Wisdom teachings in audio format. Primarily poetry in the form of benedictions, morning intentions, or consent cycles.
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.—...
Nightly blessings from the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault May you rest knowing the veil of your finitude is the form through which the infinite learns to touch,without consuming.May the bounded love you offered,pressed tight within the day's limits,have glowed more...
A poem of Wisdom on the fullness of time, from teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault One Small LampThe InnocenceThe old man kneelsbefore the child of seven days.Before separation and belonging,before the long way home.The Outward JourneyTen steps out.Chronos ticks.The...
A simple life poem in the Consent Cycle series of Wisdom Poems Part 1: The Ocean's Consent May the vastness I am make space for the vessel you are. May I hold you without dissolving your shape, receive your weight, honor your heading. May my depths deepen...
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...
A Wisdom practice in the form of daily poetry readings. Hammer and Dew Poetry for Wisdom PracticeWilliam Britten I. Morning Intentions Stained Glass Window Without Outcome Sacred Sacrifice Stillness The Emerging Abundance II. Cycles of Consent Breath of God Keeper of...
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...
A good night blessing May your life settle into alignmentwith the Good that is already present. May Good make itself knownas warmth,as steadiness,as belonging. May kindness appearas naturally as lightwhere there is space.May generosity move freely.May forgiveness...
A wisdom poem on the origin of evil Keeper of the Shards: a Cycle of Consent OrientationA heart holds what opposes.Without collapse, without erasure.The still point, where friction births manifestation.This is true.Evil loose in the streets.The window shatters on the...
A brief pause from within the field of Good: Self alignment. Orientation Attention rests as allowance, as a form of consent.Nothing is forced open, Nothing shut.Attention simply stays. And staying becomes prayer. Morning AlignmentI offer my...
Giving is Receiving, from the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault May I wake to the great exchange,the mercy that circulatesas a field of giving and receiving.Origin made visible.May I remember todaythat grace falls like dewwhile my conscious labor rises—the loop...
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...