| To remain involved in Karmic Yoga and derive | | | | Spirituality.Creation spirituality, as |
| the joys that come as a result of service one | | | | defined by Matthew Fox, involves the |
| must somehow embrace the ideas that underlie | | | | acceptance of four paths or ways. Here I |
| Creation Spirituality. Creation | | | | will give a general overview, but we will |
| Spirituality, not to be confused with | | | | explore each path in subsequent articles. The |
| Creation Theology, is described by Matthew | | | | first path is the Via Positiva. The Via |
| Fox as the Christian Mystic Tradition. It is | | | | Positiva experience is the natural condition |
| a tradition that has been all but erased, | | | | of the human being at peace. It is a time of |
| especially in many institutional churches. | | | | rest and a time of stillness where one is |
| When we look at the history of Christianity, | | | | full of potential energy, but also very much |
| however, and especially the monastic | | | | at peace and in a state of balance. The |
| movement, we can find traces of Creation | | | | second is the Via Negativa. |