Poetic Faiths

Make Believe Exhibition and Book Launch at the Cobblestone Society Gallery (Rogers Park, Chicago)

The evening of Nov. 11th, 2026 saw the inaugural gallery exhibition and book launch of Make Believe: The Material Culture of Imaginal Religions. The event took place at the Cobblestone Society, a new art and community space attached to the Malliway Bros. magic and witchcraft store in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Make Believe showcases assemblage … Read moreMake Believe Exhibition and Book Launch at the Cobblestone Society Gallery (Rogers Park, Chicago)

Convergence 2026 schedule published

November 7–8 | Live on Zoom REGISTER NOW! The Spiritual Naturalist Society warmly invites you to Convergence, a free two-day online gathering dedicated to exploring the many ways people find meaning, wonder and ethical inspiration within a naturalistic understanding of the world. Our aim is to converge some of the most promising visions for the future … Read moreConvergence 2026 schedule published

Make Believe: The Material Culture of Imaginal Religions pop-up gallery and book launch event

The Cobblestone Society: 1409 W Morse Ave, Chicago, IL 60626-3481, United States Date: Wednesday November 11th Duration: 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm, with an artist/curator’s presentation at 7.00 pm Join us for a pop-up gallery exhibition and book launch of Tony Wolf’s Make Believe project, a collection of assemblage artworks representing the shrines, altars and … Read moreMake Believe: The Material Culture of Imaginal Religions pop-up gallery and book launch event

Mushroom Church

A recording of Mushroom Church, a touring community art project created by Vancouver musician and biologist Tarun Nayar, who performs as Modern Biology. Its name arose when an audience member described one of his church-based concerts, featuring mushrooms connected to synthesisers, as “mushroom church”. Touring North America by 2024 and subsequently Europe, the events combine … Read moreMushroom Church

Pasaquoyanism: Building a Religion into Being

Pasaquoyanism was the religion of Eddie Owens Martin, the visionary artist better known as St. EOM. Its chief monument is Pasaquan, the seven-acre sacred environment he constructed near Buena Vista, Georgia from the mid-1950s until his death in 1986. There, brightly painted walls, temples, pagodas and monumental figures announce the presence of an imaginary civilization … Read morePasaquoyanism: Building a Religion into Being

The Sky Meadow Folkways

A short philosophical video on the developing folkways – meaningful rituals, customs and mythopoetic traditions – at Sky Meadow, a nature retreat in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom mountains.  The Sky Meadow folkways can be considered as the vernacular praxis of a hyper-local, naturalistic spirituality, taking the real world seriously enough to create ceremonies of storytelling, memorial … Read moreThe Sky Meadow Folkways