JD Remote
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Global Kinship webinar
Virtual EventPast guests have included some of my big-name heroes. This is a tremendous honor. I will deliver a modified version of my talk from the Parliament of the World's Religions: Nature's Scripture - The Interfaith Promise of Science. Registration is required: Register here. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcuigpjItE9F-8VZ5hZe6NOMMaYb88K5q#/registration
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Fargo-TBA
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesHybrid EventTBA
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Grants Pass – Ancestors: Honoring Them, Becoming Them
UUs of Grants Pass OR 129 NW E ST., Grants Pass, OR, United StatesHybrid EventAncestors - everyone has them, and (spoiler alert!) most of them are dead. Euro-American culture isn’t very good at death; we are so scared of death we’ve perverted the one day each year our ancestors set aside for remembering them to instead focus on giving children candy and expressing our fear with giant inflatable spiders. […]
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Pathways- This is Not My Beautiful House
Pathways UU Fellowship of Hurst TX 481 West Harwood Road, Hurst, TX, United StatesHybrid EventOne of our culture’s foundational myths is about ownership, security, and permanence. JD offers a bit of science, some personal experiences, and a Talking Heads song as puzzle pieces toward a new, more vulnerable humility.
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Fargo – Building a New Way—DIY
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesHybrid EventJD describes lessons learned from his do-it-yourselfer father and grandfathers, and how those lessons might be applied to building a new way for our increasingly precarious global society. What kind of world do we want for our grandchildren, and for their grandchildren? Are we behaving accordingly? Building is not easy or comfortable—are we willing to […]
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Theosophical Society Webcast
Virtual EventSponsored and hosted by the Theosophical Society in America. Underlying the human world of strife and separation is an oft-neglected landscape of commonality between faiths: the natural world. At precisely the time when our religious and political divisions threaten human existence, science offers a sweeping interfaith vista of how creation works and how it all unfolded. […]
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FUUFHC – One Song
Hybrid EventJD's first time working with the First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. One Song is a favorite service, so it should be fun. Close out 2023 in total unity. One Song - the Science of Unity For millennia mystics and prophets have told us that “All is one” and yet we feel […]
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Grants Pass- Active Love, an Antidote to Anthropocene Angst
UUs of Grants Pass OR 129 NW E ST., Grants Pass, OR, United StatesThat humans are having major impacts on the planet is now quite clear, and some of those impacts may be evident millions of years from now. Are we a cancer on the biosphere, a plague? Would it be better if we had remained blissfully in the stone age? Our angst about such matters may be […]
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Fargo-Morehead UU – Active Love, An Antidote to Anthropocene Angst
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesVirtual EventThat humans are having major impacts on the planet is now quite clear, and some of those impacts may be evident millions of years from now. Are we a cancer on the biosphere, a plague? Would it be better if we had remained blissfully in the stone age? Our angst about such matters may be […]
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Fargo-Morehead UU – Fiddling While Rome Burns
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesVirtual EventWhen the entire planet is engulfed in flames (climate change, nuclear arms, fascism, extinction, mass migration), isn’t full-time activism the only reasonable activity? Isn’t everything else a kind of indulgence? What if activism just isn’t your thing? What if your talents and passions lie in something like fiddling? JD shares his own wrestlings with this […]
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Global Kinship webinar – One Song: The Science of Unity (LP version!)
