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SUMMARY:Navigating Evil in a World in Crisis – Free Class with Matthew Fox
DESCRIPTION:\n\nFree Online Event\n\n      It can be difficult to stay grounded, hopeful, and spiritually awake when the world around you feels overwhelmed by conflict, injustice, environmental crisis, and uncertainty. The question is not simply how to escape the darkness, but how to meet it without surrendering your conscience, creativity, or sense of sacred purpose.\n    \n\n      Spiritual pioneer Matthew Fox offers a different way to approach these times through the wisdom of St. John of the Cross and his enduring teaching on the “Dark Night of the Soul.” Rather than denying suffering or covering it with easy optimism, Matthew invites us to name what is happening and explore what the darkness may be asking of us.\n    \n\n      You’ll explore Matthew’s understanding of a triple Dark Night affecting Mother Earth, global politics, and our individual souls. Through mysticism, poetry, spiritual history, and reflection on the nature of evil, he will consider how difficult passages can become openings for greater moral imagination, compassion, courage, and meaningful action.\n    \n\n      Matthew will also reflect on St. John of the Cross’s “Dark Night of the Soul” poem, born after imprisonment and suffering, and explore how this powerful mystical vision can illuminate the challenges of our own era.\n    \n\n      Register Here For Free\n\n        Registration for this online event is free.\n      \n\n\n\n\n      Explore This Free Event\n    \n\n      Jump directly to the section that interests you.\n    \n\n\n        \n          →\n          Why Attend\n        \n      \n\n        \n          →\n          What You’ll Learn\n        \n      \n\n        \n          →\n          Who Should Attend\n        \n      \n\n        \n          →\n          About Matthew Fox\n        \n      \n\n        \n          →\n          Endorsements\n        \n      \n\n        \n          →\n          Frequently Asked Questions\n        \n      \n\n    \n      Register Here For Free\n      →\n    \n  \n\n\n      Why This Experience Matters\n    \n\n      Why Attend “Navigating Evil in a World in Crisis: How the Dark Night of These Times Can Birth Spiritual Courage, Creativity &amp; Positive Change”\n    \n\n      \n        \n      \n    \n\n      When suffering and upheaval become difficult to ignore, spiritual practice can face a serious test. Matthew Fox approaches that challenge by asking what it means to confront darkness directly without being consumed by helplessness, denial, or despair.\n    \n\n      St. John of the Cross offers a powerful lens for this inquiry because his teaching on the Dark Night emerged from an experience of imprisonment and suffering. Matthew draws on that mystical legacy to explore how darkness can become a place of revelation, grace, and spiritual rebirth rather than merely something to escape.\n    \n\n      Matthew brings decades of work in Creation Spirituality, mysticism, theology, justice, and the wisdom of figures including Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart, Julian of Norwich, and Thomas Aquinas. His perspective is especially relevant for anyone asking how spiritual depth can support compassionate, creative, and morally engaged responses to a world in crisis.\n    \n\n      Register Here For Free\n    \n\n\n\n      Mysticism, Courage &amp; Moral Agency\n    \nWhat You’ll Learn\n\n      We’ll begin with St. John of the Cross and the extraordinary circumstances surrounding his “Dark Night of the Soul,” so you can understand why this mystical teaching continues to speak to times of suffering and upheaval. Matthew will reflect on the poem St. John wrote after escaping imprisonment, connecting its images of darkness with revelation, grace, and new life.\n    \n\n      In this session, you’ll explore Matthew’s idea that we are living through a triple Dark Night affecting Mother Earth, global politics, and our individual souls, which means the crises around us cannot be separated entirely from the spiritual questions within us. From there, he will examine why naming darkness and evil matters if we hope to respond with greater clarity and conscience.\n    \n\n      Along the way, Matthew will draw from mystics, artists, thinkers, and spiritual traditions to consider how creativity and moral imagination can help us move beyond helplessness. He will also explore the older meaning of apocalypse as revelation, so that upheaval can be approached not only as catastrophe but also as a moment that may expose what needs to be seen and transformed.\n    \n\n      Here’s just a little bit of what you’ll learn:\n    \n\nHow St. John of the Cross transformed imprisonment and suffering into the spiritual vision of the “Dark Night of the Soul”\nWhy Matthew Fox sees our era as a triple Dark Night involving Mother Earth, global politics, and our individual souls\nHow acknowledging darkness can become a first step toward responding to it more consciously\nTwo ways of understanding evil: as a deprivation of goodness and as a force that can erode conscience and compassion\nWhy spirituality that addresses suffering and injustice must engage more than comforting ideas of love and light\nHow recognizing your participation in harmful systems can open the possibility of choosing a more conscious response\nWhy Matthew shifts the question from “Why does evil exist?” toward “How do I respond?”