Key teachings from this modern mystic on contemplative practice, the Wisdom tradition, and non-dual awareness.
The Conscious Circle of Humanity, sometimes called the Communion of the Saints, is a realm of service offered to those who seek it. The Trans-Cerebral Region "The books comprising [Sacred Book of Thoth] were engraved by 'perishable hands, but have been anointed with...
Blessed are poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Good is the alchemical property resulting from struggle. It’s the quality of your Being that you offer up.” Cynthia Bourgeault, Encounter with Evil Wisdom School in Valle Crucis “The deep...
Spiritual heart, eye of the heart, as the gateway to higher realms. “Attachment to matter gives birth to passion without an Image of itself because it is drawn from that which is contrary to its higher nature. The result is that confusion and disturbance...
Quotes from Cynthia Bourgeault, Maurice Nicoll, and the Gospel of Thomas on the Philosophy of Time. “This particular dimension that we live in seems to be governed by the laws of linear time and linear causality. It looks like things come to us from a place that...
Quotes from Cynthia Bourgeault and others on seeing with the heart. “Vigilance is a collected state, staying within your atmosphere, with attention of the heart.” Cynthia Bourgeault, Holding Our Planet Wisdom School, May 2024 “Vigilance equals attention of the...
Quotes representing a core idea that flows through Cynthia Bourgeault’s teachings: the basic gestures of gathering and letting go, balancing will and aim with a posture of receptivity, navigating with attention and surrender. “Attention and surrender need to be in...
Quotes from Cynthia Bourgeault and Maurice Nicoll on Imaginal Seeing, or seeing from the eye of the heart. “It takes a higher seeing to spot a lower seeing that you’re trapped in.” Cynthia Bourgeault, Holding Our Planet Wisdom School, May 2024 “With...
In the transformation of the self, what we experience in Time is the result of our level of Being. It’s not quite a mantra, but the phrase “your Being attracts your life” appears six or seven times in Maurice Nicoll's Psychological Commentaries. Like the condensed...
Commentary on the Parable of the Talents, by Cynthia Bourgeault and Maurice Nicoll. The Mirror Principle: Quality Over Quantity "As you remember the plot of that [parable], the landlord was gone away on a trip so he called his servants and entrusted one with five...