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Spiritual Bypassing and Silence: Why “Staying Out of Politics” Is Complicity, Not Peace
There’s a particular brand of sage-waving, candle-lighting, Palo-Santo-polishing spiritual “neutrality” that drives me up the ethically conscious wall. You know the type. Instagram therapists and “high vibe only” coaches who claim to be all about healing but mysteriously vanish when conversations turn to things like police brutality, trans rights, or the literal concentration camps ICE is running. This isn’t neutrality. It’s spiritual bypassing. And it’s harmful as hell. What Is Spiritual Bypassing, Anyway? Spiritual bypassing is when people use spiritual language or practices to avoid uncomfortable truths. It’s the…


