There is an enormous wave of inter-religiousness—or what we might call interspirituality— moving across the globe, and I wonder if you are a part of it. And, if not, at least ready to deal with it. To understand it and not worry about it.
Or if you are like me, you possess a "Mystic Heart" and are welcoming this wave of spiritual friendship beyond borders and boundaries.
What is a Mystic Heart anyway? It is something personal, within you. It is also global: the meeting place of all the world's spiritual traditions—a deep well of wisdom sourced in Ultimate Reality that anyone can access.*
This
summer I am excited to offer a way for you to explore this meeting place through "Enter the Mystic Heart"—a unique (self-paced) course. An informational, content-rich class, and an opportunity to engage in spiritual formation through an interspiritual lens. (It is being hosted by The Spiritual Guidance Training
Institute, [I'm the co-founder and co-director] and anyone can join in.)
* Br. Wayne Teasdale, The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions
According to Kurt Johnson and David Orr (authors of The Coming Interspiritual Age), the era of the Mystic Heart is coming. They write, "Planet-wide, we need skill sets that will give us a deeper mastery of our lives ... the nurturing of a healthy multiculturalism. We also need skill in understanding the subtle realms of reality."
Yet, the Pew Foundation reports that the Interspiritual Age may already be here, evidenced by the soaring increase in the numbers of people—22.8%—who identify themselves as "Spiritual But Not Religious," "Nones," or "Unaffiliated." I prefer a more inclusive term, "Spiritual Independent", and I consider myself one of them.
This course, "Enter the Mystic Heart", will prepare you for what's coming ( for what's already here, in my view) by exploring the principles and manifestations of "Perennial Wisdom" with a host of inter-religious visionaries and their writings. You will be
invited to mine your unique spiritual understanding and sacred connection through interspiritual practice.
I hope you will join me! You can begin anytime, as the 12-Lesson course is self-paced. This summer only I am"on call" for this course, meaning, you can dialogue with me via e-mail about your experience and have your questions answered. It will be wonderful to journey with you in this way.
Blessings upon your Mystic Heart! Blessings upon all beings however they experience the Sacred.
