NYU Spiritual Life Advisor (SLA) Contact

Are You At NYU and Want to Discuss Pagan or Nature-Based Spiritualities?

Spiritual Service to the NYU Community

TRADITIONAL BELIEFS NOT WORKING ANY LONGER?

Sometimes formal religious practices or teachings no longer work for our needs.

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FEEL SOMETHING IS MISSING IN YOUR LIFE?

Our felt sense of purpose sometimes needs to be explored more deeply.

WANT TO TALK ABOUT Spirituality But NOR SURE WITH WHOM?

It can be a challenge to speak about deep questions of purpose and meaning.

YOUR RELIGIOUS PRACTICES FEEL A BIT EMPTY?

Going through the motions we learned as a child may not be enough to nourish us.

WANT TO GO DEEPER, AND NOT SURE HOW TO START?

We often make sense of our experiences and need through talking them out.

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WANT TO EXPLORE A PAGAN OR NATURE-BASED SPIRITUAL PATH?

Change can be difficult when we feel alone and need non-judgmental discernment.

Jeffrey Keefer

NYU Pagan/Eco-Spirituality Spiritual Life Advisor.

Spiritual Practices and Modalities

Spiritual Approaches I Work With

Ecospirituality

Spiritually engaging with the More-Than-Human Others on the Earth.

Pagan

Whether Druid, Wiccan, Witchcraft, Heathen, or other paths, we can discuss.

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Nature-Based Spirituality

Connecting with the wonder and awe we experience in Nature.

Spiritual Writing

Writing our own lives through poetry, prose, memoir, or journaling.

Church of the Wild

Contemplative wandering and engaging in the call of trees, animals, and the natural world.

Labyrinth Walking

Sacred walking for mindfulness, stress-reduction, and contemplative prayer.

InterSpiritual Meditation

Creating a personal meditation practice from the world’s spiritual & secular traditions.

Ritual

Personal rituals to mirror our souls and express ourselves throughout the day.

Tarot & Runes

Being open to stories of our lives and inner wisdom through inspiration and image.

Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

About Me

Jeffrey Keefer, Ph.D., is a Neo-Pagan Druid who serves as a New York University (NYU) Spiritual Life Advisor (Chaplain) for those who are interested in Modern Paganism (in all its many forms!), Nature-Based Spiritual Paths, and Eco-Spirituality.

He works with people who feel spiritually connected with nature, whether that is their primary spiritual or religious identity or one aspect of many in their approach to discovering their purpose.

Professionally, Jeffrey has taught graduate students at New York University since 2005, primarily focusing on research methodology, and he also works as an Educational Consultant. Jeffrey holds a Ph.D. in Educational Research, graduate degrees in Adult and Organizational Learning, Business Education, English and American Literature, and Religious Studies, and an undergraduate degree in Philosophy.

In his free time, Jeffrey edits Wikipedia, volunteers with the global Wikimedia community, and enjoys walking ancient pilgrimage routes along the Camino de Santiago.

Want to Speak?

Email, Schedule a Meeting, or Weekly Drop-In Meeting.

3 Options to Meet

You may know what you want to discuss or are unsure how to begin speaking about your spiritual needs — have no fear, as I work in a judgement-free environment. Come as you are, and there are 3 options for us to meet and talk, without any expectations, judgments, and certainly no costs for New York University (NYU) students, faculty, or staff.

Email

Unsure where to start and would prefer to send en email? If so, then no problem. Email me via my NYU email here.

Schedule a Meeting

I meet with most of the people with whom I work, both in New York City and globally,  via Zoom, and invite you to schedule a meeting with me here.

Weekly Drop-In Meeting

I have a weekly Zoom meeting on Tuesdays at 12:30pm EDT (NY time) for 60 minutes, where I will be online and available to meet with anybody from the NYU community. Just drop in, even through using Zoom via your phone!