The Goddess has been returning to Western consciousness for decades through the women’s movement, Goddess rediscoveries, and more. We will explore some of the rich and hopeful implications of that achievement with special emphasis on the return of the Black Madonna.
It is also time to resurrect the "sacred masculine" as well so that the Goddess may have a proper
consort. Much of what passes for masculinity in our culture and religion is anything but sacred. It is toxic, and this toxicity affects not only men but also women in their roles as mothers, sisters, spouses, and human beings.
This workshop, based on Matthew Fox's new book, The Hidden Spirituality of Men will explore ancient archetypes of the Sacred Masculine including Father Sky, the Green Man, the Spiritual Warrior, Hunter-Gatherer, the
Fatherly Heart, the Grandfatherly Heart (eldership). We will also consider ancient archetypes of the Divine
Feminine including the Black Madonna, Wisdom, Gaia, and Chaos. The overall goal is the "sacred
marriage of the masculine and the feminine."
Matthew Fox's latest title: The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine
Matthew Fox is author of over 25 books including Original Blessing; The Reinvention of Work; Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet; One River, Many Wells: Wisdom Springing from Global Faiths; A Spirituality Named Compassion; A New Reformation!; The A.W.E. Project: Reinventing Education, Reinventing the Human; and his latest title The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine. Unity Church of Santa Rosa will have this title and some of his others for sale in the bookstore.
4-Week Sunday Series on Creation Spirituality:
An Introduction to Matthew Fox, July 2010
Matthew Fox, author and former Dominican Priest, has taught the same spiritual principles that have been emphasized in Unity Churches for many years. He has defined Jesus as we do in Unity, universalizing his message and speaking of a “Cosmic Christ,” within all life. I was profoundly influenced by Matthew Fox, beginning in the 80’s, while I was in Ministerial School. He had been silenced by Cardinal Ratzinger before he was the Pope. As a result, Fox called a press conference to let everyone know he would not speak publicly for a year, but would be writing a new book. At the end of the year, his first speaking engagement was in Chicago. He got up on stage, and the first words out of his mouth were, “As I was saying...”
His outspoken beliefs in original blessing, gay rights, and women’s rights, did not sit well with the Vatican. Read more...
