Listening for the Heartbeat of God with John Philip Newell hosted by Lauren Artress

The most cherished image in the Celtic Christian world is the memory of John the Beloved leaning against Jesus at the Last Supper. It was said of him that he therefore heard the heartbeat of God. He becomes an image of the practice of listening for the beat of the Sacred deep within ourselves and one another, and deep within the body of the Earth. The course will focus on the spiritual practice of listening as the key to transformation in our lives and world.

JOHN PHILIP NEWELL

John Philip Newell is the celebrated author of Listening for the Heartbeat of God: A Celtic Spirituality.  In 2011 he received the first-ever Contemplative Voices Award  from the Shalem Institute in Washington DC for his work as poet, peacemaker, and scholar. He divides his time between Edinburgh with his family where he does most of his writing and the United States of America where he teaches and preaches across the nation. Formerly Warden of Iona Abbey in the Western Isles of Scotland, he is now Companion Theologian for the American Spirituality Center of Casa del Sol at Ghost Ranch in the high desert of New Mexico where he and his wife spend their summers. They are ordained Church of Scotland ministers with a passion for peace among the great wisdom traditions of humanity. John Philip’s PhD is from the University of Edinburgh. He is internationally acclaimed for his work in the field of Celtic spirituality, having authored over 15 books, including Christ of the Celts, Praying with the Earth, and his most recent visionary work A New Harmony: the Spirit, the Earth, & the Human Soul. (www.salvaterravision.org)

Accommodation at the Maison St. Yves now FULL.

The Maison is fully booked for the week of this program. Please click here for a list of housing options beyond the Maison.

Spend three days in Paris on your way to or from Chartres.