Cynthia's Writing Archives - Wisdom Waypoints

Cynthia’s Eastertide Message and Invitation

Cynthia Bourgeault | April 18, 2022

To all my beloveds, He is Risen! And has invited us now, in the spirit of St. Peter (“where I am going you cannot follow me now, but soon…”) to […]

My Sojourn with the Episcopal House of Bishops

Cynthia Bourgeault | April 5, 2022

In this very heartening account, Cynthia Bourgeault shares her personal experience having presented her teaching on “radical kenosis” at the annual meeting of the Episcopal House of Bishops in March […]

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 […]

Constraint and the Common Good

Cynthia Bourgeault | September 4, 2021

From everything I’ve said so far about flow systems and keeping the infrastructure rolling, you may get the idea that any form of constraint is an intrinsic obstacle to the […]

Reimagining the Common Good: The Common Good as One, Part 2

Cynthia Bourgeault | September 1, 2021

For prior blogs in this series exploring the common good and the potential of an emerging Integral structure of consciousness, please refer to the links included below this post. This […]

Reimagining the Common Good: The Common Good as One, Part 1

Cynthia Bourgeault | August 30, 2021

The third aspect to note about the common good as it manifests in the Integral structure of consciousness is that it is, well, good. It is not just virtuous, righteous, […]

Autopoiesis: A Blog Series on the Common Good

Cynthia Bourgeault | August 17, 2021

The second major shift as we approach the question of the common good through the Integral structure of consciousness is, I believe, that we will increasingly understand it as an […]