Exploring Contemplation + Mysticism Through a Queer Lens
“How great it is to be faithful to a little thing,” I remember contemplative psychotherapist Jim Finley reminding me when my phone again randomly selected a track on a walk earlier in the day: “It’s not measurable. Read more
The very indication of what it means to live a contemplative life is “to have faith that our own heart in its most childlike hour did not deceive us.” Read more
You’re invited: Three upcoming events in September and October – September 16, September 23, and October 10th. Read more
What would it mean to queer contemplation? To disentangle contemplative spirituality from heteronormativity, patriarchy, and Eurocentricity, and instead engage with openness, curiosity, and a little weirdness?
Contemplation as a daily practice of reflection + action.
Mysticism as an accessible encounter of interconnection to self + others + the Divine.
Social Justice activism as the pursuit of love + liberation for all.
— Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation