Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers
Alternatives to Patriarchy and Strongmen and Male Low Esteem
Yesterday I had the privilege to dialogue with two women, Jan Jorgensen and Anasuya Issacs of She SAID Talks, who are dedicated to bringing forth the Sacred
Previous Meditations
Donald Reeves, Peace-Building, Bach’s Music & Repairing Democracy
In yesterday’s DM, I paid homage to my friend Donald Reeves who was a no-nonsense critic of injustice
Donald Reeves, Friend, Spiritual/Religious Pioneer and Prophet
I recently learned that an important spiritual leader and friend died a few weeks ago on Halloween. It
Week of 11/11-16/2024: Navigating These Times
November 11, 2024: Veterans Day 2024Matthew reflects on the veterans in his family. A long-ago uncle served as
Love, Mysticism, Anger: Healing of Democracy via the Irrational?
Yesterday we considered Otto Rank’s medicine for an ailing democracy. Rank was living at a time like ours, the
Otto Rank on Curing a Weakening Democracy
There will be post-mortems emerging on the recent election surely. But one concern is this: 87 million Americans eligible
What Happened Ten Days Ago Today?
Ten days ago a majority of Americans linked hands with Christian nationalists, neo-Nazis, and Putin–the first invader of
Are We Made For These Times? More Practices from Kaira Jewel
Are we really made for these times? Are we up to it spiritually? What does it take spiritually speaking to
From Buddhism: More Spiritual Practices To Deal with Grief
This past year a very fine book came out with a title that seems to speak to our
Veterans Day, 2024
I am thinking on this Veterans Day 2024 of the veterans in my family, and how they would
Week of 11/4-9/2024: Responses to the Election & Rituals for Our Grief
November 4, 2024: On Evil, the Sacred, and What is at Stake in this ElectionWe list what is
Reflections & Responses to Election 2024
We are meditating on the recent historical situation that has rendered Trump and fascism’s election possible. One of
Grief Rituals for a Time of Rupture, Distress & Rising Fascism
There is a grief ritual that I can heartily recommend at this time of profound distress and dread
Election 2024: The Day After
Today is a very dark day—to put it mildly–for America and democracy and the future of Mother Earth
Election Day and My Father’s Birthday
I write this on the morning of Election Day. A lot of waiting and patience awaits us all today
Trump, Evil and the 7 Capital Sins and 7 Distorted Chakras
In my first and major study on Evil, Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Transforming Evil in
On Evil, the Sacred, and What is at Stake in this Election
I recognize quite a list of issues and choices at stake in this year’s presidential election. Otherwise I would
Week of 10/27-11/2/2024: Heroes & Fascism vs. Democracy
October 28, 2024: Praying the News: Navalny, Stang, Gutierrez, Trumpian FascismMatthew has a wonderful suggestion. Instead of merely
Equality and Love: Eckhart on Jesus and Democracy, continued
We continue our meditation on Jesus and democracy from yesterday’s DM. If we are so noble as Eckhart speaks
Did Jesus Preach Democracy?
In my recent book on Trump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election, I
Dark Money, Billionaires, & the Death of Earth & Democracy
Do you wonder why the election is as close as it is? One reason might be this statistic: $2
Fascism AND Christofascism are on the Ballot
Rivers of news reports are flooding out from the media about the explicitly fascist realities of Trump and
Trump’s Fascist Rally at Madison Square Garden
“Fascism on Full Display” says one headline about Donald Trump’s MAGA rally at Madison Square Garden Sunday night. And
Praying the News: Navalny, Stang, Gutierrez, Trumpian Fascism
When we began these Daily Meditations some six years ago, one way I described its purpose was that
Week of 10/21-26/2024: Resentment & Forgiveness, Global Warning, Idolatry
October 21, 2024: The Freedom that Forgiveness BringsAs we reflect on the role resentment and scapegoating play in
A Course in Miracles on The Antichrist: Part II
We continue our meditation on the Course in Miracles’ teaching about the antichrist and linking it to my
The Course of Miracles on The Antichrist: Part I
I have often credited the book, A Course in Miracles, with awakening many people to their mystical selves and this
Phil Wilson’s Blunt Truths on Global Warming, Fascism, Trump
A recent commentary on the current presidential election begins with this headline: “Donald Trump’s MAGA Death Cult Is
Men Leaving the Workforce & Trump’s Appeal to Resentment
One wonders why the presidential race is as close as it is. One reason giving is that many young
Big Heart, Big Sky, & Origins of Life in Father Sky
A big heart is generous and has learned how to forgive. The word “generous” bears within it the word genesis and
The Freedom that Forgiveness Brings
We meditated last week on the role that Resentment and Scapegoating play in our current politics—a role that
