About

My name is Brendan Mooney. I am both a chaplain and psychotherapist in hospice care. I consider myself a chaplain with deep humanity and compassion, not only in hospice care, but to the entire world and universe which is in a constant process of dying and rebirth. The intention of my heart is to extend love and compassion to the entire cosmos; to all living beings.

I am ordained within the Open Episcopal Church, a modern, liberal spiritual community within the Christian tradition committed to unconditional love, service and multi-faith friendship and collaboration. I am committed to Interspirituality which relates to the contemplative, meditative, and mystical dimensions of spirituality. Interspirituality, recognises that many religious and indigenous traditions throughout the world possess profound insights into how we can grow more intimately into a consciousness of Love. I recognise the reality of the noosphere postulated by biogeochemist Vladimir Vernadsky and philosopher and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. The noosphere is a field of mind generated by human collective consciousness that is interwoven with conscious evolution of life on Earth. It is a matrix of consciousness that envelopes the Earth. In essence, our personal and planetary development are inseparable. We are one evolving species.

So, why am I writing a blog about the spirit of humanity?

I am interested in belief and systems and the conscious evolution of humanity. Organised religion has been responsible both for great good and terrible suffering throughout history. As a priest and psychotherapist the latter concerns me greatly. The psychiatrist, psychologist and spiritual teacher, Carl Gustav Jung ( 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) underscored the importance of individuals and systems undertaking shadow work to heal their deep potential for causing harm and suffering to others and the ecosystem.

Why is shadow work important? Jung taught that what is unconscious and repressed will manifest itself in harmful projections. Systems of religion, law, economics and conglomerates and corporate institutions, have through the unexamined shadow behaved in many harmful ways towards humanity: through gaslighting; the exploitation of vulnerable men, women and children (within religion this has been especially notable of clergy and spiritual gurus) and through violence, domination and psychological coercion. The unconscious, unprocessed  shadow, within systems of unchecked power (strengthened by dominant patriarchal ideologies) have caused harm to vulnerable communities and individuals. The zeitgeist of the age through important social movements is challenging the authority of self-serving, patriarchal religious and corporate institutions. These movements include social justice, ecological, feminist, LGBTQ, indigenous and human rights movements.

There is also another influence which is shaking the foundations of failing religious systems and ideologies: the emergence of the divine feminine in spiritual consciousness. This emergence is offering spirituality a compassionate, enriching and transformative paradigm which is a much needed balance to an exclusively masculine paradigm of spirituality. This divine feminine gift offers to open up our mystical depths and divinity more fully.

These rich and powerful themes will be very present and fully explored in my written and video recorded reflections. Thank you for reading so far. Namaste. 

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The Earth from space invites us to experience expansive consciousness, wonder and humility
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Only Love is Real

Star of Bethlehem Night Sky

The sign of Christmas is a star, a light in darkness. See it not outside yourself, but shining in the Heaven within, and accept it as the sign the time of Christ has come. He comes demanding nothing. No sacrifice of any kind, of anyone, is asked by Him. (A Course in Miracles)

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