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From Amnesia about the Cosmic Christ to Holding Earth Sacred 02/17/2023 |
What is lost when Christianity undergoes amnesia about its rich tradition of the Cosmic Christ? An amnesia brought about by putting all its Christological eggs into a basket dictated by the
imperial theology launched in the Nicene Creed of the fourth century? |
One thing that is lost is the interest and understanding of mysticism. This is a major reason that the West and the church itself is mystically illiterate today. A
distortion of what mysticism means was in vogue during the modern era. After all, the Cosmic Christ is the richest archetype for mysticism that the Christian tradition holds. | |
If Thomas Berry is correct–that the only way to save the earth is to recover a sense of the sacred—and this
happens by recovering the sense of the “numinosity” of the cosmos and therefore the earth–then clearly the return of the archetype of the Cosmic Christ is paramount in our time. (And the return of the Buddha Nature and of the Tselem or image of God in Judaism and Buddhism respectively.) |
All is imbued with Divinity. Photo by Cynthia Greb | The Cosmic Christ is about recognizing the sacred everywhere.
Chenu names this as the “continuous creation.” Wisdom and the Cosmic Christ and the “Word” or Logos are all there at the beginning |
of the world—and are still present in the continued unfolding or evolution of our sacred universe.
That is continuous creation. |
Chenu also names the “continuous incarnation.” That means Divinity is imbuing the Earth and all flesh with the divine—a continuous incarnation. Light and Spirit becoming flesh dwell among
us—once initiated it never ceases. |
Following are some testimonies to this awareness that antedate the anti-mystical and grossly narcissistic mindset of the modern era, an era that killed the Cosmic Christ and
the sense of nature’s sacredness and is therefore currently killing the planet. |
In him were created all things in heaven and on earth: everything visible and everything invisible. (Col
1:16)
The Logos of God has become human so that you might learn from a human being how a human being may become divine. (Clement of Alexandria, 150-c. 215)
Christ exists in all things that are. (Gregory of Nazianzus, 329-390) | |
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Adapted from Matthew Fox, The Coming of the Cosmic Christ, p. 75. Banner image: The Cosmic Christ. Image by Buddha Deva on
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Queries for Contemplation Do you recognize Christ existing in all things that are? And the Buddha Nature? And the Image of God or Tselem? Then you are a mystic. |
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The Coming of the
Cosmic Christ: The Healing of Mother Earth and the Birth of a Global Renaissance
In what may be considered the most comprehensive outline of the Christian paradigm shift of our Age, Matthew Fox eloquently foreshadows the manner in which the spirit of Christ resurrects in terms of the return to an earth-based mysticism, the expression of creativity, mystical sexuality, the respect due the young, the rebirth of effective forms of worship—all
of these mirroring the ongoing blessings of Mother Earth and the recovery of Eros, the feminine aspect of the Divine.
“The eighth wonder of the world…convincing proof that our Western religious tradition does indeed have the depth of imagination to reinvent its faith.” — Brian Swimme, author or The Universe Story and Journey of the Universe. | |
Stations of the Cosmic Christ This is a book of meditations on the Cosmic Christ, accompanying the images of 16 wonderful clay tablets by Javier Ullrrich Lemus and M.C. Richards. Together, these images and meditations go far beyond the traditional Stations of the Cross to inspire a spirit awakening and
understanding of the cosmic Christ Consciousness, Buddha consciousness, and consciousness of the image of God in all beings, so needed in our times.
“A divinely inspired book that must be read by every human being devoted to spiritual and global survival. It is cosmically brilliant.” — Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit | |
Stations of the Cosmic Christ Meditation Cards and Guide Booklet Beautiful full-color cards from Stations of the Cosmic Christ to aid in your meditations on the Cosmic Christ, featuring the images
of 16 wonderful clay tablets by Javier Ullrrich Lemus and M.C. Richards. Step beyond the traditional Stations of the Cross and experience a spirit awakening and understanding of the cosmic Christ Consciousness, Buddha consciousness, and consciousness of the image of God in all beings, so needed in our times. Includes an instruction booklet containing suggestions on how to use the cards. | |
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Join Matthew Fox and special guest Caroline Myss for a 6-part course, “The Fire Inside: How John of the Cross’s Creation Spirituality and Mystical Activism Inspires Our Own”
hosted by the Caroline Myss Educational Institute. Tuesdays & Thursdays, February 7-23, 4:00pm-5:30pm PT. Register HERE. Join Matthew Fox for a lecture and Q&A on “The Reinvention of Work – A New Vision of Livelihood for Our Time” in an Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, Thursday, March 16,
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Matthew Fox at the Center for Contemporary Mysticism discusses “Birthing a New World: Can Creation-Centered Spirituality Help Reclaim the Sacredness of the Earth?" | |
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