Methods of Contemplation

Divine Vision: George Fox


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George Fox was an English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and war. He rebelled against the religious and political authorities by proposing an unusual, uncompromising approach to the Christian faith. The Quakers have been a facet of the Church that has retained its contemplative and relational dimension, while emphasizing both tradition and experience, justice and mercy, action and contemplation. This non-dual tension of at times conflicting ideas may have its roots in what this groups founder, George Fox, experienced in his divine vision. He was very much influenced by Quietist mystics such as Madame Guyon and Miguel de Molinos, and placed emphasis on the supremacy of interior illumination, or inner light. Listen and try to get a sense of what he was feeling when he wrote these words, and maybe examine if you've felt that too.

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