\nHow compassion, creativity, and moral imagination can support movement from helplessness toward moral agency\nHow art and poetry can express new vision during periods of institutional and cultural crisis\nWhy the ancient meaning of apocalypse as revelation can offer another way to understand periods of profound upheaval\n\n\n      Register Here For Free\n    \n\n\n\n      Spiritual Depth for Difficult Times\n    \nWho This Is For\n\n      This event is for people who feel troubled, exhausted, or spiritually challenged by the crises unfolding in the world and want a deeper way to engage with them. It may resonate especially if you are trying to remain grounded, compassionate, authentic, and purposeful without ignoring suffering or retreating into despair.\n    \n\n      It may also appeal to students of mysticism, contemplative spirituality, Creation Spirituality, theology, social justice, poetry, and the spiritual wisdom of figures such as St. John of the Cross. Whether you are newly curious about the Dark Night of the Soul or already familiar with mystical traditions, the session offers a framework for exploring how inner life and moral responsibility can meet.\n    \n\nPeople wrestling with despair, uncertainty, or helplessness in response to world events\nSpiritual seekers interested in the Dark Night of the Soul and the wisdom of St. John of the Cross\nThose looking for a spirituality that can face suffering and injustice directly\nReaders and students of mysticism, theology, poetry, and contemplative traditions\nPeople interested in Matthew Fox’s Creation Spirituality and interfaith perspective\nAnyone exploring how compassion, creativity, and moral imagination can inform meaningful action\n\n\n      Register Here For Free\n    \n\n\n\n      Meet Your Teacher\n    \nAbout Matthew Fox\n\n      Matthew Fox is a prolific author whose work has helped renew the ancient tradition of Creation Spirituality. His more than 40 books include Original Blessing, A Spirituality Named Compassion, and Christian Mystics.\n    \n\n      His work has helped reawaken interest in mystics including Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart, Julian of Norwich, and Thomas Aquinas. Creation Spirituality, as Matthew teaches it, is earth-based, interfaith, welcoming of the arts and Indigenous wisdom, engaged with science, and committed to ecological, social, and gender justice.\n    \n\n      Matthew earned his doctorate summa cum laude in the history and theology of spiritualities from the Institut Catholique de Paris. He was a member of the Dominican Order for 34 years and later founded the University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland, where he served as president and professor until 2005.\n    \n\n      His honors include the Gandhi King Ikeda Award from Morehouse College and the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award. Through decades of teaching, scholarship, and writing, Matthew has explored how mystical wisdom can help reconnect spirituality with creativity, justice, the sacredness of the Cosmos, and the challenges of contemporary life.\n    \n\n      Register Here For Free\n    \n\n\n\n      Mysticism and Creation Spirituality\n    \nEndorsements\n\n\n\n          “Matthew Fox Will Go Down in History as One of the True Spiritual Geniuses of Our Age”\n        \n\n          Mirabai Starr\n          \n            Bestselling author\n          \n        \n\n\n\n          “Matthew Will Illumine Your Life as He Has Illumined Mine”\n        \n\n          Andrew Harvey\n          \n            Bestselling author\n          \n        \n\n\n\n          “Thanks to Matthew Fox, we can find a friend in Julian of Norwich, exactly the mental, emotional, and spiritual vaccine we need now.”\n        \n\n          Gloria Steinem\n          \n            Journalist and social political activist\n          \n        \n\n\n\n          “In my twenties, I encountered Thomas Aquinas while studying the Creation Spirituality of Matthew Fox. This turned out to be an event that changed my life forever. It felt like I had discovered a secret energy source, like I was this lonely geologist who had stumbled upon an untapped oil field as vast as Saudi Arabia, but filled with a psychic form of energy a thousand times more potent than oil or gas. Thomas Aquinas’ wisdom supercharged my life and my creativity for decades. You have in your hands the magical switch to the spiritual energy you need to accomplish the great work for which you were created. Among current spiritual theologians, no one has a more comprehensive vision of the necessary changes that must take place than Matthew Fox.”\n        \n\n          Brian Thomas Swimme\n          \n            California Institute of Integral Studies, cosmologist, and author of The Universe Story and Journey of the Universe\n          \n        \n\n\n\n          “Father Matthew knows what the spirit’s life is all about and what is asked of it at this time. He opens the treasures of the Great Traditions and retrieves for us the relevant inspiring sources; but between the lines he lets the spirit of holiness breathe on us.”\n        \n\n          Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi\n        \n\n\n\n          “Traditionally, when big government in the church tries to silence a good soul, it indicates that the soul is often far ahead of the times. Matthew Fox is such a person. He writes simply, powerfully, about his life as a visionary. He continues now, as before, to give out the 21st-century keys to the kingdom.”\n        \n\n          Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PhD\n          \n            Author of Women Who Run With the Wolves\n          \n        \n\n\n      Register Here For Free\n    \n\n\n\n      Everything You Need to Know\n    \nFrequently Asked Questions\n\n      Select any question below to reveal the answer.\n    \n\n      Event Details\n    \n\nWhen and where does the event take place?\n\n        This free online video event takes place on Saturday, November 21, 2026, at 10:00am Pacific Time. A final replay presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at 12:00pm Pacific Time.