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Below are on line, streamed events like conferences, talks, and workshops relating to silence and contemplative living. |
Do remember to scroll all the way down the page, otherwise you'll miss some great events happening SOON that take place across more than one day!
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online events at one point in time |
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events spread across different weeks |
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Virtual events on one date or consecutive days
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Online zoom teaching workshop
An Ancient Flowing Stream: How African Origins, Heritage, Culture and Music Power the Christian Contemplative Spirit Michael Battle & Julian Davis Reid, Sat 3rd May, 4-7pm, UK time Over time, the river of contemplation has been fed by streams from every continent, and experiencing this diversity of influences has great transformative power. This creative workshop will use storytelling, music, art, and poetry to bring alive the many contributions to contemplative life that flow from Africa and the Black experience. |
Cost: $35 USD (c.£27)
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Last of 3 linked sessions: Closer Than Breath
Practicing the Pause with Caroline Oakes, Saturday 3rd May, 3-4.30pm, UK time The message of the divine spark within is not only foundational to every ancient spiritual tradition, it is foundational to our spiritual journey, and integral to the healing of our everyday lives. Join Caroline Oakes as she offers us a journey through the first chapters of her book Practice the Pause, sharing with us wisdom from many of all of our favorite teachers on the original blessing of this divine spark within us and within all people. |
Cost: donations
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1.5 hour mini-retreat: Closer Than Breath
What is Mine to Do?: Centering Prayer as Ground for Right Action with Marybeth Redmond, Sat 3rd May, 4-5.30pm, UK summer time In these tumultuous times it's challenging to maintain our Divine connection: to stay grounded in Love as a contemplative & to be in courageous action in the world. Centering Prayer grounds us in silent Presence so we can approach the events of our lives with clarity & right action. Our time will include silence together in Centering Prayer, insightful questions to increase awareness in our own lives, and inspiration for the journey from interspiritual truth-tellers. |
Cost: donations
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4th of 12 session, monthly, Feb 2025-Jan 26
Mystics & Prophets of the 20th Century: Hazrat Inayat Khan Sat 3rd May, 5pm, UK time, with Omid Safi and Kelly Deutsch at Spiritual Wanderlust Explore the intersection of two profound spiritual paths: the contemplative and the prophetic. This month, meet the renowned Indian musician, poet and philosopher who introduced Sufism to the West and whose rich legacy remains a bridge between the wisdom teachings of the East and West today. |
Cost: £27 a month
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Online, first of six-talk e-course
Women Mystics: Catherine of Sienna with Jane Williams 8th May, 7.30-9.45pm, FRENCH time Despite her youth and lay status, Catherine of Sienna was hugely influential in her time. The Church was deeply divided, driven by powerful political interests and scandal. Catherine’s spiritual authority was recognised and she was somehow able to continue to love the Church, while seeing its failings. Her fresh and lively writings are beloved of linguists as well as theologians. |
Cost: £100 for all 6
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All day, online event On Spiritual Friendships:
Anam Cara, Thomas Merton, and Pursuing Relationships that Enlighten Our Lives with Sophonia Scott, 17th May, 10:30am-4pm, Also in person at Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX Although Merton craved solitude and the silence in which “God shines there and is immediately found,” his mysticism & writing life were deeply fed & influenced by friendships in person and through prolific correspondence that connected him to writers and spiritual thinkers all over the world. We will discuss how we can find and nurture similar bonds to benefit our life & work. |
Cost: £25 online
In person: £40 (conc. £20) |
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3rd in series of 8 talks from WCCM in 2025
The Risk of Living Together: A Contemplative Mind with Tim Shriver Tues 20th May, 7-9.30pm FRENCH time This year's them asks ‘what or who do we need to re-connect with to help us take the risk of living together?’ Tim will explore dimensions of contemplative practice that reveal the experience of what unconditional dignity means for transforming injustice and pain. |
