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Our Lady of Guadalupe:
Remembering Our Cosmic Mother |
We are meditating on the feminine dimension to Advent and winter and repose. |
| Two days ago we celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Poet Rafael Jesús González offered a poem fitting for that occasion that I am happy to share here. It,
too, speaks of the goddess and cosmic mother, the Mother of us all. Maybe it, too, is speaking of Godhead and the goddess. Rafael introduces it this way: One of many feasts days of the brave woman who consented to be the Mother of God in
Mexico & Central America associated with Mother Earth. |
Prayer to Tonantzin
Tonantzin
mother of all
that of you lives,
be, dwells, inhabits, is;
Mother of all the gods
the goddesses
Mother of us all,
the cloud &
the sea
the sand & the mountain
the moss & the tree
the mite & the whale.
Spilling flowers
make of my cloak a reminder
that we never forget that you are
the only paradise of our living.
Blessed are you,
cradle of life, grave of death,
fount of delight, rock of pain. Grant us, mother, justice Grant us, mother, peace | Rezo a Tonantzin
Tonantzin
madre de todo
lo que de ti vive,
es, habita, mora, está;
Madre de todos los dioses
las diosas
madre de todos nosotros,
la nube y el mar
la arena y el monte
el musgo y el árbol
el ácaro y la ballena.
Derramando flores
haz de mi manto un recuerdo
que jamás olvidemos que tú eres
único paraíso de nuestro
vivir.
Bendita eres,
cuna de la vida, fosa de la muerte,
fuente del deleite, piedra del sufrir. Concédenos, madre, justicia
Concédenos, madre, la paz.
© Rafael Jesús González 2022 |
May the Cosmic Mother and Divine Mother
hold us all,
embrace us all, and remind us
of the sacredness
of all our relations,
of all creation
in which we live, move, and have our being.
Especially in this quiet time of Advent
and waiting
and expectation. | |
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See Matthew Fox, The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine, pp. 231-248. Banner image: “Guru Guadalupe,” a painting by James Roderick, who often paints Our Lady of Guadalupe. Used with permission of the artist. |
Queries for Contemplation What does Rafael’s poem awaken in you? What prayer or poem do you want to address to the Cosmic Mother at this time in human history and Gaia’s history? |
Responses are welcomed. To add your comment, please click HERE
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The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine
To awaken what Fox calls “the sacred masculine,” he unearths ten metaphors, or archetypes, ranging from the Green Man, an ancient pagan symbol of our fundamental relationship with nature, to the Spiritual Warrior….These timeless
archetypes can inspire men to pursue their higher calling to connect to their deepest selves and to reinvent the world.
“A gutsy, courageous book, one that confronts the terrible isolation in which men live with archetypal images that once nurtured, guided, and connected our ancestors and that still course within the depths of each of us.” –Dr James Hollis, author of What Matters Most
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365 Readings and Meditations. Thursday, December 15, 4:00pm-6:00pm PT Register HERE. Join Robert Holden and Matthew Fox for A WINTER OF IMAGINATION – a mystical journey in three 75-minute webinars that reveal the spiritual invitation and deeper meaning of Advent,
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In a podcast episode with the Earth and Spirit Center, Matthew Fox reflects on how creation-centered spirituality, and the marriage of the divine feminine and sacred masculine, can help us respond with hope
to the troubles of our apocalyptic times. Listen HERE. | |
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