Neurodivergence and Spiritual Frameworks with Asher Walden
Summary:
Asher Walden joins Neurodivergent Spot to explore how neurodivergent people often experience and interpret spirituality differently. He shares his journey of late-in-life autism discovery and how it led to the creation of the Empyrean Deck—a tool for finding meaning outside traditional religious frameworks. This thoughtful conversation invites listeners to consider new ways of approaching the sacred through personal experience.
Quotes:
“All humans are spiritual. The question is how we find language for that experience.”
“Neurodivergent people are more sensitive to cognitive dissonance—we can’t just tune out inconvenient truths."
“The Empyrean Deck is not a theology to adopt. It’s a structure to help you discover the theology of your own life.”
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Keywords:
Neurodivergent spirituality
Autism and religion
ND meaning-making
Neurodiversity and faith
Non-dogmatic spirituality
Autistic experience
Spiritual framework
Sensory spirituality
Comparative religion
Neurodivergence and belief
Late diagnosis journey
Trauma-informed spiritual practice
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