Virtual EventVery cool to be asked back for a second talk with Global Kinship's community! Note: You have to register; the link isn't for the webinar, but for registering. They send the link after you register. Description: For millennia mystics and prophets have told us that “All is one” and yet we feel ourselves surrounded by […]
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Pathways – Fiddling While Rome Burns
Pathways UU Fellowship of Hurst TX 481 West Harwood Road, Hurst, TX, United StatesVirtual EventWhen the entire planet is engulfed in flames (climate change, nuclear arms, fascism, extinction, mass migration), isn’t full-time activism the only reasonable activity? Isn’t everything else a kind of indulgence? What if activism just isn’t your thing? What if your talents and passions lie in something like fiddling? JD shares his own wrestlings with this […]
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Fargo-Morehead UU – One Song–the Science of Unity
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesVirtual EventFor millennia mystics and poets have told us that “All is one” and yet we feel ourselves surrounded by separation, antagonism, and isolation! With help from some intrepid dung beetles, science ambassador JD Stillwater takes us on a tour of findings from mainstream science that reveal an underlying wholism in everything from human bodies to […]
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Kosmic Vespers – Soul of the Whole
Virtual EventAn offshoot of Creation Spirituality Communities and Global Kinship. Flyer is here: https://www.jdstillwater.earth/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kosmic-Vespers-Flyer.webp This will be a brief (15-min) "teaching" about science and oneness, embedded in a meditative gathering of folks from all over. Registration is required to get the link. Email mingeicenter@gmail.com to register.
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Grants Pass- Awetheism Part 1: The Power and Promise of Awe
UUs of Grants Pass OR 129 NW E ST., Grants Pass, OR, United StatesNew research into the experience of awe reveals that awe makes us feel small but deeply connected, and how this in turn makes us better people. With help from some well-timed lightning strikes (and no help from Siri or Alexa), we’ll explore what’s known about awe’s effects on us, and how it can benefit humanity. […]
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Fargo-Morehead UU – Awetheism Part 1: The Promise and Power of Awe
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesVirtual EventNew research into the experience of awe reveals that awe makes us feel small but deeply connected, and how this in turn makes us better people. With help from some well-timed lightning strikes (and no help from Siri or Alexa), we’ll explore what’s known about awe’s effects on us, and how it can benefit humanity. […]
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Nature’s Scripture: The Interfaith Promise of Science
An adaptation of JD's talk from the Parliament of the World's Religions, for the Abilene Interfaith Council of Abilene Texas. Talk description:Underlying the human world of strife and separation is an oft-neglected landscape of commonality between faiths: the natural world. At precisely the time when our religious and political divisions threaten the existence of life […]
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Rev. Dr. Sheri Pallas – Fireside Creators conversation
Dr. Sheri Pallas is the author of We Have Ruined God–My Journey Out of Religion and Into Unconditional Love. She asked me to review the science chapter of the manuscript, which led to an invitation to discuss further on her weekly Fireside Creators show. Should be very interesting. To watch live (or the recording) this […]
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Fargo-Morehead UU – Awe 2 (or election-related)
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesVirtual EventIn this sequel to Part 1, waterfalls cascade us deeper into the science of awe, including: the wonderful word “eudaemonia”; the gifts of people who are pre-disposed to experience awe; and the relations between awe, wonder, spirituality, and ambiguity. Note: the title and topic may change if election chaos erupts. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83556015876
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UUFGC- Peace, Love, Understanding, and Manure
UU Fellowship of Greater Cumberland MD 211 South Lee St., Cumberland, MD, United StatesVirtual EventSocial polarization is a natural, predictable phenomenon. So is manure. JD Stillwater recounts a profound event of peace-making and innovation that happened one afternoon long ago, involving a microphone set up in a warehouse full of manure. The technology required for understanding and group intelligence is simple and ancient. Manure is optional. (JD will be […]
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Grants Pass, OR – Awetheism Part 2: Awe, Science, and Meaningful Well-being
