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From Empire Consciousness to Earth Consciousness |
The word “empire” has been in the air of late ever since Queen Elizabeth II died, perhaps. |
And it has been in our daily meditations as I introduced the term “Age of Reckoning” to summarize much that is transpiring in our time: From the truths of Black Lives Matter to the taking down of confederacy statues; from the fuller realization that founders and icons of the United States such as Jefferson and Washington were slave
holders (and the former had a slave mistress with whom he birthed several children) to the trauma passed on from generation to generation among so many colonized indigenous peoples; | |
from the realities of the British empire to its devolution to commonwealth status and much more. |
And the headlines feed to us daily Mr. Putin’s aspirations to be a 21st century czar who feels he is free and anointed to invade a neighboring sovereign state if he cares to, United Nations charters and international laws be damned. Yes, empires and colonialism have been with us a long time. In fact, David Korten, one of the great prophets of our time and author of When Corporations Rule the World wrote another book which is on the end of the age of empires—and what might replace it. He called it The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth
Community. Joanna Macy called it the book we’ve been waiting for. We are not doomed to domination and suicidal competition. We can choose another story. This is the ‘Great
Turning.’ |
"We are One" by Native HipHop Artist and Singer/Songwriter, Taboo. Originally posted to YouTube by Taboo. | Notice that the “Great Turning” means moving from domination and suicidal competition, that is, out of Patriarchy and reptilian brain consciousness which is all about domination, dualism, and suicide or what Adrienne Rich called
“fatalistic self hatred.” |
Are we witnessing the last gasps of the Age of Empires? And how
thoroughly it has ruled the patriarchal mind set for 5000 years? Is this some Good News rising from the crises of our time? Might our common foes, climate change and the demise of our Mother Earth, assist us in thinking
globally and with an Earth consciousness, a story that moves us beyond empire-building and beyond nation-state idolatry? |
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See Matthew Fox, Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Transforming Evil in Soul and Society, especially chapters 2-4 on the Sacred Flesh of the Universe, Earth, and Humans, pp. 21-130. See also Fox, Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth Banner Image: Tohono Indian Women led the Tucson 2019 Women’s March with a show of strength, resilience and power. This woman’s sign said: My Mom, Sisters, Aunties and Grandmas are sacred. Her son was by her side. International Women’s Day Photo by Dulcey Lima on Unsplash |
Queries for Contemplation Do you envision humanity coming together and throwing off the shackles of Empire-building in light of the common dangers and possibilities we share vis a vis our shared Mother Earth? |
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Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Transforming Evil in Soul and Society Visionary theologian and best-selling author Matthew Fox offers a new
theology of evil that fundamentally changes the traditional perception of good and evil and points the way to a more enlightened treatment of ourselves, one another, and all of nature. In comparing the Eastern tradition of the 7 chakras to the Western tradition of the 7 capital sins, Fox allows us to think creatively about our capacity for personal and institutional evil and what we can do about them.
“A scholarly masterpiece embodying a better
vision and depth of perception far beyond the grasp of any one single science. A breath-taking analysis.” — Diarmuid O’Murchu, author of Quantum Theology: Spiritual Implications of the new Physics | |
Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the
Peoples of the Earth
Fox’s spirituality weds the healing and liberation found in North American Creation Spirituality and in South American Liberation Theology. Creation Spirituality challenges readers of every religious and political persuasion to unite in a new vision through which we learn to honor the earth and the people who inhabit it as the gift of a good and just Creator.
"A watershed
theological work that offers a common ground for religious seekers and activists of all stripes." -- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice. | |
See Matthew Fox's full calendar HERE
Matthew Fox, Caroline Myss, and Andrew Harvey offer a 3-part series of solo online lectures on “The Power of Truth, Wisdom, Choice Part 2” through
the Sophia Institute in Charleston, SC. Wednesdays, September 21, 28, October 5, 3:00pm-4:30pm PT. Register HERE. Join Matthew Fox for the monthly online Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, discussing Original Blessing. Thursday, October 20, 4:00pm-6:00pm PT. Register
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