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Week of 2/24-3/1/2025:
Antidotes to Greed, Madness & Chaos 3/02/2025 |
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February 24, 2025: Elon Musk: The Mad King’s Mad Hatter?
If Trump is a mad king, then his co-conspirator seems to fill the role of mad hatter. In many adaptations of Alice in
Wonderland, the hatter is the male lead despite being a supporting character. This seems to parallel Musk’s current role in the White House. Musk, with his $290 million contribution to Trump, bought not only the election but also solidified his non-elected place of power within Washington. He is feverishly slashing personnel in all governmental departments from the IRS to FAA to FEMA, USAID, and the rest. He is walking proof that in America money can buy anything. But it
doesn’t end there. He is also boosting far-right politics around the globe.* |
Sir John Tenniel’s (1820-1914) depiction of the Mad Hatter from the original
edition of Alice in Wonderland, 1865.
Wikimedia Commons. February 25, 2025: How to Stand Up to a Mad King and His Mad Hatter
Some wise and practical advice has been circulating online about how to stand up to the current chaos being inflicted in Washington and around the country. Matthew has added a few other suggestions found online. Here is a sampling: Don’t use the wannabe king’s name. Refer to his policies and actions, but not his appearance or mental state. Don’t argue with his supporters; it only makes them feel important. No more hopeless/helpless
talk. When you talk or post about his actions, assign them to “the Republican administration.” This will force Republicans to take responsibility for what is happening (and their lack of courage in stopping it.) Plus, they will get very concerned about their re-election. February 26, 2025: Ways to Ground Oneself in Fierce Times of Apocalypse & Antichrist
It’s no secret that we are living in the times of the antichrist
and the apocalypse. Fortunately, “apocalypse” also means revelation. Things are being revealed that can lead to a new beginning. Matthew gives us some ideas on how to stay grounded during these challenging times. Do not deny the darkness of these times. Ground yourself in the Via Positiva—beauty, nature, the cosmos. Find spiritual warriors to connect with as allies. Commune with Jesus. Read and study the mystics. Practice gratitude. Remember the Via Negativa—silence, emptying, letting go. Give
your grief voice. Practice art as meditation. And remember to take care of yourself: rest, read, laugh, eat well, get outside. |
February 27, 2025: A Meditation on Greed: Hildegard & Aquinas vs. Trump, Musk & Co.
As Trump and Musk try to wipe out Medicaid in order to pay for tax cuts
for billionaires and corporations. Bernie Sanders is going to key red districts around the country to rail against the oligarchy and is drawing overflow crowds. He declared that it is “morally outrageous” when “the richest person on earth...is ending health care to the poorest among us.” He further says: I’ll tell you about the most serious addiction problem we have in this country: That is the uncontrollable greed of this billionaire class….They want more wealth. They want more
power. And they just cannot stop themselves.** Thus we are asked to choose between the common good and the unrelenting greed of billionaire oligarchs. |
In an interview with Brian Tyler Cohen, Bernie Sanders sounds the alarm on rising oligarchy and authoritarianism in the U.S. and offers Democrats a way forward. |
February 28, 2025: Hildegard & Aquinas Speak Truth to Power Re: Avarice & Greed
Republicans have now passed a budget that cuts $860 billion from Medicaid
and $250 billion from SNAP. One reason democracy was born was to help the super rich tone down their addiction to power. But as Aquinas said, “the greed for gain knows no limit and tends to infinity.” In addition, we see Trump and Musk, Vance and Thiel voting with Putin in the UN and against democracies the world over. Both Hildegard and Aquinas tell us that avarice/greed render the human heart cold and hard. Avarice is the opposite of compassion. Like the
antichrist is the opposite of Christ. March 1, 2025: Aquinas’s Medicine for Greed–Listen up,
y’all!
Aquinas offers medicine for confronting greed in oneself or others. Since greed “knows no limits and tends toward infinity,” he proposes that people look elsewhere than money for the limitless and the infinite. And where is that to be found? In the spiritual. He offers three instances. 1) He points out that humans can “never love too much.” 2) He says that humans can
never know too much. 3) A third and authentic way to experience the infinite, says Aquinas, is through our creativity. Such a life of love, knowledge, and creativity will not render you hard and coldhearted in your quest for the infinite—rather, you will make good friends, build community, share joy, and find meaning. |
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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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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.
“This book is a classic.” Thomas Berry, author of The Great Work and The Dream of the Earth. |
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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. For immediate access to Trump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election, order the e-book with 10 full-color prints from Amazon HERE. To get a print-on-demand paperback copy with black & white images, order from Amazon HERE or IUniverse HERE. To receive a limited-edition, full-color paperback copy, order from MatthewFox.org HERE. Order the audiobook HERE for immediate download. |
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A Spirituality Named Compassion: Uniting Mystical Awareness with Social Justice
In A Spirituality Named Compassion, Matthew
Fox delivers a profound exploration of the meaning and practice of compassion. Establishing a spirituality for the future that promises personal, social, and global healing, Fox marries mysticism with social justice, leading the way toward a gentler and more ecological spirituality and an acceptance of our interdependence which is the substratum of all compassionate activity.
“Well worth our
deepest consideration…Puts compassion into its proper focus after centuries of neglect.” –The Catholic Register |
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Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth
Fox’s spirituality weds the healing and liberation found in North American Creation Spirituality and in South
American Liberation Theology. Creation Spirituality challenges readers of every religious and political persuasion to unite in a new vision through which we learn to honor the earth and the people who inhabit it as the gift of a good and just Creator.
“A watershed theological work that offers a common ground for religious seekers and activists of all stripes.” — Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality
and Practice.
“I am reading Liberating Gifts for the People of the Earth by Matt Fox. He is one that fills my heart and mind for new life in spite of so much that is violent in our world.” ~ Sister Dorothy Stang. |
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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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UPCOMING EVENTS See Matthew Fox's full calendar HERE |
As we enter this Lenten season—a time of reflection, reckoning, and renewal—we find ourselves
at a crossroads unlike any other in recent history. Join Matthew Fox and fellow thought-leaders and activists Andrew Harvey, Mirabai Starr, Yvette Flunder, Adam Bucko, and Cameron Trimble in From Darkness to Dawn: Spiritual Courage and Political Action in the Age of MAGA, a 4-part series of transformational conversations, exploring the deep spiritual roots of this political moment and uncovering pathways toward collective action, resilience, and renewal. Tuesdays, March 4, 11,
18, 25, 4-5:30 pm PT. Enroll HERE. |
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Join Matthew Fox as he offers a guest lecture in the Creation Spirituality Communities course “Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: An Exploration of Evil” led by instructor Carolyn Million. Wednesdays, March 12– April 16, 4-6 pm PT. Register HERE. Join Matthew Fox in a free video event hosted by The Shift Network: “The Mysticism of Christ: Experiencing the Sacred Teachings of Jesus for Spiritual Awakening,” Saturday, March 15 at 10am PT. Register for free HERE . Join Matthew Fox as he discusses his book, Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the People of the Earth, in an online Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat. Thursday, March 20, 4:00pm-5:30pm PT. Register HERE. MONTHLY: Join Matthew Fox 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 |
Creation Spirituality Conversations |
Matthew was recently interviewed by Sandie Sedgbeer on her program “What is Going OM,” about his book, “Trump and the MAGA Movement as AntiChrist.” Watch or listen HERE. |
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