Introducing the Imaginal
Cynthia Bourgeault | November 13, 2018
Part 1 of a three-part blog series by Cynthia Bourgeault. See below for links to the full series. As many of you know, I have...
CONTINUECynthia Bourgeault | November 13, 2018
Part 1 of a three-part blog series by Cynthia Bourgeault. See below for links to the full series. As many of you know, I have...
CONTINUECynthia Bourgeault | February 26, 2018
“Teachers of contemplative Christianity, who acknowledged the limitations of human knowledge and the inconstant nature of human sentiment, instead encouraged a commitment to practice. A...
CONTINUECynthia Bourgeault | January 28, 2018
“Gate, Gate, Paragate…” “Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone utterly beyond…” We used to chant this ancient Hindu Chant in our small contemplative circle in Snowmass,...
CONTINUECynthia Bourgeault | November 20, 2017
For almost thirty years the standing joke has been “What enneagram type is Cynthia?” Leading teachers in all the various schools have typed me variously...
CONTINUECynthia Bourgeault | September 17, 2017
As we come down the home stretch in this extended Wisdom inquiry into the abortion issue, I’ve tried to draw together here some of the...
CONTINUECynthia Bourgeault | September 8, 2017
The clear, simple truth: Nothing can fall out of God. Where would it go? God is not “somebody” (not me)—“somewhere else” (not here.) God is...
CONTINUECynthia Bourgeault | September 3, 2017
But what about Psalm 139? The biggest challenge in wrapping one’s head around this Wisdom notion of a developmental soul — at least for traditionally...
CONTINUECynthia Bourgeault | August 27, 2017
ESSENCE According to Gurdjieff, the mysterious “x-factor” that enters in the moment of conception is not yet soul but essence. Think of it as the...
CONTINUECynthia Bourgeault | August 21, 2017
In this third installment of what now looks to be shaping up as five-part series, I hope to bring a Wisdom perspective to that profound...
CONTINUECynthia Bourgeault | August 19, 2017
Dear Wisdom Friends, I received the following in my inbox this past week from Jerry Toporovsky. Jerry is a senior teacher of the Gurdjieff Work...
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