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Week of 3/31-4/5/2025:
Positive Masculinity, the Power of Art,
& Some Good News4/6/2025 |
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March 31, 2025: More Artists on Evil: An Opera on the Anti-Christ Playing in Berlin
Matthew tells us that art helps us find a language for what is going
on in the world today. Recently, as if to affirm that thought, a friend sent Matthew an email about an opera being performed in Berlin right now called "Anti-Krist," or Anti-Christ. In the opera, Lucifer sends the Antichrist into a godless world. Humankind is tested and tempted by pride, lust, lies, despondency and hatred. Based on the Book of the Apocalypse, the opera warns of catastrophe and denounces the vices of the modern age. Blessedly, the opera’s finale
features the world free of evil and sorrow. Of course, apocalypse also means revelation. The end of time contains the seeds of a rebirth. |
Teaser highlights from the Berlin Opera House’s production of Anti-Krist, with extreme stylized costume designs by Ersan Mondtag and Annika Lu. Video by Naxos Music. |
April 1, 2025: Michael Moore Invites You to a Contest: Painting The Donald
Michael Moore wrote an article recently titled:
“Donald Trump Wants a New Portrait of Himself: A Call to Artists and Non-Artists Everywhere!”* There’s a portrait of trump hanging in the Colorado State Capitol along with
paintings of other presidents as well. Trump doesn’t like his, even though the Republican Party commissioned and paid for it. Michael Moore suggests a contest. He knows we’ll come up with some doozies. Says Moore: “In times like these, Art can be a great healer.” He invites us to send photos of our drawings and paintings to him and he will forward them to trump and the Colorado
capital. April 2, 2025: The Power of Art to Melt Hearts, Minds, & Icy
Politics
Matthew shares a fascinating story about the power of art to break through challenging situations. In 1969, Matthew was invited, along with a woman, to chaperone 70 American college students as they traveled to Russia. On the day the students were to meet with Russian college students, it did not go well. Everyone seemed nervous. American students congregated at one end of the great room; the
Russian students at the other end. It was extremely awkward. Finally, one American student broke the ice by starting to sing “Leaving on a Jet Plane.” The Americans all joined in. The Russians responded with a song of their own. This went back and forth until some Russian students began dancing a Cossack dance. Eventually everyone was dancing together. The Power of Art. April 3, 2025: A Good Day For Democracy, Bad for Mad Hatter & His Boss
Senator Cory Booker brought welcome news in the fight
for our democracy when he spoke on the Senate floor against the horrors of this administration for an astounding 25 hours and 4 minutes. He said, “This is not right or left, it is right or wrong. This is not a partisan moment. It is a moral moment." Fasting and dehydrating himself in order to accomplish the feat without bathroom breaks, Booker is the very definition of a spiritual
warrior. In further good news, Musk got a wake-up call as the millions he poured into the Wisconsin supreme court election did not have his intended effect. Voters instead chose Progressive candidate Susan Crawford. |
Sen. Cory Booker paid tribute to the late John Lewis as he yielded the Senate floor, concluding his record-breaking marathon speech. ABC News |
April 4, 2025: Challenging Unhealthy Masculinity & a Cult of Toughness
One of the most important issues of our day is the funk that many young men find themselves
in. Studies show that it was the shift toward Trump among young men that got him elected this past November. Journalist Harold Meyerson believes that the MAGA movement is “reliant on the cult of toughness and hypermasculinity.” We need instead to hear messages like those of former Navy Seal Admiral William McRaven who said, “You must have compassion. You must ache for the poor and disenfranchised. You must feel for the vulnerable.”** And messages like those from the kids of Colby
College who have started a TikTok page dedicated to positive masculinity called SexEdForGuys.*** |
The epitome of healthy masculine energy, Chris Arsenault, owner of the Happy Cat center for rescued and abused felines, “died a hero” after running repeatedly into his blazing sanctuary to save as many cats as he could. The suspected arson is under investigation. Photo from the GoFundMe organized to continue Arsenault’s work. |
April 5, 2025: Positive Masculinity for Young Men on TikTok
Matthew applauds the efforts of young people from Colby College who are working to change the narrative
about masculinity in our culture. Matthew has found that teaching about the archetypes of healthy masculinity can be very helpful. They include: Father Sky—a celebration of the Cosmos and our part in the Universe. Green Man celebrates and protects Nature and the Earth. The Blue Man celebrates mankind’s Creativity. The Spiritual Warrior is committed to Justice and the Common Good. The Hunter-Gatherer is that
ancient part of our DNA that hunts and gathers to feed family and community. Fatherhood is about the love and protective instincts that can arise when one brings children into the world. Grandfatherhood—a celebration of the wisdom of Elderhood. |
* Michael Moore, “Donald Trump Wants a New Portrait of Himself: A Call to Artists and Non-Artists Everywhere,” on MichaelMoore.com **David French, “Hulk Hogan Is Not the Only Way to Be a Man,” New York Times, July 28, 2024. ***Fortesa Latifi, “Meet the College Kids Making ‘Positive Masculinity’ TikToks to Counter the Manosphere,” Rolling Stone, March 25, 2025.
Banner image: Right vs. Wrong. Photo taken at a Hands Off! protest in a small town in Pennsylvania. Photo by DM team member, Cynthia Greb.
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The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine
To awaken what Fox calls “the sacred masculine,” he unearths ten metaphors,
or archetypes, ranging from the Green Man, an ancient pagan symbol of our fundamental relationship with nature, to the Spiritual Warrior….These timeless archetypes can inspire men to pursue their higher calling to connect to their deepest selves and to reinvent the world.
“Every man on this planet should read this book — not to mention every woman who wants to understand the struggles, often unconscious, that
shape the men they know.” — Rabbi Michael Lerner, author of The Left Hand of God |
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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 Physics |
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Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality
Matthew Fox lays out a whole new direction for Christianity—a direction that is in fact very ancient and very grounded in
Jewish thinking (the fact that Jesus was a Jew is often neglected by Christian theology): the Four Paths of Creation Spirituality, the Vias Positiva, Negativa, Creativa and Transformativa in an extended and deeply developed way.
“Original Blessing makes available to the Christian world and to the human community a radical cure for all dark and derogatory views of the natural world wherever these may
have originated.” –Thomas Berry, author, The Dream of the Earth; The Great Work; co-author, The Universe Story |
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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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One River, Many Wells: Wisdom Springing from Global Faiths
Matthew Fox calls on all the world traditions for their wisdom and their inspiration in a work that is far more
than a list of theological position papers but a new way to pray—to meditate in a global spiritual context on the wisdom all our traditions share. Fox chooses 18 themes that are foundational to any spirituality and demonstrates how all the world spiritual traditions offer wisdom about each.“Reading One River, Many Wells is like entering the rich silence of a masterfully directed retreat. As you read this text, you reflect, you pray, you embrace Divinity. Truly no words can fully
express my respect and awe for this magnificent contribution to contemporary spirituality.” –Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit |
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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 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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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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