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The Freedom that
Forgiveness Brings 10/21/2024
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We meditated last week on the role that Resentment and Scapegoating play in our current politics—a role that characterized the politics of Germany in the 1930’s under Hitler. It's imperative that we remember this. |
We meditated on how a person or a group of persons move on from resentment by way of Letting Go or Forgiveness. Forgiveness is not about altruism, nor is it about shutting one’s eyes to justice and injustice. It is, however, about moving on with one’s life and about finding freedom so that living
is possible again. |
“Can Donald Trump Supporters Tell His Quotes Apart from Hitler’s?” A sad social experiment. Inside
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I once met a young woman who had been sexually abused from the age of eight into her teen years. To deal with her pain she wrote a poem. Its essence is about letting go and forgiveness and moving on with her life. Following is the poem written by that
teenager dealing with the reality of her abuse … and of her freedom. |
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| TEARS FROM THE PAST
When I was a child and wanted to cry, The tears were
dry and I didn’t know why. Then I grew and some would flow, But the reasons for my pain, I wouldn’t let show. Again I grew and so did my
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I thought for sure I was to blame. When I close my eyes a vision appears, It captures my thoughts and brings back the fears Of nights when I slept and then was awoke. By a powerful man with his hands at my throat He would say very softly, ‘Don’t say a word.’ These are the times I was never heard. An innocent
child, With tears from the past. The silence is broken, my words heard at last. To whom it may concern; might be you, you, and you. My shame is no
more, Because the struggle is through. Now I look in the mirror and all that I see… Is a beautiful woman and her destiny. What would that be, you
might ask? She’s grown from the pain, and let go of the past. |
Might SCOTUS, might Trump, might MAGA, learn something from this brave act of healing? Might they get over their Resentment by learning to forgive and thus “grow from the pain”? Might losing an election and expanding the supreme court assist in that healing?
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Early voting in Georgia is breaking records. MSNBC |
Might citizens who vote and assist getting out the vote, for those who do not want to see a society built on Resentment and Scapegoating take over America, be part of the healing process? |
Adapted from Matthew Fox, Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Transforming Evil in Soul and Society, pp. 290-292. See Matthew Fox and Rupert Sheldrake, Natural Grace: dialogues on creation, darkness, and the soul in spirituality and science, pp. 98f. See Fox, Trump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election. Banner image: “Love & Hope are stronger than hate & fear.”
Image by Tantek Celik on Flickr. Creative Commons. |
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Queries for Contemplation |
What do you learn from meditating on the poem, “Tears From the Past”? What might our culture learn at this difficult time of political Resentment and Scapegoating? |
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. For immediate access to Trump
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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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Natural Grace: Dialogues on Creation, Darkness, and the Soul in Spirituality and Science by Matthew Fox and Rupert Sheldrake
Natural Grace, a
208 page inspired dialogue between theologian Matthew Fox and scientist Rupert Sheldrake, unites wisdom and knowledge from unconventional angles. Considering themselves heretics in their own fields, Matthew and Rupert engage the conversation from postmodern and post-postmodern perspectives, deconstructing both religion and science—while setting the foundation for a new emerging worldview. Having outgrown the paradigms in which they were raised, both Fox and Sheldrake see it as part of their life
missions to share the natural synthesis of spirituality and science rooted in a paradigm of evolutionary cosmology. |
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The Return of Father Sky: A Cosmic Mystery for Kids of All Ages
The second book in the Father Fox’s Fantastical Fables series, The Return of Father Sky helps boys and girls to celebrate a new relationship with the masculine by way of Father
Sky, whose return excites joy and wonder and possibility that enlarge the soul to welcome others and all creation. Written in a rhyming Dr. Seuss-like style, this full-color, beautifully illustrated book, written by world- renowned theologian Matthew Fox weaves together modern science and classic spirituality in a whimsical, entertaining format to illustrate important truths to readers aged 4 and up. 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. |
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Creation Spirituality Conversations
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Matthew Fox & James Twyman in conversation on Trump & MAGA as Antichrist |
Namaste Village hosted Matthew Fox & James Twyman in conversation on Matthew’s new book, Trump & the MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election. With days ticking down to 11/5, discover the AntiChrist archetype as a searing device for understanding the deeper
stakes in the #2024election. |
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