#OriginalBlessing begins where the #Bible begins.“Blessing” is the theological word for #goodness, & Genesis 1 sings of the goodness of #creation, praising creation as good, & w/ the arrival of humans, praises the entire circle of creation, humanity included, as very good. bit.ly/4aEOAwk
#Diversity is the nature of the Universe...
There are many wells of #faith & knowledge drawing from one underground river of Divine Wisdom. The practice of honoring, learning, & celebrating the wisdom gathered from these wells is #DeepEcumenism. #CreationSpirituality #OriginalBlessing bit.ly/4hkaVA6
There are stars we only see when we finally look up.
Epiphany is not arrival. It is recognition.
The Star That Calls Us Home is now live.
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#Epiphany #OriginalBlessing #Christopagan #SpiritualFormation #Mysticism #FourPaths #SacredWonder
This piece is for anyone who has been told they are broken when they are simply exhausted.
There is a different way. It begins with wonder.
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#Epiphany #OriginalBlessing #Christopagan #SpiritualFormation #Mysticism #FourPaths #SacredWonder
#CreationSpirituality begins not with #OriginalSin but w/ #OriginalBlessing: i.e., #life & #existence are #good & indeed "very good" (Gen.1:31). This makes a big difference psychologically & sociologically: OS=self-doubt, despair, dependence vs OB=empowerment & responsibility. bit.ly/3WRTQFD
The #OrderoftheSacredEarth grows out of the #CreationSpirituality tradition running thru most human religions & philosophies. It's based in #DeepEcology & #DeepEcumenism; seeing #creation as #originalblessing...; seeing #God as both #Father & #Mother. bit.ly/3WRTQFD
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#Pruning creates #strength, richness, depth, tho temporarily pruning hurts & conjures up #doubt & #fear. It takes a wise individual to prune themself according to their unique needs & timing. But from this #lettinggo we become much stronger people. #OriginalBlessing #ViaNegativa bit.ly/3X5SbMD
#Diversity matters...it’s the way God made us & the rest of creation. Creation is very diverse, as are we as a species. Diversity is an #OriginalBlessing, part of our “innate goodness” (Aaron Stern) & the “shower of blessings” (Rob Brezsny) pouring on us daily. bit.ly/42FZ7mD
Rob Brezsny defines #pronoia as “the hypothesis that the universe is conspiring to shower us with #blessings.” This sort of sounds like #OriginalBlessing to me. And it is not about denial of #struggle and #evil, but about how to #survive both. bit.ly/4nU1SJ1
It is good, in times of struggle & darkness, the #darknight of society & soul & democracy... to reconnect to the big picture: the cosmic story from both science & Scripture: that we are blessed to be alive in this vast & amazing cosmos. #OriginalBlessing bit.ly/4nj0Bv6
Magical moments like this 🦋
#originalblessing #originalgoodness #spiritualawakening #spiritual
#Doctrine is not the basis of faith or its starting point. Creation is the basis of trust, which is the biblical meaning of faith. Doctrine serves as a parameter, much like the sidelines in a soccer game, within which believers play out their faith. #OriginalBlessing bit.ly/3X5SbMD
#CreationSpirituality resists pernicious preaching of #cheapguilt that disempowers people, reinforces shame & pessimism & fails to honor or unleash the power of creativity. CS puts forward a consciousness of #OriginalBlessing wherein all 13.8B yrs of nature is a blessing, as are we. bit.ly/4hkaVA6
Awe. Wonder. Reverence. Gratitude. Here is the springboard for all #spiritual growth. This is why moving from an #OriginalSin consciousness to an #OriginalBlessing consciousness lies at the heart of our survival as a species today. bit.ly/3X5SbMD
#CreationSpirituality begins not with #OriginalSin but w/ #OriginalBlessing: i.e., #life & #existence are #good & indeed "very good" (Gen.1:31). This makes a big difference psychologically & sociologically: OS=self-doubt, despair, dependence vs OB=empowerment & responsibility. bit.ly/3WRTQFD
The #OrderoftheSacredEarth grows out of the #CreationSpirituality tradition running thru most human religions & philosophies. It's based in #DeepEcology & #DeepEcumenism; seeing #creation as #originalblessing rather than taking it for granted; seeing #God as both #Father & #Mother. bit.ly/3WRTQFD
#Pruning creates #strength, richness, depth, tho temporarily pruning hurts & conjures up #doubt & #fear. It takes a wise individual to prune themself according to their unique needs & timing. But from this #lettinggo we become much stronger people. #OriginalBlessing #ViaNegativa bit.ly/3X5SbMD
The human word is only one among billions of words that God has spoken...To make contact w/ #wisdom is to go beyond human words-which have only existed for 300,000 yrs...(&) return to the many billions of yrs of ongoing creation that also constitute God's talking. #originalblessing bit.ly/3X5SbMD
Just as #justice ensures #order and #balance in the whole of #creation, so does #injustice bring about #chaos; it undoes all of creation. With injustice, "all the foundations of the earth are shaken." (Ps. 82:5b) #OriginalBlessing bit.ly/3X5SbM
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#Diversity is the nature of the Universe...
There are many wells of #faith & knowledge drawing from one underground river of Divine Wisdom. The practice of honoring, learning, & celebrating the wisdom gathered from these wells is #DeepEcumenism. #CreationSpirituality #OriginalBlessing bit.ly/4hkaVA6
Instead of controlling passions (desire, #moraloutrage/anger), #MeisterEckhart & #CreationSpirituality counsel: Put on the bridle of #love. Don't cut back on the #passion but learn to make it work for you, to take you & the #community into areas where it needs to go. #originalblessing bit.ly/3X5SbMD
Political movements for justice are part of the fuller development of the cosmos; nature is the matrix in which humans awaken to their power to transform. Liberation movements are fuller development of the cosmos's sense of harmony, balance, justice, & celebration. #OriginalBlessing bit.ly/3X5SbMD
“Western civilization has preferred love of death to love of life to the extent that its religious traditions have preferred redemption to creation, sin to ecstasy, & individual introspection to cosmic awareness & appreciation.” #OriginalBlessing bit.ly/3X5SbMD
Photo: Penitents procession, Pampanga
#CreationSpirituality resists pernicious preaching of #cheapguilt that disempowers people, reinforces shame & pessimism & fails to honor or unleash the power of creativity. CS puts forward a consciousness of #OriginalBlessing wherein all 13.8B yrs of nature is a blessing, as are we. bit.ly/4hkaVA6
#CreationSpirituality begins not with #OriginalSin but w/ #OriginalBlessing: i.e., #life & #existence are #good & indeed "very good" (Gen.1:31). This makes a big difference psychologically & sociologically: OS=self-doubt, despair, dependence vs OB=empowerment & responsibility. bit.ly/3WRTQFD
The #OrderoftheSacredEarth grows out of the #CreationSpirituality tradition running thru most human religions & philosophies. It's based in #DeepEcology & #DeepEcumenism; seeing #creation as #originalblessing rather than taking it for granted; seeing #God as both #Father & #Mother. bit.ly/3WRTQFD
