Abstract
In this paper, I identify a problem within the growing phenomenon of the "spiritual but not religious" community based on the particular experiences of German pilgrims attending a retreat at a Chinese Daoist monastery. Despite interests and affirmations in Daoism, the German pilgrims reacted negatively to Daoist supernatural attitudes and practices. Their SBNR beliefs clashed with Daoist orthodoxy. My research is largely based on a historical examination that contextualizes the problems the German pilgrims experienced and offers a possible remedy to their trans-cultural spiritual dilemma in alchemy and Jungian psychology.
Recommended Citation
Marshell, John C. Jr.
(2019)
"Magic, Alchemy, and the Spiritual But Not Religious,"
The Hilltop Review: Vol. 12:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/hilltopreview/vol12/iss1/5
