by Patrik Olterman | Apr 13, 2016 | Life is my religion, Marriage & Relationships, Polyamory, Relationships
It would be quite a rude thing to say in any situation but this came from somebody who is really close to the family. Not from someone who has read a blog post or two or a flimsy Facebook friends but we have never met acquaintance. This is from someone who where among...
by Patrik Olterman | Feb 14, 2016 | Love, Marriage & Relationships, Relationships
It’s that day again, that day when it is mandatory to be romantic, to excel at gestures that convey care and romantic love. It has been branded the Hallmark holiday, but why do we so intensely love/hate Valentines day? First of all let’s recognise that it has nothing...
by Patrik Olterman | Feb 5, 2016 | Life is my religion, Love, Marriage & Relationships, Relationships, Transformation
There are many that would balk at the notion of spiritual discipline as discipline in itself has almost become a bad word in todays society. We talk about disciplining our children as a bad thing (especially in the Scandinavian countries) as we equate discipline with...
by Patrik Olterman | Jan 16, 2016 | Marriage & Relationships, Polyamory, Relationships, Sacred Sexuality
We are just shy of two months out of the closet. Two months of reactions to us publicly announcing that we have left the sacred path of monogamy and decided to practice ethical non-monogamy. There has of course been many reactions all the way from: you are leading...
by Patrik Olterman | Jan 5, 2016 | Marriage & Relationships, Polyamory
There are so many paths one can take in life and everyone must choose their own path. There are career paths, spiritual paths and relationship paths. Personally I think that all paths are valid, however I think it is important that each path is chosen carefully and...
by Patrik Olterman | Nov 22, 2015 | Marriage & Relationships, Pirate Theology, Sex, Theological reflection
After more than half a decade of deconstruction I face this question. It all started with deconstructing our worldview and how we view god. Moving on to deconstruct our traditions and our ways of being Christian. This is not weird and is done all the time. In...
