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I wish I were a tree

I wish I were a tree.

Rooted to one place.
Friend of the wind.
Sun bather.
Rain catcher.

Home to many.
Servant to seasons.
Shade to the hot human.

I am sure I would find the prunings painful,
the winters cold,
and perhaps I would worry about the inevitable fall.

But I doubt it.

For the roar of sap within and the caress of the elements without would drown out all other noisy distractions from what it means to simply
be
Tree.

September 12, 2014

#CreationSpirituality is about recovering #nature and all of #creation as #sacred again, supporting #eco-activists and others seeking social, racial, gender, and environmental justice. #LoveProtect+DefendMotherEarth https://bit.ly/4sqRlZ3

Continuing remembrance of Brendan Doyle, friend, musician, educator, & #CreationSpirituality thought leader, who traced the Four Paths of CS thru Wagner's Ring Cycle: primordial Nature, pain & #empathy, #imagination & #creativity, & redemption of the world thru #compassion. https://tinyurl.com/muzzdfe6

#CreationSpirituality emphasizes the #sacredness of Earth. It encourages #creativity to combat works causing #globalwarming & #climatechange & other expressions of #injustice, while working hard to interfere w/ the #suffering of #MotherEarth & her creatures.
#OrderOfTheSacredEarth
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Wet Prayer (A Tanka Poem)

Author’s Note: I have written haiku for many years. Heiwa Haiku has often been a spiritual practice for me. Recently I discovered tanka, another form of Japanese poetry, which, put simply, is haiku plus two additional lines. Haiku is generally written as three lines of 5-7-5 syllables respectively. Tanka uses the same format at the beginning and then adds two additional line of 7 syllables each. The following is my first attempt at tanka. I am looking forward to further exploration and sharing my tanka poetry.

The morning is gray,
a soft rain is falling down.
I walk with head bowed, 
watching the mist of my breath,
listening to the wet prayer.

#CreationSpirituality is both a tradition & movement, celebrated by mystics...from every age & culture. It's the Bible's oldest tradition & that of the historical Jesus: Israel's wisdom tradition is creation-centered. CS traditions run thru most of humanity's religions & philosophies.
Image: "A Shepherd of Jerusalem" by William James Webbe.
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#CreationSpirituality welcomes #science b/c CS seeks to know all we can abt #nature & #creation. #Aquinas warned in 13th century: "A mistake abt creation results in a mistake abt God." So too, insight abt creation results in insight abt God. bit.ly/4hkaVA6
UNC botanist takes water sample. Wikimedia

#CreationSpirituality is ecologically minded & committed. It works hard and with growing imagination to slow climate change & other expressions of injustice, while interfering with the suffering of Mother Earth and her creatures. bit.ly/4hkaVA6

#CreationSpirituality resists preaching of #cheapguilt that disempowers ppl & reinforces #shame & pessimism & fails to honor/unleash the power of #creativity. Whether this teaching comes thru ideologies of #OriginalSin in religion or consumer #capitalism, it is equally pernicious.
#OrderOfTheSacredEarth
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Who are #CreationSpirituality -aligned #authors & what are the #books Matthew Fox recommends?
#angels #artasmeditation #consciousness #cosmology #creativity #deepecology #deepecumenism #divinefeminine #Jesus+Christ #mystics #practices #psychology #religion+theology #sacredactivism
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#Diversity is the nature of the Universe...
There are many wells of #faith & knowledge drawing from one underground river of Divine Wisdom. The practice of honoring, learning, & celebrating the wisdom gathered from these wells is #DeepEcumenism. #CreationSpirituality
#OriginalBlessing bit.ly/4hkaVA6
Image: The underground river of Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park. Wikimedia.

#CreationSpirituality is about simplifying our lifestyles, for how else can we ensure the Earth survives the human experiment? It's about spirituality & not religion as such, finding common ground w/ faith believers but not putting concepts, dogmas or doctrines ahead of experience. #OrderOfTheSacredEarth bit.ly/4hkaVA6

#CreationSpirituality is about recovering #nature and all of #creation as #sacred again, supporting #eco-activists and others seeking social, racial, gender and environmental justice. #LoveProtect+DefendMotherEarth #OrderOfTheSacredEarth
Little Finnish eco-activist photo: MoudBarthez, Flickr
https://bit.ly/4sqRlZ3

#CreationSpirituality emphasizes the #sacredness of Earth. It encourages #creativity to combat works causing #globalwarming & #climatechange & other expressions of #injustice, while working hard to interfere w/ the #suffering of #MotherEarth & her creatures. bit.ly/3Ql5rsN
#OrderOfTheSacredEarth
Photo: Greenpeace, Berlin

#CreationSpirituality begins not with #OriginalSin but w/ #OriginalBlessing: i.e., #life & #existence are #good & indeed "very good" (Gen.1:31). This makes a big difference psychologically & sociologically: OS=self-doubt, despair, dependence vs OB=empowerment & responsibility. #OrderOfTheSacredEarth bit.ly/3WRTQFD

The #OrderoftheSacredEarth grows out of the #CreationSpirituality tradition running thru most human religions & philosophies. It's based in #DeepEcology & #DeepEcumenism; seeing #creation as #originalblessing...; seeing #God as both #Father & #Mother. https://www.matthewfox.org/donation-store/order-of-the-sacred-earth-an-intergerational-vision-of-love-and-action
Photo: Daniel139601, Wikimedia.

