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How structured spiritual practices become joyless obligations

I started waking up at sunrise to watch Venus but now I'm obsessed with planetary visibility calendars and it feels more like astronomy homework than spiritual practice.

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The systematization of wonder transforms organic devotion into compulsive routine.

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“Where Are You with Night sky and astronomy as spiritual practice?”

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