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Friends,
I’ve been thinking so much about work lately, and that’s shown up on episodes about podcasting and so-called “content creation.” But what about the work of a lifetime: spiritual work?

What IS spiritual work, anyway?

I know it’s not simply spiritual practice – that’s just one form spiritual work takes.

And I know it’s not just living life, in spite of the fact that when I say my spiritual work is important to me, people say things like “my spiritual work is being in nature,” or “my spiritual work is hanging out with my family.” 

I obviously don’t want to condemn the experience of spiritual presence and love that arises from those sorts of life experiences. I just know that’s not exactly what is meant.

But how do I not  make enemies out of distinctions when I say that those things are different, or when I say things like, “I want to do my spiritual work, but I’m working at my job all the time?”

The flipside? How do I not banish important distinction when I say, “everything is spiritual”?

On top of all of that, there’s the anti-work stance that is so urgently needed. How can we rightly do “spiritual work” when we need to end work al together?

I thought to consider this, I should talk with someone whose job is spirituality – or religion, in this case – Jonah Evans is a priest and lenker in the Christian Community – which religious renewal developed by and inspired by Rudolf Steiner.

He’s also been on the show once before, on AEWCH 220, when we talked about why anyone would engage with esoteric christianity. Together with Patrick Kennedy, he co-hosts one of my favorite podcasts, The Light In Every Thing. And he helps edit the series of Rudolf Steiner lectures offered by the Community, and offers workshops and conference around the world.

I hope you enjoy this deep discussion on a challenging topic!

MORE ON JONAH
Jonah has a YouTube channel, Living with Christ, with lots of video lectures. Here’s an interview with Jonah about The Christian Community and his role. Jonah’s podcast with Patrick Kennedy has a patreon which offers early access to each episode and other benefits. And one of the best ways to understand some of what Jonah and  that is to see if there’s a service near you and then attend one. Nothing will be expected of you, no one will try to get you “in” to the group. You’ll just encounter what all encounter: the baseline of the service is always the same; the Act of Consecration of Man. And then some talking afterward. Finally, here’s a recent interview with Jonah about Steiner vs Jung.