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Principles of Creation Spirituality

1. The Universe, and all within it, is fundamentally a blessing.
Our relationship with the Universe fills us with awe.


2. In Creation, God is both immanent and transcendent. This is panentheism which is not theism (God out there) and not atheism (no God anywhere).
We experience that the Divine is in all things and all things are in the Divine.



3. God is as much Mother as Father, as much Child as Parent, as much God in mystery as the God in history, as much beyond all words and images as in all forms and beings.
We are liberated from the need to cling to God in one form or one literal name.


4. In our lives, it is through the work of spiritual practice that we find our deep and true selves.
Through the arts of meditation and silence we cultivate a clarity of mind and move beyond fear into compassion and community.

5. Our inner work can be understood as a four-fold journey involving:
- awe, delight, amazement (known as the Via Positiva)
- uncertainty, darkness, suffering, letting go (Via Negativa)
- birthing, creativity, passion (Via Creativa)
- justice, healing, celebration (Via Transformativa)
We weave through these paths like a spiral danced, not a ladder climbed.

6. Every one of us is a mystic.
We can enter the mystical as much through beauty (Via Positiva) as through contemplation and suffering (Via Negativa). We are born full of wonder and can recover it at any age.

7. Every one of us is an artist.
Whatever the expression of our creativity, it is our prayer and praise (Via Creativa).

8. Every one of us is a prophet.
Our prophetic work is to interfere with all forms of injustice and that which interrupts authentic life (Via Transformativa).

9. Diversity is the nature of the Universe.
We rejoice in and courageously honor the rich diversity within the Cosmos and expressed among individuals and across multiple cultures, religions and ancestral traditions.

10. The basic work of God is compassion and we, who are all original blessings and sons and daughters of the Divine, are called to compassion.
We acknowledge our shared interdependence; we rejoice at one another's joys and grieve at one another's sorrows and labor to heal the causes of those sorrows.

11. There are many wells of faith and knowledge drawing from one underground river of Divine wisdom. The practice of honoring, learning and celebrating the wisdom collected from these wells is Deep Ecumenism.
We respect and embrace the wisdom and oneness that arises from the diverse wells of all the sacred traditions of the world.

12. Ecological justice is essential for the sustainability of life on Earth.
Ecology is the local expression of cosmology and so we commit to live in light of this value: to pass on the beauty and health of Creation to future generations.
 
 

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Tammie Fowles

Joseph Campbell and Original Sin

Posted by Tammie Fowles on July 2, 2009 at 12:33am — 1 Comment

Mary Plaster

Stains, by Sally Johnson

Posted by Mary Plaster on June 30, 2009 at 11:30pm

Bill Gordon

I Want to See the Fall Colors in Washington

Posted by Bill Gordon on June 30, 2009 at 4:34am

Mary Plaster

HOME - a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

Posted by Mary Plaster on June 29, 2009 at 3:13pm

Sharon_Honeybee

What's Your Favorite Color?

Posted by Sharon_Honeybee on June 29, 2009 at 1:20am

Sharon_Honeybee

Happy Summer Solstice!

Posted by Sharon_Honeybee on June 24, 2009 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

Bill Gordon

Where is my President?

Posted by Bill Gordon on June 17, 2009 at 10:29am — 11 Comments

Sharon_Honeybee

Community

Posted by Sharon_Honeybee on June 15, 2009 at 12:12am — 2 Comments

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Started by Peter LeBlanc in Other stuff. Last reply by Peter LeBlanc Jun 28.

Susan Coppage Evans

A World in Transition: Shifting Values 6 Replies

Started by Susan Coppage Evans in News, current articles etc... Last reply by Josephine Bailey Jun 27.

Sharon_Honeybee

Church, Community, Etc. 4 Replies

Started by Sharon_Honeybee in Other stuff. Last reply by Sharon_Honeybee Jun 12.

Peter LeBlanc

Playing God. 5 Replies

Started by Peter LeBlanc in Reviews. Last reply by Peter LeBlanc Jun 11.

Bruce Ferguson

Catholic Charismatic and Creation Spirituality Communities? 25 Replies

Started by Bruce Ferguson in Reviews. Last reply by Bruce Ferguson Jun 9.

Matt Henry

Website Etiquette 3 Replies

Started by Matt Henry in Other stuff. Last reply by Stephen Wollaston May 31.

Michael Baily

Buddhist and Creation Spirituality 14 Replies

Started by Michael Baily in Other stuff. Last reply by John Powell May 28.

Peter LeBlanc

Material and immaterial Universe 17 Replies

Started by Peter LeBlanc in Reviews. Last reply by Peter LeBlanc May 27.

Ana Jachimowicz

Does Yoga have something to do with Creation Spirituality? 6 Replies

Started by Ana Jachimowicz in Reviews. Last reply by Stephen Wollaston May 23.

Jacqui Webb

Original sin and the apocalypse. :( 9 Replies

Started by Jacqui Webb in Reviews. Last reply by Fred Stevens May 2.

Peter LeBlanc

Original Blessing 23 Replies

Started by Peter LeBlanc in Reviews. Last reply by Peter LeBlanc May 2.

KarenKelly Hicks

Black Madonna TCM Intensive - Does Science Give Ritual Rave Review? 2 Replies

Started by KarenKelly Hicks in Reviews. Last reply by KarenKelly Hicks Apr 28.

Matt Henry

Chat Feature: Like, it Hate it? Confused? 13 Replies

Started by Matt Henry in Reviews. Last reply by michel gadoury Apr 10.

Carol Kilby

QUESTION 1 Reply

Started by Carol Kilby in Reviews. Last reply by Netti Garner, D. Min, MSN, RN Mar 16.

Matt Henry

Website ideas / questions 4 Replies

Started by Matt Henry in Other stuff. Last reply by Matt Henry Mar 3.

rajneeshosho

Transform yourself gradually through Meditation

Started by rajneeshosho in Reviews Mar 2.

Matt Henry

Thoughts on the Inauguration? 17 Replies

Started by Matt Henry in News, current articles etc... Last reply by Matt Henry Feb 28.

harry willioms

Osho the king of Meditation 1 Reply

Started by harry willioms in Reviews. Last reply by Peter LeBlanc Feb 28.

Peter LeBlanc

Chant and dance ecological ritual. 1 Reply

Started by Peter LeBlanc in Reviews. Last reply by Peter LeBlanc Feb 26.

 

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