#CreationSpirituality is both a tradition & movement, celebrated by mystics...from every age & culture. It's the Bible's oldest tradition & that of the historical Jesus: Israel's wisdom tradition is creation-centered. CS traditions run thru most of humanity's religions & philosophies. bit.ly/4hkaVA6

#CreationSpirituality is about simplifying our lifestyles, for how else can we ensure the Earth survives the human experiment? It's about spirituality & not religion as such, finding common ground w/ faith believers but not putting concepts, dogmas or doctrines ahead of experience. bit.ly/4hkaVA6

As beloved teacher #JoannaMacy lingers at the gateway of transition, Matthew Fox will honor her in a lecture on #TheWorkThatReconnects and the Four Paths of #CreationSpirituality. Saturday, 7/12, 10 am-12 pm PT. Register: bit.ly/3GEz339

#HailTheTraveler: Theologian #WalterBrueggeman, whose work is central to mine in #CreationSpirituality. " Every #totalitarian regime is frightened by the #artist ...Indeed, poetic #imagination is the last way left in which to challenge & conflict the dominant reality." #RestInPower bit.ly/3HxsM9O

Instead of controlling passions (desire, #moraloutrage/anger), #MeisterEckhart & #CreationSpirituality counsel: Put on the bridle of #love. Don't cut back on the #passion but learn to make it work for you, to take you & the #community into areas where it needs to go. #originalblessing https://bit.ly/3X5SbMD

Is contrasting #Fall/Redemption religion vs #CreationSpirituality creating either/or #dualism vs. both/&? Compare "The soul makes war w/ the body" (F/R, #Augustine) vs "The soul loves the body" (CS, #MeisterEckhart) - not the same! Only mushy sentimentality wd claim they have = value. https://www.matthewfox.org/donation-store/original-blessing-a-primer-in-creation-spirituality
Photo: "Mother Earth" by Dion van Huyssteen, Flickr.

1st step the #CreationSpirituality tradition offers for #darktimes: not blocking out chaos & pain but entering it consciously. Facing darkness, admitting pain, allowing pain to be pain, is never easy. So Courage — big-❤️edness — is the most essential virtue of the spiritual journey. https://dailymeditationswithmatthewfox.org/2025/04/29/experiencing-dark-times/

THIS WEEKEND! Join us in a #CosmicMass Sun, 3/23, St. Petersburg, FL, 2pm, w/ Florida Interfaith Climate Actions Network! Dance your worship in the theme of "Our Sacred Earth," in a transformational experience of the 4 Paths of #CreationSpirituality. Preceded by 3/21 lecture & 3/22 communal prep. https://www.thecosmicmass.com/upcoming-events

Join us in a #CosmicMass Sun, 3/23, St. Petersburg, FL, 2pm, w/ Florida Interfaith Climate Actions Network! Dance your worship in the theme of "Our Sacred Earth," in a transformational experience of the 4 Paths of #CreationSpirituality. Preceded by 3/21 lecture & 3/22 communal prep. bit.ly/3FwNw0b

Join us in a #CosmicMass Sun, 3/23, St. Petersburg, FL, 2pm, w/ Florida Interfaith Climate Actions Network! Dance your worship in the theme of "Our Sacred Earth," in a transformational experience of the 4 Paths of #CreationSpirituality. Preceded by 3/21 lecture & 3/22 communal prep. https://www.thecosmicmass.com/upcoming-events

Dec. 17 - Join Matthew Fox & Brian Swimme for the ongoing
7-wk live video course, #ShiftNetwork hosting: “The 4 Paths of #CreationSpirituality"
Part 3: Via Creativity: Merge Creativity W/ Spirituality to Experience Balance, Clarity & Peace in Turbulent Times. Financial aid available. https://bit.ly/4hXLjda

Matthew Fox & #BrianSwimme lead a 7-wk live video course hosted by #ShiftNetwork: “The 4 Paths of #CreationSpirituality: Embracing Awe, Chaos, Creativity & Transformation w/ the #Universe as Your Guide.” Tues, 12/3–1/28 (excl. 12/24 & 12/31), 5-6:30pm PT https://bit.ly/4hXLjda

Matthew Fox & #BrianSwimme lead a 7-wk live video course hosted by #ShiftNetwork: “The 4 Paths of #CreationSpirituality: Embracing Awe, Chaos, Creativity & Transformation w/ the #Universe as Your Guide.” Tues, 12/3–1/28 (excl. 12/24 & 12/31), 5-6:30pm PT https://bit.ly/4hXLjda

Matthew Fox & #BrianSwimme lead a 7-wk live video course hosted by #ShiftNetwork: “The 4 Paths of #CreationSpirituality: Embracing Awe, Chaos, Creativity & Transformation w/ the #Universe as Your Guide.” Tues, 12/3–1/28 (excl. 12/24 & 12/31), 5-6:30pm PT https://bit.ly/4hXLjda

Matthew Fox & #BrianSwimme lead a 7-wk live video course hosted by #ShiftNetwork: “The 4 Paths of #CreationSpirituality: Embracing Awe, Chaos, Creativity & Transformation w/ the #Universe as Your Guide.” Tues, 12/3–1/28 (excl. 12/24 & 12/31), 5-6:30pm PT https://bit.ly/4hXLjda

The Reinvention of Work-New Course! #CreationSpirituality #MattFox #Work https://mailchi.mp/cscommunities/mjh1n8ru3i-13560391?e=25dfd5e043