this episode, Rev Karla discusses 5 practical and simple ways to reclaim your spirituality, heal your religious trauma, and to know what it truly means to be on the spiritual-but-not-religious path. You can read more on this topic from Rev Karla in this week's blog post and watch the uncut version of this episode on her YouTube channel, Spirituality Matters.

 

Additional resources for this episode include: 'Holy Now' by Peter Mayer, Holy Now lyrics, Hunter-Gatherers and the Origins of Religion, The 8 Oldest Religions in the World, Why the Worlds Religions are Dying a Slow Death

The Healing of the Inner Child

In this episode, Rev Karla discusses what the inner child is and healthy ways to begin the healing process.  You can read Rev Karla's blog post for this episode and watch the uncut version on YouTube.

 

Additional recourses for this episode include: What is an Inner Child and What Does It Know?, What is Your Inner Child?, Rev Karla's TikTok, and The Sexual Abuse Scandal Rocking the Southern Baptist Convention.

I Wish It Was Over, But It Is Just the Beginning

In this last episode of 2022, Rev Karla discusses her goddess hour writings and some of the Christian Nationalist politicians who won their races, that we need to keep our eyes on. Rev Karla also reads a special winter solstice writing that she shares in this week's blog post. You can watch the uncut version of this episode on YouTube.

 

Any New Year's resolutions? Join Rev Karla for Spiritual Reset 2023 to help guide you on your spiritual practice in the new year. Find more information about this course at numasoul.com

Enlightenment: Awakening is happening in the little moments of living

In this episode, Rev Karla discusses her experiences of holding space for loved ones as they are taking their last breaths and the spiritual significance of taking care of them in those moments. Trigger warning: this episode discusses the death of humans and animals. You can read more from Rev Karla on this topic in her blog post and watch the uncut version of this episode on YouTube.

 

Additional resources include: What is Active Dying?, End-of-Life Signs, Puppy Mills, Agonal Breathing, International End of Life Dula Association

Chasing the Belonging: The Lonely Side of Deconstructing Your Faith

In this episode, Rev Karla discusses the difficulty of navigating the loneliness of the spiritual wilderness when you begin deconstructing to heal your religious trauma. Rev Karla leaves you to ask yourself, how are you leaving the world a better place because of your spirituality? You can read Rev Karla's blog post of this episode or watch the uncut version on YouTube. 

Onward

In this episode, Rev Karla discusses the dangers of Christian Nationalism, the Seven Mountain Mandate, the importance of the midterm elections, and the plan to privatize public education. You can read more from Rev Karla on this in her blog post and be sure to watch the uncut version of her podcast on YouTube.

 

Additional resources include: Vice, Dominion Theology, Christian Reconstructionism, and the New Apostolic Reformation, Betsy DeVos and the GOP’s Plan to Destroy Public Schools, The Real Origins of the Religious Right.

The Bible is Holding You Hostage

In this episode, Rev Karla discusses how the bible is holding you hostage with harmful indoctrinated beliefs and how you can break free from them. If you've ever felt like you are a mistake, a sin, or going to hell then you are being affected by these toxic beliefs. You'll discover the crucial step to truly break free from these beliefs altogether, and it doesn't involve endlessly studying the bible for mistranslations. You can read more from Rev Karla on this in her blog post and be sure to watch the uncut version of her podcast on YouTube.

The Blessing and the Curse of Ancestors

Rev Karla details an experience she had with an internationally known psychic medium. The psychic medium revealed she had powerful male energy surrounding her which came as a surprise. In this episode, you'll discover how important it is to reflect on your ancestors. She also discusses pealing away indoctrinated beliefs that shun seeking out alternative paths to spirituality that oftentimes opens the door to additional healing. You can read Rev Karla's blog post of this episode or watch the uncut version on YouTube.

 

Additional recourses for this episode include: Doctor planning womb transplant to allow a transgender woman to carry children, How a Transgender Woman Could Get Pregnant. 

When Darkness Comes: Embracing the Wisdom of the Autumn Equinox

In this episode, Rev Karla discusses the wisdom in the changing seasons, our connection to the earth, and honoring the Crone years. Read the blog post for this episode and watch the uncut version on YouTube.

 

Resources for this episode include: The Triple Goddess: Maiden, Mother and Crone, All About Samhain, Persecuting Witches and Witchcraft.