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After some ecstatic & triumphant kirtan (which you can watch in the last video here) at our second session at our second Denver retreat in April 2026, we take up our evening's lecture, an Easter special featuring some of my most inspired reflections on Tantra, gnostic Christianity and the politics of spirituality to answer the question:Who has the right to teach & practice Tantra? We reference some of Cynthia Bourgeault's and Elaine Pagel's academic work on the early history of Christianity to consider the politics around the resurrection of Christ (i.e Mary vs Peter, Gnostic Christianity vs Orthodox Christianity) which I'm going to argue mirrors the politics of Left-Hand Path vs Right Hand Path (read also: institutional) Tantra. Much of this lecture is my loving middle finger to those who say we should not be doing what we're doing. Whatever such people may say and however good their intentions, with love and respect we say to them, like the Gnostics before us: we're going to do it anyway. Support the showLectures happen live every Monday at 7pm PST and again at Friday 11am PST Use this link and I will see you there:https://www.zoom.us/j/7028380815For more videos, guided meditations and instruction and for access to our lecture library, visit me at:https://www.patreon.com/yogawithnishTo get in on the discussion and access various spiritual materials, join our Discord here: https://discord.gg/U8zKP8yMrM

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AbbeyoftheArts.com Abbey of the Arts Wisdom Council member Amber Andreasen reads Cynthia Bourgeault and invites you into 5 minutes of contemplative silence to hold a loving intention for peace, justice, and compassion to flourish in the world. Credits: All texts under fair use or with permission. Scripture quotations are from the New International Version Bible (NIV). (2011). The NIV Bible. https://www.thenivbible.com (Original work published 1978) Cynthia Bourgeault, Mystical Hope: Trusting in the Mercy of God. (Lanham, Maryland: A Cowley Publications Book; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2001), pgs. 25 & 86–87 AbbeyoftheArts.com

In this episode, Niall speaks with Cynthia Bourgeault, an Episcopal priest, author, and teacher of contemplative practice and the Wisdom tradition. She is the author of multiple books, and has spent decades exploring the relationship between Christian mysticism and consciousness transformation. In this conversation, they explore: — Why the discovery of the Nag Hammadi texts suggests a more diverse early Christianity — How Jesus's mission may have centred on the transformation of human consciousness — The practice of kenosis and why “clinging to nothing” is central to spiritual development — What the resurrection reveals about different levels of consciousness and being — Why human beings may serve as a bridge between material and non-material realms And more. You can learn more about Cynthia's work at https://wisdomwaypoints.org. --- Cynthia Bourgeault is a modern-day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally known retreat leader. She divides her time between solitude and sailing the waters around her seaside hermitage in Maine and a demanding schedule traveling globally to teach and spread the recovery of the Christian contemplative and Wisdom paths. Cynthia is a core faculty emeritus at the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has been honored by the annual Watkins Review as one of the 100 most spiritually influential living people in 2021. Cynthia grew up in the rolling countryside just west of Philadelphia and experienced her first tastes of silence and mystical presence during the weekly Meeting for Worship at the Quaker school she attended. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in Medieval Studies, where she specialized in early music and liturgical drama: training that would prove to serve her well in her later work as a spiritual teacher. She studied at the Philadelphia Divinity School and was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1979. In 2013 she became a core faculty member of the center for Action and contemplation, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The strength of a lineage depends on the strength of its students, Cynthia believes. From the start she has taken an active interest in mentoring a new generation of Wisdom teachers and leaders, and it has been a joy to watch their emergence. You will meet many of them right here on this website, featured in the forum and profile sections, or leading the practices and book groups While retirement continues to elude her, she does steal as much time as she can for hermit solitude, exploring the spiritual cutting edges, and “messing about in boats.” You can learn more about Cynthia's work at https://wisdomwaypoints.org. --- Interview Links: — Cynthia's websites: http://wisdomwayofknowing.org and https://wisdomwaypoints.org — Cynthia's book: https://amzn.to/4rW8SXs

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Part three of the Great BASH series profiles Peter Thiel as a systems architect who fuses Girardian diagnosis, Schmittian politics, transhumanist immortality projects, and Opus Dei networks—while delivering closed lectures in Rome on the Antichrist and sponsoring surveillance infrastructure (Palantir) named after Tolkien's seeing‑stones (made by the "antichrist" figure in the stories). The episode traces his intellectual formation and political investments, exposes the Palantir contradiction and the orange‑ray theological wound behind his refusal to surrender to death, and shows how secrecy and curated power risk fulfilling the very apocalyptic threats he warns about. As a remedy, the post presents five contemplative counter‑voices—Richard Rohr, Cynthia Bourgeault, Barbara Holmes, Brian McLaren, and Mirabai Starr—offering inward practice, restraint, and open authority as the alternative orientation the density transition requires.

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For episode 18 of the Pop Apocalypse, we welcome theologian, author, and Episcopal priest, Cynthia Bourgeault. Cynthia is the author of numerous books, including Eye of the Heart: A Spiritual Journey into the Imaginal Realm and The Heart of Centering Prayer: Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice. Her work brings the Christian contemplative and wisdom traditions, ‘The Work' of GI Gurdjieff, and the philosophy of Henry Corbin into a lived mystical theology. Over the course of the episode, we discuss Cynthia's religious upbringing and early mystical awakening, her academic training in Medieval sacred drama, and how she came to the priesthood. Then we do a deep dive into Bourgeault's relationship to the practice and theory of The Work and how she came to integrate them with the Christian wisdom tradition. As the interview comes to a close, we discuss the benefits of life as a hermit, the impact of the Gospel of Thomas, and how contemplative Christianity speaks to the spiritual concerns of so many in the early 21st century. BIO Cynthia Bourgeault is a modern-day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally known retreat leader. She divides her time between solitude and sailing the waters around her seaside hermitage in Maine and a demanding schedule traveling globally to teach and spread the recovery of the Christian contemplative and Wisdom paths.

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