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“Gospodi Pomiluj” – Lord Mercy Us

Heather Ruce | March 20, 2022

Awhile back one of my teachers Deborah Rose Longo lead J.G. Bennett’s version of the seated Gurdjieff Exercise “Lord Have Mercy.” This version of the exercise was called “Gospodi Pomiluj” which is “Lord Have Mercy” in Russian.

Standing Tall: Imaginal Wisdom School in Arizona

Heather Ruce | March 3, 2022

When I look at the mountain sides covered in these majestic saguaro, I recognize that they stand as a large community revealing what it looks like to stand as they do with strength, stability, resilience, sturdiness, and dignity.

“Wisdom Way” Study, Chapter 3: Three Centered Knowing

Marcella Kraybill-Greggo and Jeanine Siler Jones | February 18, 2022

This chapter lays out for us the ‘how’ of being more fully present and open to higher meaning and the physiology of transformation.

“Wisdom Way” Study, Chapter 2: How the West Lost Its Wisdom

Matthew Wright | February 15, 2022

This month we’re exploring Chapter II, “How the Christian West Lost Its Wisdom.” Cynthia begins by reminding us that the earliest followers of Jesus didn’t follow him because they’d read about him in the Gospels–that he was the Son of God who rose from the dead–no, all of that lay up ahead.

Here and Now With The Meaning of Mary Magdalene: The Preface and Chapters One, Two, and Three

Laura Ruth | February 7, 2022

Laura Ruth provides her reflections on The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, as this inaugural Wisdom Practice Book Circle Foundational Series II gets underway.

Book Circle focusing on The Wisdom Way of Knowing begins January 25, 2022

Bill Redfield | January 20, 2022

Wisdom Waypoints is offering the timeless and succinct Cynthia Bourgeault classic, The Wisdom Way of Knowing: Reclaiming an Ancient Tradition to Awaken the Heart, as the subject of a book […]

Balancing Centers, Integrating Structures, Lesson XVI

Cynthia Bourgeault | January 20, 2022

Yet another connecting link between the Gebserian and Gurdjieffian systems lies in the fruitful interplay between Gurdjieff’s three centers and their respective counterparts in the Gebserian structures of consciousness.

Three Centered Awareness: Exploring Jean Gebser, Lesson XV

Cynthia Bourgeault | January 7, 2022

Cynthia Bourgeault continues her series of reflections upon Integral structures of consciousness and ideas brought forth in Jean Gebser’s book, Ever Present Origin (EPO). See below for related resources and […]

Rain down gently upon us: an Advent reflection by Cynthia Bourgeault

Cynthia Bourgeault | December 31, 2021

I am working strongly with two items: the “Rorate Coeli,” that ancient Gregorian Advent chant, plus the Gurdjieff Movement 39. Together they circumscribe a space whose qualities are repentance, comfort, and simple, unwavering presence. There is a distinctly feminine quality to the presence, which began with the surprise “guest appearance” of Mary at our Advent retreat last week, her tenderness palpable.

Hold Fast the Hope

Cynthia Bourgeault | December 22, 2021

Hold fast the hope, friends. Despite everything being broadcast to us announcing a season of grim and impending planetary lockdown, I simply cannot bring myself to believe that this is […]