The Spiritual Self

The Spiritual Self

The Spiritual Self
The Spiritual Self
Spirituality
Spirituality is a broad concept with room for many
perspectives. In general, it includes a sense of
connection to something bigger than ourselves, and it
typically involves a search for meaning in life. As such, it
is a universal human experience-something that touches us
all. People may describe a spiritual experience as sacred or
transcendent or simply a deep sense of aliveness.

Spirituality involves exploring certain universal themes -

love, compassion, altruism, life after death, wisdom and
truth.

Spiritual development is the development of the

personality towards a religious or spiritual desired better
personality. Spiritual development requires successive
degrees of freedom based on the realization that thoughts
are not facts but simply transient mental phenomena.
The Soul
Soul, in religion and philosophy, the
immaterial aspect or essence of a human
being, that which confers individuality and
humanity, often considered to be
synonymous with the mind or the self. In
theology, the soul is further defined as that
part of the individual which partakes of
divinity and often is considered to survive
the death of the body.
Rituals and
Ceremonies
A ritual is a ceremony or action performed in a
customary way.

Ex. Your family might have a Saturday night ritual

of eating a big spaghetti dinner and then taking a
long walk to the ice.

As an adjective, ritual means "conforming to

religious rites," which are the sacred, customary
ways of celebrating a religion or culture. Although
it comes from religious ceremonies, ritual can also
be used for any time-honored tradition.
 Religion, Cult, Magic, and
Witchcraft
Religion
 Religion: Religion and spirituality are both rooted in
trying to understand the meaning of life and, in some
cases, how a relationship with a higher power may
influence that meaning. While religion and
spirituality are similar in foundation, they are very
different in practice. Religion is an organized,
community-based system of beliefs, while
spirituality resides within the individual and what
they personally believe. "The idea of religion and
spirituality is like a rectangle versus a square. Within
religion there is spirituality, but if you have
spirituality, it doesn't necessarily mean you have
religion," says someone who practices both religion
and spirituality.
 Religion, Cult, Magic, and
Witchcraft
Cult

 In modern English, a cult is a social group that is

defined by its unusual religious, spiritual, or
philosophical beliefs, or by its common interest in a
particular personality, object, or The concept is to
gain a target's trust by making them feel loved and
accepted to essentially disguising any sign of
manipulation in order to be able to influence them
and the way they behave without raising suspicion.
 Religion, Cult, Magic, and
Witchcraft
Magic and Witchcraft
 Witchcraft is the practice of what the practitioner
("witch" believes to be magical skills and abilities,
and activities such as spells, incantations, and
magical rituals. In the Philippines, as in many of
these cultures, witches are viewed as those opposed
to the sacred. In contrast, anthropologists writing
about the healers in Indigenous Philippine folk
religions either use the traditional terminology of
these cultures, or broad anthropological terms like
"shaman".
 Wicca, a predominantly Western movement whose
followers practice witchcraft and nature worship and
who see it as a religion based on pre-Christian
traditions of northern and western Europe.
Viktor Franki: Logotherapy
The primary purpose of logotherapy is to
enlighten a person to use the tools necessary to
reach their inner core. Life offers us purpose and
meaning, but it doesn’t owe us a sense of
fulfilment or happiness. Logotherapy defines the
search for purpose as humans’ main motivation in
life.

While logotherapy isn’t inherently religious, it is

focused on spiritual and philosophical concepts,
and it is concerned with helping people who feel
lost or dissatisfied on a spiritual level. Studies
have shown that spirituality helps people find
meaning in their lives and even has an important
effect in defeating the fear of death. In this
respect, logotherapy does not reject spirituality
and religion but rather encourages their use.
Viktor Franki: Logotherapy
Group 2
Leader:

 Mariane Bienes

Members:

 Lutie Capisnon
 Shem John Juevesano
 Jronen Limoran
 Jake Adams Omaña
 Mary Wendill Pañares
 Danica Pepito
 Nonie Andrew Robles
 Glenn Mar Tangaha