Living from Good
“If you say yes, if you show up, be present, you will be cared for and you will receive assistance, and your spiritual journey will unfold.” Cynthia Bourgeault The Fundamental Commitment “If you show up, you have a responsibility to be present. Choose what you show up...
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...
“Only when you have come to know your true Self will you be fully known—realizing at last that you are a child of the Living One.” Yeshua, Logion 3, Gospel of Thomas The Ancient Call to Inwardness ♪ ♪ “Keep within, keep within, and when they say look here or look...
“Apophatic practice really corresponds to a different, much more unboundaried self.” Cynthia Bourgeault Beyond the Faculties “One of the basic lines of division when you’re talking about spiritual theology are apophatic and cataphatic. And cataphatic practices and...
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...
What is Worry? “Every time you say ‘I am so worried,’ you give energy to it. You should not speak your worry.” Maurice Nicoll, Informal Work Talks and Teachings 1940-1950, p132. “QUESTION: What is worry? Does the Work say anything about worrying? How can it be...
WB: This Impression is a very deep, rich, and advanced curation of Cynthia Bourgeault’s synthesis of three massive cosmological systems (Boehme, Gurdjieff, Teilhard) around a single fundamental question in spiritual work: What is the energy of love? A previous...
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...