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...
My personal exploration of Wisdom spirituality. May 2024 There is a sense that life is like a Parable or a Gospel of Thomas Logion or Desert Saying—these ancient forms that were meant to deliver Wisdom through different levels of meaning and truth. There is the lower...
Circles and Spirals: “Providence sees to it that the circles formed by the serpent are not entirely closed, and that the series of its circles is changed into a series of as many spirals.” Tomberg The Nature of Spirals: Growth in Two Dimensions "The so-called...
Teachings from the Gospels of Thomas and Philip on ripening and coming into being. Threshold of Ripening “It is necessary to work, and to allow growth; to think, and to await the growth and ripening of thought; and that it is necessary for the magical word to be...
Good night blessings for a gentle fragrance of remembering. May the hush of night deepen the glimmer already stirring in your souls—that light which asks only for presence.May you hold the world of “common sense” lightly in your palm,and with your other hand, reach...
For life transformation, “any conditions that are voluntarily embraced will be your teacher and will be the locus where you do your conscious labor. So that's very, very important” Cynthia Bourgeault The Ego and the Spiritual Journey "I just wonder if you have any...
Continual awareness of the inexplicable mysteries of life is one of the signs of Magnetic Center. The Nature of Magnetic Center "The magnetic center in a man means his power of distinguishing between influences which are life influences and created within the sphere...
“To walk through that eye of a needle and come out on the other side, what we’re immediately released into is a freedom to do the right thing, to follow conscience.” Cynthia Bourgeault Psychological Richness as Barrier “A person who believes in himself, in his virtue...
An evening benediction on poverty in spirit from the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault Richness of Poverty in Spirit May you settle tonight into the quiet borders of your own being, receiving your finitude as the veil that holds the paradise you seek.May you trust that...
“Stay present in the moment. Let your feet and your breath and your willingness return you to the moment. And remember that it's at the moment of return that the real spiritual work is done." Cynthia Bourgeault The Portal of Awakening "What they call the unitive or...
In Jesus you see a heart centered approach emerging in his teaching. The marriage of heaven and earth in the ground of the heart. The living colors of the rainbow that appear in the sky … we see unity in diversity An Intermediary Zone “Doubt is more than a...
"When the heart is aligned with its eternal image, abundance cascades forth from that place of origin.” Cynthia Bourgeault When Yeshua appeared to his disciples in glory on the mountain, he was great, he was not small. It was he who made his disciples great, so...
Our heart is really the spiritual vessel in us that mediates between our finite being and the infinite that loves us. Cynthia Bourgeault The Call to Inner Selection "You have not begun to select—to separate—to throw away the bad and put the good into vessels. If you...