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Week of 3/24-29/2025:
The Annunciation, Good vs. Evil, and Art 3/30/2025 |
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March 24, 2025: Good News in the Midst of Evil News: The Feast of the Annunciation
The mystics call this a time of the “Dark Night of the Soul,” which
Rabbi Heschel changed to the “Dark Night of Society.” Matthew suggests we call it the “Dark Night of our Species.” The story of the Annunciation, at its most basic, is thus: Around the year 5 AD, an angel came to a simple young Jewish woman whose people were struggling under the might of the Roman Empire, and told her that she was to bear a very special child who would bless the world. This story has appeal to anyone who would like to see evil overcome, empires dissolved, hate replaced with
love, and despair replaced with hope. In this time of moral, political, and Earth upheaval, let’s hold onto what this story promises---that youth, womanhood, motherhood, and birth can help turn the tide. |
March 25, 2025:
Annunciation 2025: A Metaphor for Spirit Birthing Creative Resistance
Yesterday, we saw some paintings of the Annunciation. They can be a great source of inspiration for us. In fact, creativity is one of humanity’s greatest gifts. We are all artists. The Holy Spirit works on and through us all. The Via Creativa is integral to everyone’s spiritual journey. Aquinas said, “The same Spirit that
hovered over the waters at the beginning of creation hovers over the mind of the artist at work.” Today, we celebrate a new Annunciation painting by Javier Garcia Lemus. Why do we find such hope in the Annunciation story? In dark times, humans require hope to survive. |
“Virgin.” B/w and color diptych of Javier Garcia Lemus’ painting of the Annunciation of Mary. Used with permission. |
March 26, 2025: The Annunciation: One Artist’s Take on the Times We Live In
Matthew interviewed Javier Garcia Lemus about his new painting of the Annunciation of
Mary, called “Virgin.” Javier said that he painted this in homage to Mary who saved him when he was a 16-year-old boy. He explains that while he and his father were swimming, his father had a heart attack and died in Javier’s arms. Javier began sinking deeper and deeper. He realized he was drowning and prayed, “Mary, help me!” She appeared to him beneath the sea, as a being of light, and Javier suddenly shot out of the ocean, saved from death. In the painting, the three boxes, he says,
represent the Trinity. When asked about the political turmoil we are immersed in, Javier responded that we can “change the vibrations of the earth” by the beauty we make. March 27, 2025: The 4 Paths As Spiritual Practices For Hard Times
The Four Paths of Creation Spirituality are spiritual practices that lead to bringing compassion into the world. This is not compassion which is seen as pity, but compassion coming from a place of "interdependence." The Via Positiva is about wonder and awe and
falling in love with life. The Via Negativa is about emptying, silence, and stillness, as well as undergoing grief and suffering. “Be still and know I am God.” The Via Creativa is where the human and Divine meet. And the Via Creativa spawns the Via Transformativa, which calls all of us to be spiritual warriors on behalf of compassion and justice. March 28, 2025: Angels, Demons, and News of Our Time
It seems that both angels and demons are in the news this week. Recently in Substack, two brilliantly satiric pieces
were written by Patrice Mersault. They are entitled: “My Debate with Satan: Is Trump Your Masterpiece, or Your Replacement?”* and “My Debate With Satan, Part II: The Final Combat: A Diabolical Confrontation On Inferno Politics: Standing Against Trumpism Without Losing Your Soul.”** Meanwhile, next week Matthew just
happens to be leading a new course, an inquiry into angels (and demons). The course will include two visits from British biologist Rupert Sheldrake, based on the book he and Matthew
co-authored, The Physics of Angels: Exploring the Realm Where Science and Spirit Meet. |
March 29, 2025: Talking about Evil
Often people feel they don’t have the language today to deal with the extreme darkness they are witnessing and feeling. This is where art can be very helpful. The
writer we referred to yesterday, Patrice Mersault, masterfully—and playfully—imagines a dialogue with the devil about today’s times. Satire and laughter can sometimes reach us when other avenues cannot. As for the devil, Matthew proposes that the familiar names of Lucifer, Satan, and Beelzebub could easily be replaced with other words such as racism, sexism, fascism, or Christian Nationalism. Art and creativity are among the many tools that a spiritual warrior can use when fighting
evil. |
Dear readers: A large
error was made in yesterday’s DM wherein some of the lines in the first paragraph were repeated. We sincerely apologize. SIGN THE PLEDGE: Boycott pro-Trump corporations for Lent this year. Faithful America. * Patrice Mersault, “My Debate with Satan: Is Trump Your Masterpiece—or Your Replacement?” Substack, February 14,
2025.
**Patrice Mersault, “My Debate With Satan, Part II: The Final Conflict.” Substack, March 26, 2025. Adapted from Matthew Fox, Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen, pp. 132-135,
Banner image: Light vs. Darkness. Photo by Tom Barrett on Unsplash |
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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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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 Physic |
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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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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 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.
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