UUs of Grants Pass OR 129 NW E ST., Grants Pass, OR, United StatesIn this sequel to Part 1, waterfalls cascade us deeper into the science of awe, including: the wonderful word “eudaemonia”; the gifts of people who are pre-disposed to experience awe; and the relations between awe, wonder, spirituality, and ambiguity. Stream Link
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Verdugo Hills, CA – Magic Recipes
UU Church of the Verdugo Hills, CA 4451 Dunsmore Ave, La Crescenta, CaliforniaEggs and seeds are quintessential symbols of birth and spring, but did you ever really contemplate the magic that hides inside them? The new science of emergence is like 1+1 = poetry; it’s magic, but also rigorous science, and spring is full of this magical unfolding. The secret is (shhh…) we are that magic, too! […]
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Glacier (Kalispell), MT – Defiant Love
What are we, crazy?! Some aspects of our inherited cultural system are clearly harmful to our planet, our descendants, and our own humanity. How did this happen? The study of trauma and the science of epigenetics offer clues. In the context of our damaged and dysfunctional culture, acting with honor for our ancestors, respect for […]
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Verdugo Hills, CA – Defiant Love
UU Church of the Verdugo Hills, CA 4451 Dunsmore Ave, La Crescenta, CaliforniaWhat are we, crazy?! Some aspects of our inherited cultural system are clearly harmful to our planet, our descendants, and our own humanity. How did this happen? The study of trauma and the science of epigenetics offer clues. In the context of our damaged and dysfunctional culture, acting with honor for our ancestors, respect for […]
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Bemidji, MN – Magic Recipes
Headwaters UU Fellowship, Bemidji, MN 1826 Mikrantip Rd SW, Bemidji, MinnesotaEggs and seeds are quintessential symbols of birth and spring, but did you ever really contemplate the magic that hides inside them? The new science of emergence is like 1+1 = poetry; it’s magic, but also rigorous science, and spring is full of this magical unfolding. The secret is (shhh…) we are that magic, too! […]
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Hood, OR – Active Love & Anthropocene Angst
Headwaters UU Fellowship is meeting virtually this Sunday, and playing a recording of this talk. You can tune in. That humans are having major impacts on the planet is now quite clear, and some of those impacts may be evident millions of years from now. Are we a cancer on the biosphere, a plague? Would […]
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Creation Spirituality Gathering – short talk on transforming trauma
Part of a weekend of programming based on the universe story and the work of Matthew Fox and Brian Swimme, JD will present about 15 minutes on intergenerational trauma and cultural heritage. Register here. Suggested donation $25, but no one turned away. The organizer says: "Donations are welcomed but no one will be turned away, […]
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Interrogating My Euro-American Heritage
This is a webinar created for the UUA General Assembly in Baltimore, MD, co-produced and led with Ann Stillwater. I'm awaiting word about whether it's limited to conference attendees. Description: Where did white supremacy culture come from? The study of trauma and the science of epigenetics offer clues. Science Ambassador JD Stillwater shares his anti-racism […]
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Awe, A Superhighway to the Spiritual Core
JD will present virtually. IRAS members can attend the conference, or any session, remotely. Membership is a very reasonable $40 ($25 for limited income). Description/Abstract: Recent research on the human emotion of awe reveals that it is a wide superhighway from the outside world directly into our spiritual core. Researchers studying awe find themselves forced […]
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Verdugo Hills, CA – One Song: The Science of Oneness
UU Church of the Verdugo Hills, CA 4451 Dunsmore Ave, La Crescenta, CaliforniaModern science calls into question our perceived separations, revealing deep connection and inherent unity at every level of nature. JD Stillwater explores the many ways science affirms and contextualizes the oneness of reality. Stream on Zoom. Note: 10:30 Pacific Time! 1:30 Eastern. Stream: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86366232290?pwd=b1dYU3dkTEloRzc3NU5xYkZRcGhnQT09#success
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Fargo ND – Awetheism Pt 2: Awe, Science, and Meaningful Well-Being
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesIn this sequel to Part 1, waterfalls cascade us deeper into the science of awe, including: the wonderful word “eudaemonia”; the gifts of people who are pre-disposed to experience awe; and the relations between awe, wonder, spirituality, and ambiguity. Stream: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89205628451Note: Starts at 12 PM Eastern Time.
