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A Solstice Photo and Story Shared
from the Camino, Part II 06/29/2023 |
Yesterday I shared with you a beautiful photo taken from a friend who is currently walking the Camino, a Christian pilgrimage walk. My friend is indigenous (Mien), Buddhist, Laotian, Thai and
American.
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It is an amazing picture, isn’t it? Notice the sun in the picture, what an unusual light it is giving us. And on the far right is the moon looking on. The sun is | “El Camino Pilgrimage.” Photo by Kyle, gifted to Matthew Fox. Published with permission. |
blessing a church, a symbol of people gathered to pray whether that be in a church, temple, outdoor Sun Dance circle or mosque, etc. The occasion is a Camino walk, a traditional Christian pilgrimage being executed by an indigenous Mien refugee in two countries who is a Buddhist (and hopes to be reincarnated some day as a monk) and who teaches youth mathematics. We have certainly left the age of Pisces and dualisms behind, haven’t we? Or are trying
to. And we are learning to get settled in an age of Aquarius, of water, of Yin that is equal to Yang, of mysticism and spirituality more than religion, of feminism and masculinity in balance, of acceptance of diversity and difference. My friend and his partner are gay. |
| Does this scene and story say something to you about deep ecumenism? About how the sun shines on all of us, and the moon too, and Spirit and God-by-whatever-name is so much bigger than our religions and
ideologies |
and how Spirit works through all traditions and none? We are all on a pilgrimage of some kind, moving our bodies, souls, breath,
cares, concerns, loves and losses along our sacred paths. And the sun blesses, and the moon rises, and the Earth keeps on giving. And here we are. And we all face climate change together—excessive heat and draughts and floods, rising oceans and extreme temperatures and disappearing species by the millions, and possible extinction—we face
them together too. They are not respecter of persons. Or of religions. Of gender or gender preference. |
Surely it is time to pool the wisdom of all our spiritual traditions and to stand together in common Awe and Gratitude with a
sense of the common good and a common sacred such as this picture records. | Boston University’s Inner Strength Gospel Choir, under the musical
direction of Herbert Jones (MET’17), turns in a performance-in-isolation of their “Unity Medley.” |
Can we rejoice that we are here on this 13.8 billion year pilgrimage together? And can we pray that we develop the vision and courage, determination,
hardiness and flexibility to make the hard choices to carry on? And do it together? |
See Matthew Fox, The Coming of the Cosmic Christ: The Healing of Mother Earth and the Birth of a New Renaissance. And Fox, Creativity: Where the Divine and
the Human Meet.
Also see Matthew Fox, Skylar Wilson, and Jennifer Lustig, Order of the Sacred Earth: An Intergenerational Vision of Love and Action. Banner Image: Pilgrim walking the Monumento de Monte do Gozo, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Photo by Jorge Luis Ojeda Flota on Unsplash. |
Queries for Contemplation What pilgrimages have you undergone and are you on
today? |
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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 of The Universe Story and Journey of the Universe. | |
Creativity: Where the Divine and Human Meet Because creativity is the key to both our genius and beauty as a species but also to our capacity for evil, we need to teach creativity and to teach ways of steering this God-like power in directions that promote love of life (biophilia) and not love of death (necrophilia). Pushing well beyond the bounds of conventional
Christian doctrine, Fox’s focus on creativity attempts nothing less than to shape a new ethic. “Matt Fox is a pilgrim who seeks a path into the church of tomorrow. Countless numbers will be happy to follow his lead.” –Bishop John Shelby Spong, author, Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, Living in Sin | |
Order of the Sacred Earth: An Intergenerational Vision of Love and
Action
By Matthew Fox, Skylar Wilson, and Jen Listug In the midst of global fire, earthquake and flood – as species are going extinct every day and national and
global economies totter – the planet doesn’t need another church or religion. What it needs is a new Order, grounded in the Wisdom traditions of both East and West, including science and indigenous. An Order of the Sacred Earth united in one sacred vow: “I promise to be the best lover and defender of the Earth that I can be.” Co-authored by Matthew
Fox, Skylar Wilson, and Jennifer Berit Listug, with a forward by David Korten, this collection of essays by 21 spiritual visionaries including Brian Swimme, Mirabai Starr, Theodore Richards, and Kristal Parks marks the founding of the diverse and inclusive Order of the Sacred Earth, a community now evolving around the world. “The Order of the Sacred Earth not only calls us home
to our true nature as Earth, but also offers us invaluable guidance and company on the way.” ~~ Joanna Macy, environmental activist and author of Active Hope. | |
See Matthew Fox's full calendar
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Join Matthew Fox and 35 speakers for “The 2023 Mystics Summit: Draw Inspiration From Ancient & Contemporary Mystics to Illuminate Your Unique Path of Love” where Matthew discusses "The Unio Mystica according to Otto Rank, Julian of Norwich, Meister Eckhart, Mary Oliver &
Others" Monday - Friday, June 26-30 Register HERE. Join Matthew Fox and Brian Swimme in a free online event hosted by The Shift Network: “Hope for Humanity’s Future: Science, Spirituality & the Noosphere: Find Deeper Meaning in Our Spiritual Traditions With Illuminating Insights in Science & Technology.”
Saturday, July 22, 10:00am PT. Register HERE. Join Matthew Fox for a Cosmic Mass and Panel Forum at the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions - A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom & Human Rights, August 14-18 in Chicago, IL Wed., 8/16,
7:00pm CT - The Cosmic Mass - Honoring Gaia, Solidarity for Our Earth Thurs., 8/17, 1:00pm CT – Panel and Response to The Cosmic Mass Register HERE. |
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Brentwood Inspired Living Center, APRIL 16, 2023. REV. MATTHEW FOX, PhD shares the message with "Otto Rank and Père Chenu: Two 'Real, Raw and Radiant' Guides calling us to Deep Freedom." See the full worship service HERE. Matthew's talk begins at timestamp 34:25. |
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