As an investigator of the contemporary spirituality scene, I’ve written a number of pieces published around the web. These pieces cover a wide range of topics: prayer, the trauma of parenthood, critiques of self-love and body positive imagery movements, how racism must be undone at the level of the soul, and why Yoda was wrong about fear.
Beams and Struts
http://www.beamsandstruts.com/contributors/itemlist/user/70-chrisdierkes
Metapyschosis
https://www.metapsychosis.com/love-is-patient-love-is-kind/
https://www.metapsychosis.com/sam-i-am-green-eggs-and-ham-as-secret-mystical-revelation/
Medium
https://medium.com/@chrisdierkes/does-the-self-have-any-value-at-all-e499844b389d#.g5fqs0s1e
Reality Sandwich
http://realitysandwich.com/217661/why-following-your-bliss-is-bullshit/
http://realitysandwich.com/280279/loving-your-whammies-or-how-to-not-spiritually-press-your-luck/
http://realitysandwich.com/318740/children-as-psychopomps-parenthood-and-the-revelation-of-trauma/
http://realitysandwich.com/315133/political-shamanism-and-the-subtle-energetics-of-racism/
http://realitysandwich.com/220631/wrong-yoda-was-the-force-of-fear/
Elephant Journal
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/06/why-practicing-self-love-can-harm-us-what-to-do-about-it/
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2015/08/why-im-against-positive-body-imagery/
The Good Men Project
https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/panic-terror-saved-life-gmp/
Presence
http://www.presence.tv/presence-prayer-part-1-god-praying-chris-dierkes/
http://www.presence.tv/presence-prayer-part-2-prayer-inquiry-chris-dierkes/
http://www.presence.tv/presence-prayer-part-2-prayer-emptiness-chris-dierkes/
TinaOLife
http://tinaolife.com/2016/04/25/dear-soul-dude-what-is-my-lifes-purpose/