Clarifying Reality—
An online magazine offering a space for rethinking our beliefs about God, reality, ourselves, and how we live…
through the lens of an evolving world.
Why Now?
Because people around the world are beginning to notice cracks in our long-held beliefs about reality, religion, and the effects they have on our everyday lives.
A dynamic picture of reality is emerging
For centuries, we believed the world was a collection of solid, separate “things.” But today, a far more dynamic picture is emerging. What we once thought of as isolated objects are now better understood as patterns of energy, probabilities, and interactions within an ever‑evolving cosmic web.
Reality, as we’ve known it, is fading into the background and a new worldview is unfolding.
Old beliefs are being reshaped
As the momentum towards a new view of reality builds, old frameworks and dogmatic beliefs about God, our place in the universe, our purpose, and the meaning of life, are being challenged and reshaped.
Learn more about this site here: About Clarifying Reality.
Featured Articles
How the Christian God Was Made
For most of human history, religions have evolved in response to the worlds people lived in. Christianity was no exception. The Christian God did not arrive fully formed but emerged from a turbulent era shaped by political unrest, cultural blending, competing spiritual traditions, and the needs of an empire searching for unity.
Implications of an Evolving Concept of God
As our understanding of reality evolves, our concept of God is evolving with it. This shift has far-reaching implications for how we think about the sacred, religion, spiritual practice, and even life after death.
Homo Sapiens
A Story of Adaptation, Invention, and Survival
As Homo sapiens, we are the sole survivors of a lineage that once included many human species. We endured where others vanished because of our ability to adapt to changing conditions.
Today, however, the pace of change staggers the imagination, and our adaption skills are being put to a test like never before.
Interconnectivity has become more obvious
We are more interconnected than ever via the internet. We are vastly more knowledgeable than our cave-dweller ancestors. And, what we once thought of as real is being increasingly questioned.
Yet we cling to outdated beliefs, inherited from times long gone, that no longer serve us in the new realities of today’s world.
Rethinking our worldview
Still, the cracks in our belief systems, social structures, political frameworks, and sense of well being, brought on by unprecedented change, are no longer easy to ignore.
And so, the journey of homo sapiens continues, now with the task, once again, of adopting new beliefs and new ways of living, more compatible with the realities of living in today’s world.
More Articles
Three Perspectives on Evolution and Spirituality
Evolutionary spirituality, a new spirituality geared for today’s world, is emerging from the confluence of multiple perspectives. This article features three major thinkers contributing to this emergence — Sri Aurobindo, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and Ken Wilber.
Evolutionary Spirituality: An Emerging Model for Today’s World
As our understanding of the universe expands, many people sense that inherited spiritual frameworks no longer match the world we now inhabit. Evolutionary spirituality offers an emerging way of seeing — one that honors ancient wisdom while embracing a dynamic, science based view of reality.
M.L. King, Jr. — Moral Clarity in a Nation Divided
In a time marked by fear, division, and entrenched inequality, M. L. King, Jr. held to a larger truth — that beneath all the ways we separate ourselves, we belong to one human family. His moral clarity, grounded idealism, and courage in the face of resistance helped a divided nation
Website Sections
This website is divided into five interrelated sections. Dive in anywhere, or start by getting grounded in the first section.
External Resources
Here’s a short list of external resources related to content throughout this site that you may find helpful.
Paradigm Shifts: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy