Idolatry and Gun Culture
Matthew Fox
June 4, 2022
Ruth Marcus asks the obvious question: “Why do we let children buy firearms?” The answer is: Idolatry. Let me explain. I think a big chunk of America
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Adultism and School Shootings of Children
Matthew Fox
June 3, 2022
A psychologist offering advice in a time of school shootings advised parents to “Reassure the children that adults are there to take care of them.”
Honoring the 7th Chakra & Steeling Ourselves For Facing Evils
Matthew Fox
June 1, 2022
Yesterday, we celebrated Walt Whitman’s birthday as a “Bard of 7th Chakra Numinosity.” One valuable reason for comparing the seven chakras and seven capital sins is that
Cosmology and Evil Spirits in the Bible, Continued
Matthew Fox
May 30, 2022
We see in the tradition of Satan how prominent a role the seventh chakra plays. The issue is community versus destruction of community. The conflict
Cosmology and Evil in the Bible
Matthew Fox
May 29, 2022
Cosmology is part of the depicting of Evil in the Bible. There is a kind of “cosmic war” being felt in the first century when the
Evil Spirits by Whatever Other Name
Matthew Fox
May 28, 2022
We will recall that Lakota teacher Buck Ghosthorse alerted us to how “fear is the door in the heart that lets evil spirits in.” Are there
Envy as a Companion to Hatred
Matthew Fox
May 27, 2022
What then is envy? Envy has been defined as “sorrow over another’s good insofar as it impedes one’s own excellence.” Aquinas says, “Envy is felt
Evil and the Sacred
Matthew Fox
May 26, 2022
One lesson I learned from writing my book on Evil is this: The opposite of evil is not the good, but the Sacred. This means that we cannot have a
Chakras as Original Blessings in Our Struggle Against Evil
Matthew Fox
May 25, 2022
Since the racial attack by an 18-year-old white supremacist who drove 200 miles to murder ten black people, we have been addressing the topic of
Some Practices to Prepare for Facing Evil
Matthew Fox
May 24, 2022
We continue our meditations on Evil and Hatred. To go deeper, to face these realities, we must become stronger. How do we do that? Just as one
