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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Sep 19
- 3 min
Love's Invisible Rivers
Photo by Sindre Strøm from Pexels I asked a friend of mine recently if he loved himself. He approaches most things in life with humor...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Sep 15
- 3 min
The Messiah Archetype
For most of my life, I had a certain habit which I'm not entirely proud of. I wanted to save others. In Western culture, the archetype of...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Jun 22
- 2 min
The Trap of Grand Ambitions
"How will you be remembered when you're gone?" Legacy is a big point of anxiety for a lot of people I work with. We know we'll die some...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- May 18
- 3 min
How to Swim with Snakes
Last Thursday, I found myself at the bottom of a pond. And there was something down there with me. I've been afraid of deep water ever...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- May 11
- 5 min
The Psychology Behind Manifestation
There’s an idea in various metaphysical traditions that “thought is causative.” That is, our thoughts have a direct, metaphysical...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- May 11
- 4 min
How to Parent Your Inner Child
One morning, I went for a walk. My anxiety and self-consciousness had returned to hound me. I was exploring the archetypal idea of the...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- May 11
- 3 min
Addiction and the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
I'm constantly amazed how certain religious myths map onto human psychology. Psychologist Gabor Maté wrote a book called "In the Realm of...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Feb 18
- 3 min
Were You Abandoned? Or Engulfed?
It feels like a lot of people around me are yearning for intimate connection right now. I keep coming back to "Journey of the Heart" by...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Feb 18
- 6 min
Anger is a Sword
For a long time, I tried not to be angry. My father was an angry man. His father was an angry man. At some point, I decided, "I will not...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Aug 18, 2021
- 10 min
The Meaning of Life
Listen to the original podcast episode here. What’s the meaning of life? Seriously though. I don’t think it’s love. Or happiness. It’s...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Aug 5, 2021
- 4 min
6 Keys to Mature Heroism
by Daniel Lev Shkolnik Odysseus, the Greek hero, didn’t get his name because he went in search of his Odyssey. Rather, The Odyssey was...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Jan 20, 2021
- 6 min
What if God were Change?
This article pairs well with the following episode with Taj Smith: God as Change There are a few descriptions of God out there that I can...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Dec 23, 2020
- 5 min
Without God, Is Anything Truly Wrong?
The Christian apologist William Lane Craig says that one of his most popular arguments against atheism is that it is morally repulsive....
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Dec 9, 2020
- 4 min
Positive Nihilism
When I was a teenager, I became convinced there was no meaning in the world. I’ve done a lot of thinking since, but that basic insight...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Dec 2, 2020
- 4 min
How are you not yourself?
None of us are really ourselves. In my favorite existential comedy “I Heart Huckabees,” two existential detectives hound Jude Law’s...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Nov 11, 2020
- 1 min
Show Notes - How to Talk About Politics at Thanksgiving | Anthony Magnabosco
The U.S. election may be over but healing the division and rancor in the country will take years. Anthony Magnabosco uses a dialogue...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
Show Notes: What is "Real" | Chris Stedman
Buy the Book Buy IRL, Faitheist, or any other book mentioned in the podcast at: https://bookshop.org/shop/reenchantment A-Thesaurus...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Oct 13, 2020
- 1 min
Show Notes: Let’s Admit We Liked Church | Bart Campolo
Here are the relevant links from my episode with Bart Campolo. Find the Humanize Me podcast on their website, on Apple Podcasts, or...
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Daniel Lev Shkolnik
- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
Show Notes: The Untold Story of Atheism | Nick Fish
“An atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that a deed must be done instead of prayer...
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