In a world that praises logic, speed, and efficiency, something ancient is quietly slipping away: awe. This talk/essay explores how secularism, once a noble shield against dogma, has hardened into a faith of its own—one that worships control and quantification while exiling reverence, ritual, and soul. Drawing on thinkers like Carl Jung, Martin Buber, and Iain McGilchrist, we trace how modern culture became dominated by the left hemisphere of the brain—brilliant at analysis, but blind to depth.
This is not a rejection of science or reason. It’s a call to balance: to remember the right brain’s wisdom, which sees wholeness, beauty, and presence. In a time of rising burnout, loneliness, and cultural fragmentation, healing may begin not with more data—but with a different kind of attention.
Small acts of reverence—pausing, listening, beholding—may be our quiet rebellion. This is a manifesto for a re-enchanted life.
