The Path of Transformation in our Time: Jewish\, Christian and Sufi texts for contemplation\, study and action
\n \nMatthew Fox h as created a model of the “four fold” path that mo ves from the Via Positiva to Negativa\, Creativa a nd Transformativa \, essentially a way to move fro m a psycho spiritual dark night of the soul to a t ransformative experience. In our class we will exp lore how mystical experience of Darkness (primaril y in Jewish\, Christian and Sufi texts) moves us t o a position of creativity\, empowerment and worki ng for healing and transformation. This class work s well with the classic themes of the Jewish Holy Days\, and its emphasis on the deep inner work of prayer and “turning” . We will explore the states of despair and “unknowing” that emerge in and from the darkness\, especially in St. John of the Cros s\, the Zohar\, Sufi texts as well as 20th century Hasidic Rebbes. How might we utilize the dialecti c of the inner work of the soul journey with the e xternal working for justice and Tikkun? In these d ark times of the soul\, of society and the planet ( to echo Matthew Fox’s description) how might we plumb the depths of the great religious teachings to create and renew our own and our collective spi ritual path? Join Rabbi Jonathan and guests to exp lore these and related questions in 4 parts.
\n \nRabbi Jonathan Seidel is the Rabbi in Residence of the Aquarian Minyan a nd has taught Jewish Studies and Comparative Relig ion in the University for over 40 years\, in addti on to serving congregations in California\, Arizon a and Oregon. He is the Chair of the Oregon Interf aith Hub and loves bringing people of all faiths a nd spiritual paths together to practice "Deep Ecum enism" a term coined by Matthew Fox and popularize d by Rabbi Zalman Schacter Shalomi.
DESCRIPTION:The Path of Transformation in our Time: Jewish\, C hristian and Sufi texts for contemplation\, study and action\n \n \n \n Matthew Fox has created a mo del of the “four fold” path that moves from the Vi a Positiva to Negativa\, Creativa and Transformati va \, essentially a way to move from a psycho spir itual dark night of the soul to a transformative e xperience. In our class we will explore how mystic al experience of Darkness (primarily in Jewish\, C hristian and Sufi texts) moves us to a position of creativity\, empowerment and working for healing and transformation. This class works well with the classic themes of the Jewish Holy Days\, and its emphasis on the deep inner work of prayer and “tur ning” . We will explore the states of despair and “unknowing” that emerge in and from the darkness\, especially in St. John of the Cross\, the Zohar\, Sufi texts as well as 20th century Hasidic Rebbes . How might we utilize the dialectic of the inner work of the soul journey with the external working for justice and Tikkun? In these dark times of th e soul\, of society and the planet ( to echo Matth ew Fox’s description) how might we plumb the depth s of the great religious teachings to create and r enew our own and our collective spiritual path? Jo in Rabbi Jonathan and guests to explore these and related questions in 4 parts.\n \n \n \n Rabbi Jon athan Seidel is the Rabbi in Residence of the Aqua rian Minyan and has taught Jewish Studies and Comp arative Religion in the University for over 40 yea rs\, in addtion to serving congregations in Califo rnia\, Arizona and Oregon. He is the Chair of the Oregon Interfaith Hub and loves bringing people of all faiths and spiritual paths together to practi ce "Deep Ecumenism" a term coined by Matthew Fox a nd popularized by Rabbi Zalman Schacter Shalomi. \ n \n CATEGORIES:Class CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260803T170000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260803T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260824T180000 LOCATION:ZOOM.US\n CA \n United States\n URL:https://aquarianminyan.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=15926 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR