Masterfully weaves together Christian mysticism, Hermetic philosophy, and esoteric Wisdom traditions to illuminate the path of spiritual development.
“The practice of Tonglen, a healing practice that puts your heart where your mind is. Breathe in the pain … Breathe out blessing.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Given Gift “Air is necessary in order to breathe and to live. Is not the air which surrounds us a perfect...
a Consent Cycle poem from the teachings of Valentin Tomberg's Meditations on the Tarot Breath of God: a Consent Cycle ORIENTATION The breath arrives whether I notice or not. I did not earn the wind. I cannot hold it. What if my yes is the offering met....
“The ‘gift of tears’ was always considered by the masters of Christian spirituality as a grace from the Holy Spirit.” Meditations on the Tarot The Gift of Tears: Divine Grace Made Manifest “Christian mysticism speaks also of the ‘gift of tears’—as a precious gift of...
“The vow of poverty is to live as much from the word which comes from the mouth of God as from the bread which enters the mouth of man.” Meditations on the Tarot The Foundation: True Poverty as Receptivity “The vow of poverty is the practice of inner emptiness, which...
Poetry about wisdom for the peacemaker inside For the Journey: a Consent Cycle ORIENTATIONThree companions for the way: lantern, mantle, staff.Light enough for the next step. Warmth kept close. Ground that can be met.I do not know the distance. I carry what is...
The Christianity of resurrection and ascension “absolutely demands the ability to move between worlds and to see with the eye of the heart, and to receive ongoing teaching, help, and support from a risen Jesus.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Bold Paradox of Resurrection...
Spiritual awakening: “Heaven is not a place that you die into, but a place that you awaken to, and you awake now, and you awake in the next moment, and the next moment, and the next moment.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Foundation of Spiritual Awakening “The obedient mind...
“This unity of opposites, this reconciling force, is a third thing, a Third Force, connecting both opposites and yet different from either.” Maurice Nicoll The Cross as Unity of Opposites “The Cross is the union of two pairs of opposites, and the practice of the Cross...
“Spiritual sacrifice means to make holy. Make holy means to make whole.” Cynthia Bourgeault Three Sacred Vows “It is a matter of sacrificing the three powers of the soul to heaven. This sacrifice is nothing other than the three traditional and universal...
“Spiritual humility is the capacity for the exchange with your environment. … it’s the capacity for creative exchange with the now.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Heart’s Humility “Organic humility … is not found in the head, but rather in the heart. Because it is...
“The rule of every serious esotericist should be to be silent—often for a length of years—concerning every new spiritual illumination.” Will-to-Serve “The will-to-serve underlies the fundamental Hermetic attitude. Instead of putting forward the hand to take, the human...
“It's the chance to play beyond your death in the Communion of Saints and still be a conscious participant. The demand for compassion remains unbroken throughout the realms.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Nature of Sainthood "Saints live the light, warmth and life of heaven....