by William Britten | Wisdom Teachings, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll, Meditations on the Tarot |
Lectio Harmonia I offer the term ‘Lectio Harmonia’ to describe a contemplative practice of discovering resonance among Wisdom teachings. In Greek philosophy, Harmonia referred to the underlying order and unity of the cosmos—the patterns that connect apparently...
by William Britten | Kingdom of Heaven, Consciousness, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll |
All those who have evolved have left memorials behind them in teachings, parables, and other directions for those still in prison on earth. These constitute the map and compass, the chart, the secret instructions for freedom in spirituality. The Nature of Our Prison...
by William Britten | Attention, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot |
The paradox of spiritual discernment through sensation is at the heart of these teachings. What seems most material and worldly (our physical sensations) becomes a refined spiritual instrument. These passages reveal sensation as both ‘wound and healing’–both...
by William Britten | Meditations on the Tarot, Cynthia Bourgeault, Maurice Nicoll |
The Christian hermeticism of Meditations on the Tarot. This Mt Everest of mystical Christianity had remained shrouded in mist and mystery whenever I approached. After I began this project of writing Impressions, however, I approached by searching for themes,...
by William Britten | Attention, Cynthia Bourgeault, Gospel of Thomas, Meditations on the Tarot, Wisdom Teachings |
“Contemplation happens when silence morphs into presence.” Thomas Keating The Nature of Silence as Presence “Silence is the sign of real contact with the spiritual world and this contact, in turn, always engenders the influx of forces. This is the foundation of...
