“Father Sky is an ancient archetype for naming the Sacred Masculine or the Divine Masculine. It is found among indigenous peoples, such as Indians of South America, who have a saying: ‘To be human one must make room in one’s heart for the wonders of the universe’ . . . But the modern era (from the seventeenth to twentieth centuries) shut down Father Sky – indeed, it rendered the term practically meaningless. This left the male heart bereft and potentially more violent, for men had no place to invest their sky-sized hearts and souls . . . What happens when cosmology is replaced by psychology? When cosmic connections are displaced by shopping malls? The heart shrivels. Men’s souls shrink.”
Matthew Fox
Photo: Pawnee Buttes just after sunset; Weld County, CO; June 10, 2013
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