This is a model of spiritual health I have, through mainly the application of reflection, informed through experiences, knowledge (from a relatively broad range of differing epistemologies), application of a variety of research and inquiry applications, methodologies and methods; in a dynamic flow over time, with access to varied resources, and through differing contexts. My approach has been one of frequent and enduring immersions into my subject of obsession. Of course, I have at times been both aided and hindered by my atypical neurology labelled Autistic Spectrum, and this will always inevitably be the case for me personally.
I am aware that I cannot escape my own personal philosophical framework and systems, no more than I can escape my autism. I can recognise it, try to compensate for it in my considerations and face the consequences in so doing. This is not novel to those on the Autistic Spectrum; we all have our own personal evolutions, ecologies, adaptations and variations. We can try to recognise these and factor them in, or we can recognise these and attempt to honestly reference them in order to enable readers to make it easier for the reader to consider these and how they relate to and interact with their own personal philosophical framework and systems.
My own personal bias is towards environmentalism, ecology, quantum theory, and holism; emerging into and summarised as Complexity Theories (including Chaos Theory). I recognise this about myself and value it. Inherent in and across each of these is both explicit and implied (varying over time and contexts) systems theories. I thus find myself drawn towards Complexity Theories. What’s more, I have a fascination in the subject of power and power relations; this formed from a range of acute both acute and enduring life events.
My own experiences, knowledge (both explicit and tacit) and reflections on my own Christian faith have been fundamental to me for my attempting to understand, and thus try to consistently endeavour to apply and live by my understanding of my Christian faith. That’s not to say that old habits don’t get in the way, as they certainly do, as too the disabilities I live with related to my experiences and the nature of my autistic atypicality. When motivated enough to be able to do so, sustain and strengthen its resilience, I try to live by my Christian faith. That is not to say it is the same as every other Christian’s faith, as it is from experience with exposure to other Christians, not the same as theirs. This is thus my own spirituality that I try and live by; a form of Christian informed spirituality. This drawing me into the service of others, the service of the more vulnerable, disposed, that includes the wilder natural an universal world. Once more, I find myself back in the synthesis and symbiotic inter-relationships between reflection, power, knowledge, meaning, experiences, time, contexts, faith, spirituality, and practical application. I have been able to express this in a variety of ways and means over my lifetime to date. Now, my praxis is the practical application of this website to advance the field of spiritual health, both for myself personally and for others. More personal information can be found on my very brief personal and professional bio page, on my motivations exercises page
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