Cost: £20/£140 all 8
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5th of 12 session, monthly, Feb 2025-Jan 26
Mystics & Prophets of the 20th Century: Carl Jung Sat 7th June, 5pm, UK time, with Fanny Brewster and Kelly Deutsch at Spiritual Wanderlust Explore the intersection of two profound spiritual paths: the contemplative and the prophetic. This month, meet the renowned Swiss psychologist and spiritual thinker, whose exploration of dreams, archetypes and the shadow self has shaped modern psychology and mysticism. |
Cost: £27 a month
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Online, second of six-talk e-course
Women Mystics: Hildegaard of Bingen with Jane Williams and Beverly Mayne Kienzle Thursday 12th June, 7.30-9.45pm, FRENCH time Hildegaard achieved a level of literary & artistic production that surpasses the works of other medieval women and most medieval men. Mystic, exegete, theologian, foundress, artist, composer, healer, she inspires profound theological thought rooted in love and oneness with God’s creation and viriditas, the greening power of the Holy Spirit, in our humanity, the created world, & history. |
Cost: £20, or £100 for all
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4th in series of 8 talks from WCCM in 2025
The Risk of Living Together: Hell is other people and other stories with Pádraig Ó Tuama Tues 17th June, 7-9.30pm FRENCH time This year's them asks ‘what or who do we need to re-connect with to help us take the risk of living together?’ This talk by Pádraig Ó Tuama will incorporate poetry and narrative about human interconnectivity, tension, electricity, drama and enlivenment. |
Cost: £20 or £140 for all
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Online, third of six-talk e-course
Women Mystics: Teresa of Avila with Jane Williams and Julienne McLean Thursday 3rd July, 7.30-9.45pm, FRENCH time Teresa of Avila (1515-81), the founder of the Reformed branch of the Carmelite Order, was a 'late-bloomer.' After years as a mediocre nun, a conversion she experienced about 1560 led her to write about her life, initiate her reform, and also to write classic accounts of the mystical life, such as her widely known and quoted text, The Interior Castle. |
Cost: £20 or £100 for all
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6th of 12 session, monthly, Feb 2025-Jan 26
Mystics & Prophets of the 20th Century: Charles de Foucauld Sat 12th July, 5pm, UK time, with Fr. Lenny Tighe and Kelly Deutsch at Spiritual Wanderlust Explore the intersection of two profound spiritual paths: the contemplative and the prophetic. This month, meet the former soldier turned desert hermit who lived a life of solitude, prayer and service among the Tuareg people of Algeria and whose spirituality emphasised the sacredness of ordinary living. |
Cost: £27 a month
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7th of 12 session, monthly, Feb 2025-Jan 26
Mystics & Prophets of the 20th Century: Barbara Holmes Sat 2nd August, 5pm, UK time, with Felicia Murrell and Kelly Deutsch at Spiritual Wanderlust Explore the intersection of two profound spiritual paths: the contemplative and the prophetic. This month, meet the scholar, author and spiritual leader whose teachings about African American spirituality, mysticism and theology emphasise the importance of resilience, cultural identity and spiritual healing. |
Cost: £27 per month
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Virtual events on multi-dates
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NEW Turning to the Mystics Podcast: Series 11
Gabriel Marcel: Philosopher with Jim Finley and Kirsten Oates Weekly: begins Monday 17th March, listen on demand In this, the new eleventh series of the Turning to the Mystics podcast, Jim Finley turns to Gabriel Marcel, using Kenneth Gallagher's book about him, The Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel. A weekly podcast, with teaching from Jim, discussion with Kirsten Oates, and a whole session given to Q&A's of listener's questions. |
Free
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12 session, monthly course from Feb 2025
Mystics & Prophets of the 20th Century Begins Sat 8th February With Rowan Williams, Kathleen Duffy, John Phillip Newell & more! Explore the intersection of two profound spiritual paths: the contemplative and the prophetic. You’ll meet mystics and prophets who embodied radical vulnerability, dive into their writings, their struggles, and their spiritual practices. Learn from those who stood at the crossroads of contemplation and action what it means to live with a heart open to the world's joy and pain. |
Cost: £27 a month
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Three linked, monthly contemplation days
