Wisdom From José Argüelles and the Mayan Mind
Matthew Fox
March 17, 2026
In times of crisis like ours, it is good to call on ancient wisdom to give us perspective about what matters and why, and where
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Tactical Ecstasies
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
January 9, 2026
Besides natural ecstasies (see yesterday’s DM), Matthew Fox discusses tactical ecstasies in his 1976 book WHEE! We, wee All The Way Home. A Guide to
Merton and the Via Positiva
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 27, 2025
“Contemplation is the highest expression of man’s intellectual and spiritual life. It is that life itself, fully awake, fully active, fully aware that it is
Aquinas on Consciousness, Cosmos, Creativity & Enlarging Our Souls
Matthew Fox
September 1, 2023
Aquinas, like most indigenous and pre-modern thinkers, and unlike the human-centered philosophers of the modern and industrial era, begins his philosophy with the universe. Our
Joy, Love & Consciousness Among All Creatures
Matthew Fox
May 2, 2023
Aquinas connects joy to consciousness when he says, “God is supremely joyful and therefore supremely conscious.” Is that your experience too, that consciousness and joy
Consciousness & Conscience: The Interior Life of Humans
Matthew Fox
November 9, 2022
Maybe one reason we humans are bad at governing and being governed is that we ignore our inner lives, our interior lives, the relation between
