The Creative Freedom of Conscience: A Wisdom Retreat with Jonathan Steele

“True obedience is not at all the subjugation of the will to another will, but rather the moral clairaudience of the will – the faculty of knowing and recognizing the voice of truth. And it is this which renders the soul inaccessible to the lures of the sphere of mirages.”

-from Meditations on the Tarot xxii arcana 

Retreat Description

Through embodied practice and wielding the cosmic laws (Law of Three/Law of Seven) embedded in the symbol of the Enneagram, we will position the work of cooperating with conscience as our most powerful act of freedom – not only for ourselves, but also on behalf of our neighbor, the planet and of our Common Mother/Father.

Weaving the work of G.I. Gurdjieff, J.G. Bennett, Beatrice Bruteau and Cynthia Bourgeault, this Wisdom retreat will harness the great Benedictine monastic setting of St. John’s Abbey and the support offered from its community to facilitate our deep group work as we stretch to reach together what none can reach alone. 

Through the teaching of Cynthia Bourgeault, along with the writing of Valentin Tomberg, we will see how the traditional monastic vows provide key insight into how to live grounded and practical lives with wisdom and discernment. Ultimately helping us turn toward the great question facing us all: how do we bear unity in times of chaos and transition?

• We will be working with embodied practices on and with the symbol of the Enneagram
• We will be working with objective transformed contemplation exercises looking to find an actively receptive frequency in our bodies.
• The retreat will also include an opportunity to join the monks in the liturgy of hours and honoring of the Great Silence. 

Retreat Details:

When: February 6-9. Retreat begins Thursday, February 6 at 5pm CST and ends on Sunday February 9 at 11am.

Where: St. John’s Abbey Guesthouse in Collegeville, MN.

Cost: $750 covers a single room for three nights, and all meals and materials. Space is limited. Regular meditation practice for participants is strongly recommended. Limited scholarships available. Inquire at contact@origin-omega.com. 

Facilitation: The retreat will be led by Jonathan Steele, with assistance from Chelsea Witbrook and Daniel Marx.

>>Register at the Origin+Omega website here <<

About Jonathan Steele:

Jonathan is a retreat leader, spiritual teacher, writer, and Enneagram guide. His work draws deeply upon the transmission of the Christian Wisdom lineage and the Western esoteric and contemplative traditions. He has been a student of the Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault and Russ Hudson respectively. He is the co-founder of Origin + Omega. O + O utilizes frameworks to transmit the force of presence and unveil the potential of personhood, where the energetic force of our individual lives is multiplied through gatherings of collective, conscious, and mutual exchange. He companions others in the context of spiritual direction and guides groups on pilgrimage in Spain, where he lived over the course of eight years.