«Padre, Figlio e Spirito Santo» non è semplicemente una formula, ma racchiude un principio metafisico che potrebbe cambiare la comprensione del cristianesimo e darci quegli strumenti, oggi più che mai necessari, per riaccendere la nostra immaginazione visionaria e collaborare consapevolmente con la manifestazione del 'Regno dei cieli' di Gesù qui sulla terra. In questo libro C. Bourgeault ricostruisce e spiega l'intreccio che lega la metafisica cristiana della Santa Trinità e la legge del tre, per come inconsapevolmente intuita da J. Bhöeme e poi insegnata da G.I. Gurdjieff. Un libro rivolto tanto ai religiosi quanto ai laici, che arricchisce e vivifica uno dei principi immanenti alla cultura occidentale e cristiana, e che dimostra in che modo la Trinità, allorché venga vista in maniera dinamica e fatta 'ruotare' secondo la legge del tre, produce una magnifica mappa del percorso del divenire divino, in cui visione mistica, cosmologia, evoluzione e persino l'aspetto femminile mancante del cristianesimo, si uniscono nella stessa trama.

Mary Magdalene is one of the most influential symbols in the history of Christianity—yet, if you look in the Bible, you’ll find only a handful of verses that speak of her. How did she become such a compelling saint in the face of such paltry evidence? In her effort to answer that question, Cynthia Bourgeault examines the Bible, church tradition, art, legend, and newly discovered texts to see what’s there. She then applies her own reasoning and intuition, informed by the wisdom of the ages-old Christian contemplative tradition. What emerges is a radical view of Mary Magdalene as Jesus’s most important disciple, the one he considered to understand his teaching best. That teaching was characterized by a nondualistic approach to the world and by a deep understanding of the value of the feminine. Cynthia shows how an understanding of Mary Magdalene can revitalize contemporary Christianity, how Christians and others can, through her, find their way to Jesus’s original teachings and apply them to their modern lives.

Just as she's done in her previous books, Cynthia Bourgeault asks us to take a look at an idea from traditional Christianity—this time the formula of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—as though we're looking at it for the first time. And as usual, she reveals it to be something we hadn't expected at all. She finds in the idea of the Holy Trinity a striking vision of the nature of reality. What she claims, in a nutshell, is that embedded within this theological formula that Christians recite mostly on autopilot lies a powerful metaphysical principle that could change our understanding of Christianity and give us the tools so long and so sorely needed to reunite our shattered cosmology, rekindle our visionary imagination, and cooperate consciously with the manifestation of Jesus's 'Kingdom of Heaven' here on earth. She looks to the history of Christian theology, to her own years of contemplative practice, and to the ideas of G. I. Gurdjieff. Her tone is, as ever, as accessible as it is compelling, and it's a wild ride. 'I will do my best to make the ride as smooth as possible,' she says, 'but in the end, my commitment is to getting there, because I know beyond all personal doubt that there is indeed a ham radio concealed inside this Trinitarian tea cupboard. And in the midst of this long winter of our Christian discontent, when spiritual imagination and boldness are at an all-time low and the church itself hovers at the edge of demise for lack of an animating vision, perhaps now more than ever the time is ripe to remove the packing boards from this tea cupboard and release its contents.'

Was Jesus's most important disciple a woman?---A thoughtful and provocative analysis of the evidence by one of today's most respected contemplative teachers.

'A spirtual masterpiece, and by far the wisest and most profound book ever written on Mary Magdalene.'---Andrew Harvey, author of Son of Man and Hope: A Guide to Sacred Action

'A remarkable invitation into the origins and wisdom of Christianity, through the apostolic witness of Mary Magdalene. Expect a challenge, perhaps more than you're ready for. This book should change something, as it invites you to deepen your capacity for love, through the witness of Jesus's beloved disciple.'---The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schiori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

'It takes courage, intelligence, maturity, but mostly Christian intutive wisdom to write a book such as this. Cynthia Bourgeault succeeds grandly!'---Richard Rohr, OFM, author of The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See

'Pastor, scholar, mystic...Cynthia Bourgeault is all of these, but never before has she combined them so compellingly and persuasively, and---dare one say it?---so efficaiously as here in this work that lives so close to the center of her own being.'---Phyllis Tickle, author of The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why

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 emerges as a teacher of the transformation of consciousness. Cynthia Bourgeault is a masterful guide to Jesus's vision and to the traditional contemplative practices you can use to experience the heart of his teachings for yourself.

Chanting the psalms, or psalmody, is an ancient practice of vital importance in the Christian spiritual tradition. Today many think of it as a discipline that belongs only in monasteries—but psalmody is a spiritual treasure that is available to anyone who prays. You don't need to be musical or a monk to do it, and it can be enjoyed in church liturgical worship, in groups, or even individually as part of a personal rule of prayer. Cynthia Bourgeault brings the practice into the twenty-first century, providing a history of Christian psalmody as well as an appreciation of its place in contemplative practice today. And she teaches you how to do it as you chant along with her on the accompanying CD in which she demonstrates the basic techniques and easy melodies that anyone can learn. “Even if you can't read music,” Cynthia says, “or if somewhere along the way you've absorbed the message that your voice is no good or you can't sing on pitch, I'll still hope to show you that chanting the psalms is accessible to nearly everyone.”

Fifteen hundred years ago, St. Benedict established a system of ora et labora prayer and work that monastics still follow today. Central to this prayerful integration of body and spirit is psalmody, or chanting the psalms. On Singing the Psalms, Episcopal priest Cynthia Bourgeault shows how the psalms can awaken rich spiritual and psychological insights accessible to you today, whatever your level of vocal skill or theological understanding. Includes a mini-psalter (psalm book) with instructions, musical notations, rhythmic and melodic suggestions, and more.

The early Christians, teaches the Reverend Cynthia Bourgeault, were afire with the spirit of Jesus, inspired fully by his teaching of a total transformation of consciousness. How do we reclaim that fire today?

On Encountering the Wisdom Jesus, this brilliant author and dynamic Episcopalian priest presents her first full-length audio course about rediscovering the Master of Wisdom. Twelve immersive sessions cover: the parables as wisdom tools; Jesus's teachings about kenosis (or self-emptying: a path as radical today as it was 2,000 years ago); Jesus as tantric master; Centering Prayer, an approach to meditation as Jesus lived it, and much more.

Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening is a complete guidebook for all who wish to know the practice of Centering Prayer.

'Drawing on resources as diverse as Sufism, Benedictine Monasticism, the Gurdjieff Work, and the string theory of modern physics, Cynthia Bourgeault has crafted her own unique vision of the Wisdom way in this very accessible book, nicely balanced between concept and practice.'
—Gerald May, senior fellow, Shalem Institute, and author, Addiction and Grace and Will and Spirit

'The spiritual wisdom and practical suggestions in this lively and beautiful book will be helpful to many who find themselves setting out on the interior journey.'
—Bruno Barnhart, a Camaldolese monk and author, Second Simplicity: The Inner Shape of Christianity

'Cynthia Bourgeault's book is a valuable contribution to the much-needed reawakening of spiritual practice within a Christian context. Her sincerity, good sense, metaphysical depth, and broad experience make her a source to be trusted.'
—Kabir Helminski, Sufi Shaikh, the Threshold Society

In five interwoven meditations, Mystical Hope shows how to recognize hope in our own lives, where it comes from, how to deepen it through prayer, and how to carry it into the world as a source of strength and renewal.