Partner Courses
Online Courses with Cynthia Bourgeault
Cynthia Bourgeault’s work is offered not only through Wisdom Waypoints but through many partner organizations as well. Here you will find many of her teachings and courses offered through these partner organizations’ platforms.
Online Courses from Wisdom Way of Knowing
The Wisdom Way of Knowing hosts Cynthia’s Imaginal Wisdom School E-course, accompanying and expanding Cynthia’s groundbreaking book Eye of the Heart. This course, filmed live at the pilot Imaginal Wisdom School in North Carolina, August 2020, was carefully edited and produced by longtime collaborator Robbin Brent and is suitable for either individual or group use with a flexible starting date.
An Encounter with Evil Wisdom School with Cynthia Bourgeault
In this timely advanced wisdom school course, we will be inquiring into the nature and presence of evil as a discernible force, with a focus on these key questions: What is a useful, contemporary understanding of evil? How can we effectively deal with evil, at both an individual and collective scale?
Imaginal Wisdom School with Cynthia Bourgeault
This eCourse includes over 40 sessions filmed live during a five-day Imaginal Wisdom School with Cynthia Bourgeault at the Valle Crucis Conference Center in North Carolina August 16-21, 2020.
Online Courses from CAC
The Center for Action and Contemplation has produced three online courses: An Introductory Wisdom School, and its follow-up Wisdom course called “The Divine Exchange.” It also offers Cynthia’s highly popular course of Mary Magdalene: Apostle to Our Own Times. These courses are fully interactive and have set starting dates and registration periods. You’ll see the full details at Center for Action and Contemplation.
The Divine Exchange Wisdom School: 14-week online course by Cynthia offered by the Center for Action and Contemplation
This course is a continuation of Cynthia’s Introductory Wisdom School, delving deeply into the principle of exchange (“giving-is-receiving”), the spiritual foundation of The Christian Wisdom tradition. Cynthia Bourgeault is a long-time student of the Christian contemplative and Wisdom paths and is a core faculty member of the CAC and Living School. Christian Wisdom teachings have…
Mary Magdalene: Apostle to Our Own Times
Discover one of the most misunderstood and forgotten characters in the Gospels. Mary Magdalene is possibly one of the most misunderstood and forgotten characters in the Gospels. Who was this woman who earned the title “Apostle to the Apostles”? While history has often portrayed Mary Magdalene—incorrectly—as a prostitute, there is much to discover about this…
Introductory Wisdom School: A 14-week online course by Cynthia offered by Center for Action and Contemplation
This e-course includes 30 sessions filmed live during a five-day Wisdom School with Cynthia Bourgeault in North Carolina in November 2015. Cynthia Bourgeault is a long-time student of the Christian contemplative and Wisdom paths and is a core faculty member of the CAC and Living School. Christian Wisdom teachings have been around since the earliest…
Online Courses from Spirituality and Practice
Spirituality and Practice has developed numerous e-courses featuring Cynthia’s work. Self-paced email lessons include written reflections, audio or video recordings, and contemplative practices. Learn more about the following courses at Spirituality and Practice, or by clicking on the specific item in the listing below.
A Simple Immediacy: Desert Wisdom for Advent
Teachings from the Desert Fathers and Mothers on classic Advent themes.
A Simple Immediacy: Desert Wisdom for Advent – 2023
Teachings from the Desert Fathers and Mothers on classic Advent themes – Revised for 2023!
Becoming Truly Human: Gurdjieff’s Obligolnian Strivings
A study of George Ivanovich Gurdjieff’s Five Strivings.
Centering Prayer with Cynthia Bourgeault
Learn this no-frills form of Christian meditation from one of its most potent teachers.
Coping and Thriving with Catastrophe
A benefit e-course about recovery from disaster given by six pioneers of InterSpirituality.
InterSpiritual Wisdom
Rare opportunity to learn from six pioneers of InterSpirituality.
Mystical Hope Today: An Online Lenten Deep Dive with Cynthia Bourgeault
While the course is anchored in the original Mystical Hope book, it is not simply a rehash of that book. It combines the best moments in the original book with the growth that has unfolded in Cynthia over the years with the circumstances in which we now find ourselves personally and planetarily. It is a…
Spiritual Gifts from the Imaginal Realm: Lenten e-Course with Cynthia
Cynthia explores the gifts of the imaginal realm that can help us adopt a larger perspective and make a difference today using the cosmic assistance available to us all. She introduces the teachings in her latest book, Eye of the Heart: A Spiritual Journey into the Imaginal Realm.
Spiritual Practices from the Gurdjieff Work with Cynthia Bourgeault
Plunges you right into the heart of these transformative practices.
The Gospel of Thomas for Advent with Cynthia Bourgeault
A way to prepare our hearts for a truly blessed Christmas.
The Gospel of Thomas with Cynthia Bourgeault
A complete “Thomas starter kit”: everything you need to know to get you up and running with this remarkable text.
The Mystery of Death – Spirituality & Practice Course with Cynthia Bourgeault
An introduction to a little known contemporary mystical gem, The Mystery of Death by Hungarian-born Jesuit theologian Ladislaus Boros, which has been a mainstay of Cynthia’s own spiritual work for more than forty years. She teaches against the backdrop of our own point in history, “where death has weighed so heavily on people’s hearts these…
The Wisdom Jesus with Cynthia Bourgeault
Presenting this universal cultural treasure whose extraordinary teachings and heart exemplify the highest consciousness.
Thomas Keating’s The Secret Embrace
A brand new course focusing on the eight poems in Thomas Keating’s ‘The Secret Embrace’, his final spiritual legacy to the world composed the last winter of his life.
Online Courses from Shambhala:
In Shambhala Publication’s online course, The Way of the Wisdom Jesus, Cynthia shares Jesus’ teaching through the lens of nonduality and letting go. The course includes videos, readings, and downloadable PDFs.
The Way of Wisdom Jesus
Going beyond the mind to the heart of Jesus’ teaching. Cynthia shares Jesus’ teaching through the lens of nonduality and letting go. The course includes videos, readings, and downloadable PDFs. If you put aside what you think you know about Jesus and approach the Gospels as though for the first time, something remarkable happens: Jesus…
Contemplative Life
Contemplative Life offered an updated version of Cynthia’s teaching on the Four Voices of Contemplative Discernment in January 2022.