Path of Deepening 1st March, 5th April, 3rd May with Mary Dwyer, Keith Kristich and Caroline Oakes March 1st: The Process of Welcoming: Living into Yes. Exploring the depths of consent through Welcoming practice. April 5th: Deepening Into the Center. Exploring centering prayer as "centering meditation" and contemplative prayer as "being meditation". May 3rd: Practicing the Pause: Embracing the Spark Within. Exploring the Spark within through ancient wisdom & modern understanding. |
Cost: donations up to $60
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A daily Lenten Pilgrimage Retreat
Path of Deepening Each Sun-Sat, 5th March-26th April & weekly zoom 4-6pm, UK time with Christine Valters Paintner and others Dive into the wisdom of seven medieval women mystics. We live in liminal times, when the old is falling away and the new is not yet come into being. These seven women each lived past midlife and experienced their own losses through chronic illness or death of loved ones, along with the ravages of their times. These holy women’s voices and visions shimmer across hundreds of years to meet us where we are. |
Cost: from $140 USD (c.£110)
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Three week contemplative course
Wisdom Overflowing: Exploring the Universal, Personal Truths Alive within All Contemplative Traditions with Keith Kristich, Thursdays or Fridays, 20th March-4th April Religious traditions may differ in beliefs and rituals, but mystics and contemplatives throughout history have revealed universal truths: God is present everywhere, at all times, and in everyone. Our human calling is to awaken to this profound & loving Reality. Explore the Perennial Tradition and Contemplative Prayer, and the shared mystical heart of all world religions. |
Cost: $45USD (c.£35)
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A series of day retreats in 2025
Living with the Mystics with Christian Meditation, Cumbria Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout 2025, in Ambleside, LA22 Mystics explored in these days include Carl Jung, Meister Eckhart, Goethe, St Ignatius of Loyola and others tbc. There will also be a retreat form 14th-16th November at the Monastery of Our Lady of Hyning: leader tbc. |
Cost: £10 per day
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Series of 8 talks from WCCM in 2025
The Risk of Living Together: New Perspectives to Recover a Humane World Monthly, 4th February - 11th November 2025 This year's them asks ‘what or who do we need to re-connect with to help us take the risk of living together?’ and introduces us to possible answers. Each session, gifted teachers will look at the problem from different perspectives. Is it contemplative consciousness and wisdom that will open our eyes to what being human really means and so help us to care for ourselves by caring for others? |
Cost: £140 all 8
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Online course around LGBT issues
No More Special Pleading: Openness to LGBT people & their issues is basic to Christianity with James Alison, from Thurs 25th January Four sessions will look at the themes of his new book, You Can, If You Want To. They'll include finding our way into the heart of basic Christianity through the traditional Christian account of how to learn about reality; the history of how same-sex relations have been treated; the supposedly anti-homosexual “clobber” biblical passages used against LGBT people. A course for any who like their scruples of conscience relieved and their minds challenged. |
Cost: £70 all 4 sessions
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Online, six-talk e-course
Women Mystics: Guides in the Life of Prayer with Jane Williams and key scholars, 7.30-9.45pm, FRENCH time 8th May; 12th June, 3rd July, 18th Sept, 30th Oct, 27th Nov We will encounter some of the most revolutionary women adventurers in the life of prayer. Each wrote for their own time and to deepen their experience and practice of living with and for God, but their advice and descriptions provide maps to the pathways of the spiritual life for succeeding generations. Each session will be held in the context of a shared meditation. |
Cost: £100 for all 6
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Five 'watch anytime' lectures
WCCM's 2022 lecture series: Unified Consciousness: One Mind, One Heart Unified Consciousness was the WCCM theme for 2022. The essential reality of the consciousness of mind and heart is a shared insight of all spiritual traditions as well as of the greatest scientists of the modern era. In a series of talks throughout the year, spiritual teachers, social leaders, thinkers and writers with contemplative wisdom explore its meaning for us today. |
Cost: free
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