Cynthia Bourgeault

Cynthia Bourgeault is an Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally known retreat leader. She is the original creator of the Wisdom School and has been organizing and teaching schools since 1999. Founding director of the British Columbia-based Contemplative Society and the Aspen Wisdom School, she has now returned home to the East Coast to divide her time between Wisdom teaching, writing, and solitude at her small hermitage on Eagle Island in Maine. To find out what Cynthia's up to, you can view her master teaching calendar.

2nd Annual Maine Wisdom Ingathering is Less Than a Month Away!

Cynthia Bourgeault | May 8, 2017

Our Second Annual Maine Wisdom Ingathering is now only a little more than a month away! This e-letter comes to bring you all up to date about how this year’s […]

Substituted Love

Cynthia Bourgeault | April 11, 2017

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In honor of Holy Week, I wanted to share with you an excerpt from my “Becoming Truly Human: Gurdjieff’s Obligolnian Strivings” e-course, just now winding down. “And the fifth: the […]

“Conscious Circle” Ingathering

Cynthia Bourgeault | February 7, 2017

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I watched them disappear this morning into the snowstorm, making their way home through the Maine winter after an extraordinary weekend of prayer, tears-and-laughter, teaching, stories, and conversation. My tiny, […]

Ken Wilber’s “Trump and a Post-Truth World: An Evolutionary Self-Correction”

Cynthia Bourgeault | January 30, 2017

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An overview and critique by Cynthia Bourgeault. Now that Ken Wilber’s paper on “Trump and a Post-Truth World” is officially posted and making its rounds on the internet, I feel […]

Two Timely Online Opportunities

Cynthia Bourgeault | January 11, 2017

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As this sea-change of a new year gets underway, this comes to call your attention to two timely opportunities for further Wisdom study and reflection along the lines of inquiry […]

Diving into Beelzebub’s Tales

Cynthia Bourgeault | December 15, 2016

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I see that many of you are already gearing up for the deep dive into Beelzebub’s Tales, so I did want to briefly share with you these few clarifications and tips.

Your Comments to My Post-Apocalyptic Blog Post

Cynthia Bourgeault | December 12, 2016

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I am still on low to non-existent solar power on Eagle Island, but I want you to know that I am moved, encouraged, and overjoyed by this outpouring of response. […]

My Post-Apocalyptic Blog

Cynthia Bourgeault | December 9, 2016

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Dear Wisdom friends, I want to make very clear to all of you that the “keep calm and carry on” tone of my earlier (immediately post-election) post does not imply […]

Lines of My Own Composed above Tintern Abbey

Cynthia Bourgeault | November 11, 2016

We’d arranged to spend a day of sightseeing on my most recent teaching swing through the UK, so the afternoon of November 7 found me in a car with my […]

Lines of My Own Composed above Tintern Abbey

Cynthia Bourgeault | November 11, 2016

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We’d arranged to spend a day of sightseeing on my most recent teaching swing through the UK, so the afternoon of November 7 found me in a car with my […]