Um, what?
At least that was my reaction when I read this phrase in the recent, very tongue and cheek New York Times article, “Searching for the Soul to Cleanse It” by Ariel Kamner, about the weird rituals that city-dwellers undertake when they are, um, I guess, spiritually confused. In addition to musings about her funny experiences trying out some rather odd “spiritual” practices and touring New York City’s oddest guru’s, Kamner’s piece gives some space to Ken Nunoo, a kabbalah teacher who helps people do some spiritual cleansing to start the new year off right. Of her experience with Nunoo, Kamner writes:
Kamner’s adventures with other, similar spiritual teachers didn’t fare much better–though she does say that they were all nice and well-meaning. For anyone who has ever laughed (good-naturedly so) at some of the things we/people do in the name of “the spiritual” this essay is a must.