Course curriculum

  • 1

    Before you begin

    • A Brief Introduction
  • 2

    Day 1: A Lay of the Land

    • A Bird's-Eye View of the Path

    • Contemplative Prayer with Saint Catherine of Sienna

    • Transcript for Day 1

    • Feedback
  • 3

    Day 2: Into the Thorns

    • Purgation: Preparing the Heart

    • Contemplative Prayer of Purgation with Saint John of the Cross

    • Transcript for Day 2

    • Attachments and Aversions
  • 4

    Day 3: A Wide and Peaceful Meadow

    • Illumination: Stepping out of the Dark

    • Guided Meditation on The Cloud of Unknowing

    • Transcript for Day 3

    • What's being lit up?
  • 5

    Day 4: The Final Ascent

    • Union: The Divine Bridal Chamber

    • The Summit with Thomas Merton

    • Transcript for Day 4

    • The loss of self
  • 6

    Day 5: Heading Down the Mountain

    • Contemporary Contemplation and Modern Mysticism

    • Back down the Mountain and to the Marketplace

    • Transcript for Day 5

    • How can we serve?

    • Go Deeper with Source Texts
  • 7

    Thanks for taking the Contemplative Journey Course

    • Thank you!