\n      \n\n\nWho is Matthew Fox?\n\n        Matthew Fox is a spiritual pioneer, scholar of mysticism, and author of more than 40 books, including Original Blessing, A Spirituality Named Compassion, and Christian Mystics. His work has helped renew the tradition of Creation Spirituality and deepen contemporary engagement with mystics including Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart, Julian of Norwich, and Thomas Aquinas.\n      \n\n\nWhat will I learn during this event?\n\n        You’ll explore St. John of the Cross’s teaching on the “Dark Night of the Soul,” Matthew Fox’s idea of a triple Dark Night affecting the Earth, politics, and our souls, and ways to respond to evil and suffering with greater moral agency, compassion, creativity, and spiritual courage.\n      \n\n\nWhat if I can’t attend live?\n\n        Register anyway. Registrants can receive a full-length recording after the original broadcast, and a final replay presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at 12:00pm Pacific Time.\n      \n\n\nHow long is the event?\n\n        The free online event is approximately one hour long.\n      \n\n\nDo I need any special equipment to participate?\n\n        Access and participation details will be provided when you register for the online event.\n      \n\n\nWho is hosting the event?\n\n        This event is presented by The Shift Network\n      \n\n\nIs this event suitable for beginners?\n\n        Yes. You can engage with the event whether you are new to St. John of the Cross and mystical spirituality or already familiar with these traditions. Matthew will introduce the central ideas through the story, poetry, and teachings being explored.\n      \n\n\nIs this event religious?\n\n        The event draws deeply on Christian mysticism through St. John of the Cross, while Matthew Fox’s broader work is interfaith and engages wisdom from multiple spiritual traditions. The focus is on mysticism, spirituality, evil, moral response, and the challenges of living through difficult times.\n      \n\n\nWill there be an opportunity to go deeper after the event?\n\n        Yes. During the event, Matthew will share how you can join his new 7-week live course exploring evil through the wisdom of mystics, artists, philosophers, psychologists, feminists, and world spiritual traditions.\n      \n\n\nWhat can I expect to feel during the event?\n\n        Responses will vary. The subject matter includes suffering, evil, spiritual darkness, courage, and renewal, so you may find parts of the session challenging, reflective, hopeful, or thought-provoking as Matthew explores these themes through mysticism and poetry.\n      \n\n\nCan I share this event with friends?\n\n        Yes. You are welcome to share the public registration page with friends who may be interested in mysticism, the Dark Night of the Soul, spiritual courage, or responding more consciously to a world in crisis.\n      \n\n\nIs this event really free?\n\n        Yes. Registration for this online event is free. Matthew will also discuss an optional 7-week live course for those who want to continue exploring these themes more deeply.\n      \n\n\n      About the Teaching\n    \n\nWhat is the “Dark Night of the Soul” in this event?\n\n        Matthew will explore the “Dark Night of the Soul” through St. John of the Cross, who developed this spiritual vision after being kidnapped, tortured, and imprisoned by members of his own religious order. The teaching examines how a passage through profound darkness can also become a journey toward revelation, grace, transformation, and new life.\n      \n\n\nWhat does Matthew Fox mean by a “triple Dark Night”?\n\n        Matthew describes our present era as a triple Dark Night involving Mother Earth, global politics, and our individual souls. He will explore why recognizing these interconnected forms of crisis can help us face what is happening more consciously rather than denying or minimizing it.\n      \n\n\nWhy does Matthew connect apocalypse with revelation?\n\n        Matthew points to the Greek meaning of apocalypse as revelation. He uses that idea to explore how periods of upheaval can expose realities that were previously hidden and create an opening for new vision, new understanding, and new possibilities.\n      \n\n\nHow does St. John of the Cross’s poem relate to the event?\n\n        Matthew will read and reflect on St. John of the Cross’s “Dark Night of the Soul” poem, written after his escape from imprisonment. He will explore how St. John transformed an experience of suffering into a mystical vision of darkness as a holy night of grace, revelation, and spiritual rebirth.\n      \n\n\nHow will the event approach the question of evil?\n\n        Matthew will explore evil both as a deprivation of goodness and as a force capable of eroding conscience and compassion. 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St. John of the Cross’s own poem provides a central example of how creative expression can transform a dark experience into enduring spiritual wisdom.\n      \n\n\nWhy does Matthew say spirituality must go beyond love and light?\n\n        Matthew argues that authentic spirituality must be willing to confront suffering, injustice, and humanity’s capacity for destruction rather than using spiritual ideas to avoid them. At the same time, he explores how love and light can become forces for meeting and transforming darkness rather than denying it.\n      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n          Health Disclosure\n        \n\n          The contents of this website/e-mail are for informational purposes only and are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This website does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. 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