Core principles of the perennial wisdom tradition across cultures and times.
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...
“It's very, very good to be a hanged man vis-a-vis a spiritual discernment, because the head is going to be the last to catch on.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Nature of Spiritual Discernment "An exploration of Plato's Four Cardinal Virtues: wisdom (prudence, discernment),...
“It’s not the nature of the Divine providence to lay on us more than we're really willing to bear. You won't be able to hear what you're not yet able to live.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Nature of Revelation "No real truth in the world has ever been revealed apart from...
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. The Nature of...
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...
“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 all...