Losing Oneself in Ritual
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 25, 2026
A very important sub-theme has emerged this week in my discussion of the theme of ritual. This theme is represented by the relations between the
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Week of January 5-10, 2026: Otto Rank, Marching Monks, and Ecstasy as God-Experience
Daily Meditations Team
January 11, 2026
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are written by Matthew Fox (MF), and some by Gianluigi Gugliermetto (GG). You
Otto Rank’s Spiritual Vision, continued
Matthew Fox
January 5, 2026
Why did I end my last DM calling Otto Rank a “spiritual giant” of the 20th century? One reason is this. During my training as
A Great Book from 2025 on a Great Spiritual Teacher—Otto Rank
Matthew Fox
January 3, 2026
With one year ending and another dawning, it is customary to reflect on the outgoing year. One sees articles, for example, on “the best movies
Celebrating a New Study on Otto Rank
Matthew Fox
September 6, 2025
I rejoice that a new book has appeared on my favorite psychologist, Otto Rank. In Otto Rank and the Creation of Modern Psychotherapy, Robert Kramer has done
Easter 2025: Resurrection of the Body, Body Politic, Mother Earth?
Matthew Fox
April 19, 2025
Easter is many things to many people. And to some people it is nothing or next to nothing. Let us meditate today on its potential to contribute
Love, Mysticism, Anger: Healing of Democracy via the Irrational?
Matthew Fox
November 16, 2024
Yesterday we considered Otto Rank’s medicine for an ailing democracy. Rank was living at a time like ours, the rise of fascism and the dangerous irrationality
Otto Rank on Curing a Weakening Democracy
Matthew Fox
November 15, 2024
There will be post-mortems emerging on the recent election surely. But one concern is this: 87 million Americans eligible to vote chose not to—the greatest number
Rank and Rich on Moving from Pessimism to Creativity
Matthew Fox
May 26, 2023
We are meditating on the “philosophy of pessimism” which is widespread in our culture and gives birth to fear and paranoia. Is this not what
Searching the Roots of Fear and Pessimism
Matthew Fox
May 25, 2023
There is a sadness I feel when I encounter people whose lives are driven by fear. A sadness comes over me because of what is
