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Contemplation in the midst of life. Occasional essays from Cynthia Bourgeault.

Since 2001, The Contemplative Society has been publishing Cynthia Bourgeault’s reflections online. The TCS blog, launched by Cynthia in 2011, has since grown to include the voices of other writers in our contemplative community. In this section of the archive, you will find her early writings to the contemplative community, most often in the form of letters. Any pieces not originally written for The Contemplative Society are clearly noted and are included here because they were shared on our site to support and amplify Cynthia’s ministry. Alongside our own blog posts, we also feature Cynthia’s column for Beliefnet, where she published thirteen reflections between 2000 and 2001 that were highlighted on The Contemplative Society website during that period.

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Foundational Points for the Five Pandemic Homework Exercises

Letter from Cynthia Bourgeault: I am very grateful to Joseph Azize for his willingness to make five of the Gurdjieff exercises available to us within the cyber confines of our Wisdom School Community. These exercises are powerful tools of healing, cleansing, and clarity, and even when practiced individually or in small groups, they have the power to significantly shift our present planetary atmosphere. They are something you can actually DO: to steady yourself and ready yours

Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault

Mar 29, 2025

Updates From Cynthia: Teilhardian Vision and Evolving Toward the Common Good

In late June Cynthia started an important series of posts with a message to students, sharing her ideas and suggestions for “a worthy project for our Wisdom circle to take on.” Cynthia also presented a riveting keynote address at the American Teilhard Association (ATA) annual meeting. Find links for both below. THE ‘COMMON GOOD’ BLOG SERIES BY CYNTHIA BOURGEAULT Cynthia provides an orienting emphasis toward the evolving terrain of the ‘Common Good’ and the rebirth of moral l

The Contemplative Society

Jun 30, 2021

Go Beyond the Mind

Photo by S Migaj from Pexels After a short hiatus in her series of reflections, Cynthia Bourgeault continues with a new post drawing upon Jean Gebser’s Ever Present Origin and his perspectives on Integral consciousness. Go Beyond the Mind, LESSON 13 When I say that the ability to access and sustain the Integral structure of consciousness is developmental, I mean just that: it is fundamentally a question of physiology, rather than of moral virtue or mystical yearning. We

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May 17, 2021

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Lesson 13: The Yoga of Choir Aug 14, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson 12: Silence and Psalmody Jul 27, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson 11: Should We Clean Up Ancient Prayers? Jul 2, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson 10: The Emotional Range of the Psalms Jun 12, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Six: Chant Notation May 22, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Nine: Living the Psalms Mar 27, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Eight: Thinking With the Heart Jan 23, 2001
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Four: Antiphons as Psalm Sandwiches Oct 12, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Five: Putting It All Together Oct 12, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Seven: The Hidden Wisdom of Psalmody Oct 12, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Three: The Four Foundations of Psalmody Jul 17, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson Two: 'Suzuki' Psalmody Jun 29, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Lesson 1: The Bare Essentials Jun 13, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Introduction: Praying the Prayers Jesus Prayed Apr 5, 2000
Learning to sing the psalms.

Come, Follow Us Mar 21, 2000
The Benedictine path speaks to the hunger of today's spiritual seekers.

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