Core principles of the perennial wisdom tradition across cultures and times.
The idea of ground truth inspired by the Benedictine rule of Ora et Labora Orientation There is a doorbetween heart and work.One consent. The garden waits at dawn.You enter. Morning Alignment In the meeting placebetween sinew and soil,the door stays open.You...
Philip thinks in correspondences and images … and he doesn't explain the correspondence. The Gospel of Philip sayings are short poetic statements—mappings of movement at different densities, levels, scales. Read them with a slow attention that lets a correspondence...
“In the Lords Prayer there are innumerable ideas. Each phrase has inner octaves." Maurice Nicoll Sacred Gestures of Exchange “Many people have observed that when you say the Lord’s Prayer you look at how exchange is so much a part of it. This becomes particularly...
Alignment with Good distilled into morning intentions. A Tree in the Field Today I align with the Good that is present.I stand rooted within it.I allow what is true to radiate. I trust the fruit of this day to arise in its own moment. So be it.—...
A collection of Wisdom Poetry for Daily Practice. A collection of nineteen poems, arranged for daily practice. Morning intentions to open the day. Cycles of consent to hold it. Evening benedictions to release it. Each poem has an accompanying audio reading. The full...
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...
Wisdom poetry about return in centering prayers. Faithful Return: a Cycle of Consent ORIENTATIONThe practice asks only that I return.The simple turning back when the mind wanders.I offer attention. Grace meets me in the stillness.The exchange happens whether I know it...
A modern benediction in the age of AI dawning May you honor the longingthat cast your questions into light,trusting answers foundwere more than mere calculation.May you recognize ancient transmission,flowing now through new wires—timeless willingness of light,filling...
Yeshua speaks of spiritual alignment with the field of Good I write this in the season of Advent 2025. Awareness of collapse is accelerating. Almost nothing is left but acceptance of what might be emerging. In this season, I return to my faithful friend: alignment...
a poem of Wisdom from the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault I take up the shards of this new day. I accept the constraints that hold me together. I offer this shape to the Original Light. I stand ready for the radiance to shine through. Logion 29Yeshua says...If flesh...
"There is something in the heart of Divine purpose that impels it to manifest outwardly, to recognize its own wholeness. All part of the revelation of the divine immense formlessness coming into form." Cynthia Bourgeault The Divine Imperative to Manifest "There is...
Daily Intentions from the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault May I wake alignedwith the frequencyof the cosmos.Giving is receiving.May I keep my heart clear,my hands open, my eye unencumbered,embedded in abundance.May I bring something in handto the day’s...