The Beehive: The Flowering of the Monastic Tradition From Egypt to Iona
Over five months, we will explore the spreading of the Magdalene Contemplative Tradition from the 4th - 9th centuries as we journey from the deserts outside of Alexandria to the Shores of Gaul and the Celtic Islands. We will weave together ancient texts with the study of dreams, symbols, chant and art to awaken our mytho-poetic imaginations as we reclaim the treasury of wisdom and healing of Desert Elders, Alexandrian philosophers, John Cassian, Brigid and Celtic saints as they carried forth Mary Magdalene's legacy of "turning to the Good" and uniting our heads with our heart
Each month will have one 90 minute seminar (held on the first Mondays, January-April plus May 27) and one embodied, experiential chapel of contemplation, chant and creativity that will offer seeds of inspiration for your own spiritual practice. tied to feast days within the Celtic liturgical year.
All programs are recorded for downloading and streaming later.
Beehive Calendar 2025
Seminars: First Mondays, 10 am -11:30 am Pacific
Monday, January 6: Epiphany, Egypt and Dreams of the Desert
Monday, February 3: The Caves of Wisdom and Wnder: John Cassian and Tales of the Desert Elders
Monday, March 3: Christ the Druid: Celtic Christianity Emerges
Monday, April 7: The Flourishing of the Mythopoetic Mind: How to Hold the Tension of the Opposites
Monday, May 27: The Garden of Awakening
Chapels, 10 am, Pacific
Sunday, January 5: Feast of The Desert Mothers
Saturday, February 1: Imbolc and Feast of Saint Brigid
Tuesday, March 25 : The Annunciation in Art, Poetry, and Music
Saturday, April 12: Rituals for Holy Week and How to Write Psalms of Lamentation and Exaltation
Friday, May 1: Beltane and the Fires of Transformation
All classes will be recorded for later streaming.
Cost for the five month course: $350.00,
Recommended Reading for Seminars:
De Vita Contemplativa, Philo of Alexandria
The Forgotten Desert Mothers, Laura Swann
Oasis of Wisdom, David Keller
Conferences, John Cassian
How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill
The Celtic Way: The Recovery of Religious Imagination, Esther de Waal
Equally important in our curriculum are the development of tools of contemplation: Visio Divina, Lectio Divina, chanting, psalm writing, Centering Prayer, body prayer and illuminated manuscripts-- practices that were transmitted from the Desert Mothers and Fathers of Egypt to the Celtic Isles by way of Gaul (Southern France) in the third through sixth centuries which we will experience in our chapel sessions
Tuition for the five month course: $350
Each month will have one 90 minute seminar (held on the first Mondays, January-April plus May 27) and one embodied, experiential chapel of contemplation, chant and creativity that will offer seeds of inspiration for your own spiritual practice. tied to feast days within the Celtic liturgical year.
All programs are recorded for downloading and streaming later.
Beehive Calendar 2025
Seminars: First Mondays, 10 am -11:30 am Pacific
Monday, January 6: Epiphany, Egypt and Dreams of the Desert
Monday, February 3: The Caves of Wisdom and Wnder: John Cassian and Tales of the Desert Elders
Monday, March 3: Christ the Druid: Celtic Christianity Emerges
Monday, April 7: The Flourishing of the Mythopoetic Mind: How to Hold the Tension of the Opposites
Monday, May 27: The Garden of Awakening
Chapels, 10 am, Pacific
Sunday, January 5: Feast of The Desert Mothers
Saturday, February 1: Imbolc and Feast of Saint Brigid
Tuesday, March 25 : The Annunciation in Art, Poetry, and Music
Saturday, April 12: Rituals for Holy Week and How to Write Psalms of Lamentation and Exaltation
Friday, May 1: Beltane and the Fires of Transformation
All classes will be recorded for later streaming.
Cost for the five month course: $350.00,
Recommended Reading for Seminars:
De Vita Contemplativa, Philo of Alexandria
The Forgotten Desert Mothers, Laura Swann
Oasis of Wisdom, David Keller
Conferences, John Cassian
How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill
The Celtic Way: The Recovery of Religious Imagination, Esther de Waal
Equally important in our curriculum are the development of tools of contemplation: Visio Divina, Lectio Divina, chanting, psalm writing, Centering Prayer, body prayer and illuminated manuscripts-- practices that were transmitted from the Desert Mothers and Fathers of Egypt to the Celtic Isles by way of Gaul (Southern France) in the third through sixth centuries which we will experience in our chapel sessions
Tuition for the five month course: $350
