Love Divine:
a conversation between Rumi and St. John of the Cross
Meditation and poetry workshops
Fortnightly from 31st August – 9th November
Saturdays: 10:00am – 11:30am (BST/GMT)
or
Fortnightly from 21st September – 30th November
Saturdays: 10:00am – 11:30am (Pacific Time), 12:00pm-13:30pm (Central Time), and 6:00pm-7:30pm (BST).
A mix of poetry reading, contemplative meditation, and shared reflections will form the basis of this workshop series. Online via Zoom.
How to Book
Cost Free
Contact Jim Griffin for more information – jimjgriffin@hotmail.com
Participants will be limited to 15 people.
There will be a second running of this course, from Sat Sept 21st to Sat Nov 30th, at a time to allow participants from North America to attend. This will be 10am Pacific time, 12pm Central time, 6pm UK time (BST). Participants from Europe and elsewhere can attend also, but priority will be given to applicants from North America.
Workshop Details
The course running from 21st September to 30th November is at a time to allow participants from North America to attend. eg. 10am Pacific time / 12pm Central time / 6pm UK time (BST/GMT). Participants from Europe and elsewhere can attend also, but priority will be given to applicants from North America.
The workshop will involve six online sessions at fortnightly intervals offered by Jim Griffin. The sessions will follow a format of reading some lines of poetry with 30 minutes of contemplative meditation and then 30 minutes of shared reflections.
Rumi and St John of the Cross are two of the greatest mystical poets within the world’s spiritual traditions – Rumi the Sufi teacher in 13th century Anatolia and John the Carmelite Christian monk in 16th century Spain. Both men experienced reality as a radiant manifestation of the Divine, and gave voice to that experience in sublime ecstatic poetry. In these workshops we will reflect on key poems by our two authors and allow a deepening conversation to develop session by session. Each session will last an hour and a half, and involve a poem, or some lines of a poem, a period of meditation, and shared reflection. Our meditation together is central, and allows us to dive into the spiritual depths explored by each author.
Jim Griffin is a psychotherapist and teacher of meditation, and has previously taught world religions at universities in the UK and abroad.
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1st October – 3rd December 2024
Weekly on Tuesdays, 19:00 – 20:30 GMT/BST
Online via Zoom
This is a new, pilot course for young people offering participants an opportunity to explore and make sense of the world around and within them. It is designed as a voyage of discovery toward a more fulfilled life. The course addresses the whole person – body, mind and spirit – by drawing on a wide range of sources and techniques.
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