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Kosmic Vespers – Genetics of Sex
Virtual EventAn offshoot of Creation Spirituality Communities and Global Kinship. This is their monthly meeting. This will be a brief (15-min) "teaching" about the genetics of biological sex (spoiler: it's not a binary), embedded in a meditative gathering of folks from all over. Registration is required to get the link. Email mingeicenter@gmail.com to register.
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Global – One Song: The Science of Oneness
North American Unitarian AssociationFor millennia mystics and poets have told us that “All is one” and yet we feel ourselves surrounded by separation, antagonism, and isolation! With help from some intrepid dung beetles, science ambassador JD Stillwater takes us on a tour of findings from mainstream science that reveal an underlying wholism in everything from human bodies to […]
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Dahlonega, GA – Awetheism Pt. 3: It’s Explosive! Awe as a Tool
Georgia Mountains UUC (GMUUC) 3155 Morrison Moore Pkwy E, Dahlonega, Georgia, United StatesIn this explosive service, JD explores how awe can be manipulated for better and worse, in recreation, politics, education, and war. We will probe the boundary between awe and horror, and consider things that snap, crackle, pop, and echo through culverts, saxophones, and history. Stream: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86455671980?pwd=cXBnM2pDVU9TZkoxVnlYZEVYYi92Zz09#success
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Victorville, CA – One Song: the Science of Oneness
UU Society of the High Desert, Victorville 14075 Hesperia Rd, Suite #201, Victorville, California, United StatesFor millennia mystics and poets have told us that “All is one” and yet we feel ourselves surrounded by separation, antagonism, and isolation! With help from some intrepid dung beetles, science ambassador JD Stillwater takes us on a tour of findings from mainstream science that reveal an underlying wholism in everything from human bodies to […]
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Kalispell, MT – One Song: the Science of Oneness
Glacier UU Fellowship, Kalispell, MT 1515 Trumble Creek Road, Kalispell, Montana, United StatesFor millennia mystics and poets have told us that “All is one” and yet we feel ourselves surrounded by separation, antagonism, and isolation! With help from some intrepid dung beetles, science ambassador JD Stillwater takes us on a tour of findings from mainstream science that reveal an underlying wholism in everything from human bodies to […]
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Fargo ND – Awetheism Pt. 3: It’s Explosive! – Awe as a Tool
UU Church of Fargo-Morehead ND 121 9th Street S, Fargo, ND, United StatesIn this explosive service, JD explores how awe can be manipulated for better and worse, in recreation, politics, education, and war. We will probe the boundary between awe and horror, and consider things that snap, crackle, pop, and echo through culverts, saxophones, and history. Note: Starts at 12 PM Eastern Time.
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Verdugo Hills, CA – TBA
UU Church of the Verdugo Hills, CA 4451 Dunsmore Ave, La Crescenta, CaliforniaDescription will follow once a topic is chosen. Stream on Zoom. Note: 10:30 Pacific Time! 1:30 Eastern. Stream: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86366232290?pwd=b1dYU3dkTEloRzc3NU5xYkZRcGhnQT09#success
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Awe module for Spiritual Direction course
This isn't a public event, but I'm so tickled to be doing it that I'm putting it on the public calendar. I'm on the faculty for a certification course for Spiritual Directors run by a Franciscan order. I'll teach a class on awe as a source of spiritual enrichment, and another in the spring on […]
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California Interfaith Power & Light: Religious Naturalism and Climate Justice
Webinar / Vidcast format with Gregory Stevens, Northern California Director of CA-IPL. Watch here—check the IPL website—for the stream link. Note: starts at 6 PM Pacific Time.
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Sinai & Synapses Fellowship
CLAL - The Center for Learning and Leadership 440 Park Ave South, NYC, New York, United StatesThis is not a public event. JD will collaborate with other leaders in the science-and-religion dialogue in New York City for a fifth time (with more to come). Stay tuned for what comes of that collaboration! More on Sinai and Synapses here: https://sinaiandsynapses.org