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Angels, Demons, and News of Our Time 3/28/2025 |
As the impacts of the new regime ripple out, learn the deeper stakes involved. Get your copy of Trump & the MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ today! Choose your format in the book block below. |
It seems that angels and demons are in the news this week. Two amazing Substack posts came my way that speak brilliantly of the evil of our time with depth and humor and appropriate satire. |
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The White House tenant with his tutelary spirit. Image by Rafael Jesús González, published with permission. |
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Lord of the Pit,” and being addressed in return as “Mortal.” A flavor of the exchanges can be captured here: Do you take me for a fool? Do you think I, the Great Adversary, would be so easily displaced?…Do you know how many Trumps I have seen?…Do not mistake vulgarity for mastery. Do not mistake bluster for dominion. The brilliant repartee places the current crises in context. It also and necessarily brings in the antichrist by name. Next week I just happen to be leading a new course, an inquiry into angels (and demons), along with two visits from British biologist Rupert Sheldrake, based on the book we co-authored, The Physics of Angels: Exploring the Realm Where Science and Spirit Meet. The book
has been translated into many languages and continues to resonate with many people. It draws on the teachings of three major theologians, Dennis the Areopagite, Hildegard of Bingen and Thomas Aquinas (of the 6th, 12th and 13th centuries respectively) who thought deeply about spirits or angels. Astoundingly, Rupert found that Aquinas’s teachings on angels parallel many of today’s teachings on quanta. |
Rev. Matthew Fox interviews Lorna Byrne in San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral, 2015. Lorna describes many of the angels packed in the beautiful cathedral! The Cosmic Mass TCM | The course has
three sessions. In the first, we will treat the teachings of Aquinas on angels and humans and contemporary angelologist Lorna Byrne, who spoke to me about the many “unemployed angels” on Earth today. Aquinas teaches about angels and intuition, how they “cannot help but love,” are light, “announcers of divine |
silence,” governors of the universe and more. Rupert Sheldrake will join us for 17 minutes from a video made especially for this class to discuss today’s science and Aquinas, and also the role of angels in the unfolding of the universe according to Alfred Russell Wallace, who was, along with Charles Darwin, a launcher of evolutionary theory. In Session Two we will explore the teachings of Hildegard of Bingen on angels. She believed angels were involved in developing human language, and that they deeply admire human work and are involved in worship or ceremony. She sees their nature as a “glowing burning” and “living light” and their work as “cosmic praise.” We will meditate on two paintings by Hildegard on angels and will also invite angels and Hildegard’s presence by
way of her music. And see how angels support humans in our struggle for ecological and social justice. |
In Session Three, we pose questions for our times about humanity and the future unfolding of the universe and what role the angels might play in that future. Rupert will again join us from a pre-recorded conversation made for this discussion. We explore what evolution and the new |
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sciences teach us
about reconsidering the role of angels in the past and future. Traditional teachings of religion and angelology are not enough. With a new cosmology and a new Earth crisis, new questions arise. How can angels assist us today to think more cosmically and get over our anthropocentrism that is destroying the Earth? How can angels assist us to renew worship? And to combat evil? And more. |
SIGN THE PLEDGE: Boycott pro-Trump corporations for Lent this year. Faithful America. See Matthew Fox and Rupert Sheldrake, The Physics of Angels.
And Fox, Trump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ.
And Fox, The Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen.
Banner image: Hierarchy of angels: “All Beings Celebrate Creation,” from Hildegard of Bingen, Scivias. |
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Queries for Contemplation |
Have you had experiences with angels or spirits, whether positive or negative ones? |
The Physics of Angels: Exploring the Realm Where Science & Spirit Meet
By Matthew Fox and Rupert Sheldrake When was the last time a scientist and a theologian discussed angels together? What are angels? Many people believe in angels, but few can define these enigmatic spirits. Now
visionary theologian Matthew Fox and acclaimed biologist Rupert Sheldrake—pioneers in modern religious thinking and scientific theory—launch a groundbreaking exploration into the ancient concept of the angel and restore dignity, meaning, and joy to our time-honored belief in these heavenly beings. |
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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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Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen
An introduction to the life and work of Hildegard of Bingen, Illuminations reveals the life and teachings of one of the greatest female artists and
intellectuals of the Western Mystical Tradition. At the age of 42, she began to have visions; these were captured as 36 illuminations–24 of which are recorded in this book along with her commentaries on them.
“If one person deserves credit for the great Hildegard renaissance in our time, it is Matthew Fox.” – Dr Mary Ford-Grabowsky, author of Sacred Voices. |
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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 |
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. |
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| Join Matthew Fox for three lecture and
Q&A sessions on “Angels & Science, Today & Yesterday,“ with special guest appearances by Rupert Sheldrake. Hosted by WisdomFeed. Tuesdays, April 1, 8, 15, at 5:00-6:30 pm Register HERE. |
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Join Matthew Fox as he discusses his book, Wrestling with the Prophets: Essays on Creation Spirituality and Everyday Life, in an online Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat. Thursday, May 15, 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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