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More Thoughts on
Recovering a Sense
of the Sacred 09/27/2024 |
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A few Daily Meditations ago, we meditated on Recovering a Sense of the Sacred and I invoked Thomas Berry’s rich thoughts about beginning with the awareness that the
universe, creation, is “the primary sacred reality.” |
We came to this topic by way of posting the question that arises from my most recent book about the antichrist, namely “What is the opposite of Evil?” My answer to that question is that it is not the good but the Sacred that is the opposite of Evil. Evil operates where spirit operates—unfortunately. We are urged to look for the Sacred wherever we can. Seeking the Sacred should be a spiritual practice we all engage in on a regular basis. I was gifted with a powerful dream years ago that said this to me: |
Where there is the Spirit, there is also evil: “Emergence” soul collage by Phila Hoopes. Published with permission. |
There is nothing wrong with the human species today except one thing: You have forgotten the sense of the sacred. If we have forgotten it, we can surely recover it as well. And we must if we are going to survive, and billions of other species will survive
also. |
Matthew Fox reflects on the Order of the Sacred Earth and evil, and shares wisdom on moving beyond evil. | It’s not just the universe that is sacred, all its parts are too. Take the Earth for example. Is the Earth not sacred? Something bigger than ourselves that is holy in itself but with all its parts holy as well? This is why I started a new spiritual order called Order of the Sacred Earth (OSE). |
The Catholic monk Thomas Merton used to say that “every non two-legged creature is a saint.” Really? Is holiness that close to us on an everyday basis? Is your dog or cat or horse or bird or….a saint? Something holy living out its
holiness? |
Merton says bluntly, “everything that is is holy." And he spells it out in his poetic way. Life is this simple: We live in a world that is absolutely transparent.The divine is shining through it all the time. This is not just a nice story or fable—it is
true. |
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Merton’s sense
of the Cosmic Christ shining everywhere is explicit. We do not see the Blinding One in black emptiness. He speaks to us gently in ten thousand things….He shines not on them but from within them. |
Adapted from Matthew Fox, A Way To God: Thomas Merton’s Creation Spirituality Journey, pp. 225, 233, 232.
See Fox, Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Transforming Evil in Soul and Society, pp. xxxvi-xlii, 21-130.
See Fox, Trump & MAGA as Anti-Christ: A
Handbook for the 2024 Election
See Fox, Skylar Wilson, Jen Listug, Order of the Sacred Earth: An Intergenerational Vision of Love and Action Banner Image: “As one with the Earth, we are never lost.” Los Algarrobos,
Panama. Photo by Stormseeker on Unsplash. |
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Queries for Contemplation |
Do you experience how non-two-legged creatures are saints? Do you recognize the divine shining through all the time and that everything that is is holy? What follows from that? |
A Way to God: Thomas Merton’s Creation Spirituality Journey
In A Way to God, Fox explores Merton’s pioneering work in interfaith, his essential teachings on mixing contemplation and
action, and how the vision of Meister Eckhart profoundly influenced Merton in what Fox calls his Creation Spirituality journey.
“This wise and marvelous book will profoundly inspire all those who love Merton and want to know him more deeply.” — Andrew Harvey, author of The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism
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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 |
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Trump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election
Matthew Fox tells us that he had always shied away from using the term “Anti-Christ” because it was so often used to spread control and fear. However, given today’s
rise of authoritarianism and forces of democracide, ecocide, and christofascism, he turns the tables in this book employing the archetype for the cause of justice, democracy, and a renewed Earth and humanity.
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Order of the Sacred Earth: An Intergenerational Vision of Love and Action
By Matthew Fox, Skylar Wilson, and Jen Listug
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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.
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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. |
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In the Beginning There Was Joy: A Cosmic Celebration for Kids of All Ages
The first book in the Father Fox’s Fantastical Fables series tells the story of the big bang and how humans fit into the awesome, fantastical,
cosmic picture! With artwork curated from illustrators around the world, this book expresses the joy and wonder of all peoples and cultures, planting seeds of respect, cooperation and hope to work together for the healing of our planet. "Matthew Fox does it again, here for our young ones, who so need a positive, cosmic vision
to thrive, or even survive, in a sad time." - Father Richard Rohr, Author of The Universal Christ "Matthew Fox offers a resounding affirmation of what our souls have always suspected: we are made for joy." - Mirabai Starr, Author of God of Love and Wild Mercy |
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UPCOMING EVENTS See Matthew Fox's full calendar
HERE |
MONTHLY: Join Matthew Fox, Mariko Middleton, and Skylar Wilson of the Order of the Sacred Earth in a free virtual meeting for connection and networking with other mystic warriors. Last Tuesday of every month, 4:00-5:00pm PT.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88665302478
Meeting ID: 886 6530 2478 Learn more at www.orderofthesacredearth.org |
Join Matthew Fox and others in a panel discussion on “Mysticism, Spirituality and Psychedelics” at the Portland 2024 Psychedelic Symposium: Illuminating Visions, a hybrid virtual/on-site event. Panel discussion (online): Friday, October 4, 10:30 am - 12:00 noon PT; Symposium (on-site): Friday, October 4 - Sunday, October 6. Register HERE. ConvergenceCoLab hosts Matthew Fox, Margaret Wheatley, and Brian McLaren in an online
conversation on “Post-Doom Spirituality," Wednesday, October 16, 6-8:30 PM ET. Register now with an EARLY BIRD rate of $30, HERE. |
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Join Matthew Fox as he discusses his two children's books, In the Beginning There was Joy and The Return of Father Sky, in an Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, Thursday, October 17, 4:00-5:30 pm
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Register HERE. |
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Creation Spirituality Conversations |
Bannon, former Trump advisor and former Executive Chairman at Breitbart News. He explains how Cardinal Burke and other neofascists in the Catholic Church opposed the Second Vatican Council, which sought to update the Catholic Church. He then explains how both Leonard Leo (co-chairman of the Federalist Society board of directors, who drew up lists of potential conservative judges who were then appointed to the Supreme Court) and Kevin Roberts from the Heritage
Foundation, share a right-wing Catholic ideology. |
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