The Sacred Feminine in a Fractured World

"The Sacred Feminine in a Fractured World"

An Online Retreat with Cynthia Overweg​

Thursday 24 September 2026, 6:30-9:00pm Pacific Time

​​​​​"As God is our Father, so truly is God our Mother."

Julian of Norwich

“We are all meant to be mothers of God.”

Meister Eckhart

The Sacred Feminine and Sacred Masculine are regarded as equal and complementary divine energies that are beyond gender and form. Conceptually, it is the Feminine Principle that gave birth to the matrix of all life, and it is through Her that the whole of creation is nurtured and sustained. Hildegard of Bingen put it this way: “She is so bright and glorious that you cannot look at her face...but she is with everyone and in everyone.” The mystery of the Sacred Feminine dwells deep in the hearts of both women and men. She invites us to give birth to the inner transformation that dissolves the illusion of separateness from each other, from nature, and from the unconditioned love that underpins the whole of life.

Yet for centuries we have not understood or embraced the transforming power of this silent, receptive and compassionate Presence within us. The conscious restoration of the Sacred Feminine is imperative if we are to heal the trauma of accelerating global divisions and violence, and end the destruction of precious ecosystems that sustain life on Earth. This online retreat has four segments: An overview of the Sacred Feminine through time; Mary of Nazareth and the birth of the Christ consciousness; the Sacred Feminine as represented in the work of Hildegard of Bingen; and the significance of the Sacred Feminine in today’s world and within ourselves. Time will be time set aside for questions/answers/discussion.

*Registration coming: Tuesday, May 12

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Cynthia Overweg

Cynthia Overweg has been facilitating retreats and educational programs for over twenty-five years. Her work is influenced by the profound teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff, J. Krishnamurti, the world’s great mystics, and the non-duality that underpins contemplative Christianity and the Wisdom Traditions of the East. She also draws from her own inner experience and a life-long study of Christianity and Buddhism, sometimes integrating similar threads of compassion and the realization of Oneness that are also fundamental in Sufism and Hinduism. Her work includes meditative programs on Hildegard of Bingen, Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich, Mary of Nazareth, Mary Magdalene, and visionary women of Eastern traditions.