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Read articles and reflections from Wisdom teachers, offering insight, guidance, and inspiration to deepen your understanding of the contemplative path.
The Imaginal Realm
Northeast Wisdom features a series of blog posts by Cynthia Bourgeault on the “Imaginal Realm”.
Introducing the Imaginal Realm
“Where” is the Imaginal Realm Located?
Boehme for Beginners
In addition to hear excellent and more current audio teaching of the same name, Cynthia Bourgeault wrote a piece for Gnosis Magazine for their Fall 1997 issue.
Teilhard de Chardin and The Cloud of Unknowing
The Center for Action and Contemplation’s daily meditations in October 2017 feature Cynthia Bourgeault’s teachings on Teilhard de Chardin and The Cloud of Unknowing. See below for the weekly summary, and explore the other six articles.
Teilhard for Troubled Times
The Omega Center features a three-part series by Cynthia Bourgeault titled, “Teilhard for Troubled Times”. Under this umbrella, she explores the subjects of Deep Hope Flows Over Deep Time; Don’t Co-exist, Coalesce!; and The Living Reality of Omega. In response, longtime student of Cynthia’s, Marty Schmidt, shares his reflection as a teacher at the Hong Kong International School working with students struggling with the “people-planet divide”.
Teilhard for Troubled Times (scroll to bottom for next post)
Teaching Teilhardian Hope in Hong Kong
The Beatitudes
The Center for Action and Contemplation’s daily meditations in April 2017 feature Cynthia Bourgeault’s teachings on The Beatitudes. See below for the weekly summary, and explore the other six articles.
The Wisdom Jesus
The Center for Action and Contemplation’s daily meditations in April 2017 feature Cynthia Bourgeault’s teachings on The Wisdom Jesus. See below for the weekly summary, and explore the other six articles.
Law of Three
The Center for Action and Contemplation’s daily meditations in March 2017 feature Cynthia Bourgeault’s teachings on the Law of Three. See below for the weekly summaries, and explore the other ten articles.
Christian Nonduality
In advance of their retreat with Cynthia Bourgeault, the Garrison Institute interviewed Cynthia on the subject of nonduality and what it means to experience it in a Christian framework.
Centering Prayer
The Center for Action and Contemplation’s daily meditations in February 2017 feature Cynthia Bourgeault’s teachings on Centering Prayer. See below for the weekly summary, and explore the other six articles.
The Way of the Heart
The Spring 2017 issue of Parabola Magazine features an article by Cynthia Bourgeault on the topic of “putting the mind in the heart” from the perspective of the Christian contemplative tradition, and what that means for today’s contemplatives.
Ask Cynthia
Explore thoughts and issues of other members of the contemplative community, and Cynthia’s responses, as they navigate their journey, or ask your own question!
“Being” Mary Magdalene – A young woman shares her profound and personal experience of being touched by the Magdalenic energy while “being Mary” at a recent anointing service with Cynthia
“As the entire congregation chanted over and over in beautiful melody, it felt obvious that opening as love requires no knowledge of scripture, no baptism, no earning of anything, especially worthiness. It didn’t matter that I don’t know the full story of Mary Magdalene because I was not doing anything. All that was required of me was to open in love.” Read this moving account in a post by Chela Davison here.
Sojourners online interview with Cynthia Bourgeault – In Pursuit of Wholeness
Sojourners’ resident contemplative and web technologist Bob Sabath talks with Cynthia Bourgeault about why it is vital to integrate spirituality and prophetic witness.
The Egoic System and the Nurture of the Heart
In this article from Sacred Web, Cynthia explores the tension between self-worth and recognition, and spiritual progress, and how one might reconcile the two.
Conscious Love: The Power of Revelation (transcript)
Hosted by Sounds True founder Tami Simon, Cynthia Bourgeault and A.H. Almaas (creator of The Diamond Approach) explore how certain forms of human relationship can function as conduits to the secrets of Being. Visit Sounds True to purchase the audio version.