Jees- i always thought the term, as in'mineral ' or reference to whiskey to reflect back upon the spiritous nature of those products, that is they are essences- perhaps that could also be considered volatile.

OP: Good question. Although I really don't agree with the philosophy behind twelve steps, i attend a meeting for community and often this subject comes up and i feel compelled to speak upon it, but more often than not remain silent. My concepts of the higher divine nature of myself, and my attempt to understand both the nature of and where I fit into the whole matrix of reality, are what I call, due to lack of a better term, spirituality.

I really don't like the term all that much due to it's ambiguity, especially for such a complex subject. It's akin to the word 'love' in English, one word for so many things.

However it is opening into conversation about the complexities of one's personal comprehension of all it implies, or it is a gate keeper, where one can guard either the security of their deepest thoughts or the integrity of their ignorance. Only through investigation does one find out what it means for another.