Immerse yourself in the lives of 12 MODERN MYSTICS–with a world-class masterclass each month!
Are you a spiritual off-roader?
Imagine a place where...
🥾 You trade in your Sunday suit for sturdy hiking boots.
You embark on an off-road spiritual adventure, discovering your own path through the breathtaking landscapes of the Sacred.
🧭 The only map is the compass of your intuition.
You navigate the wilderness of the Divine with curiosity and an open heart, guided by your deepest desires and yearnings.
🏞️ Each bend in the path reveals a breathtaking vista.
You discover profound wisdom in unexpected places – in the whisper of ancient trees, the roar of crashing waves, or the silent language of the stars.
🔥 Fellow seekers become your trail companions, sharing stories and laughter around crackling campfires.
You connect with a vibrant community of kindred spirits, sharing experiences, asking questions, and finding inspiration in each other's journeys.
🕊️ The "shoulds" melt away, replaced by the liberating embrace of "what is."
You explore your own unique connection with the Holy One, free from judgment or expectation.
This is the Modern Mystics School.
We believe spirituality is a lifelong adventure, not a suburban cul-de-sac. We celebrate the freedom to explore, the joy of discovery, and the transformative power of getting a little lost (and wonderfully found) in the vastness of the Divine.
Why the Modern Mystics?
Forget about fenced religion. These 20th-century rebels and revolutionaries were fired by a holy wanderlust.
Meet poets like Mary Oliver, whose words taught us how to pray like the grasshoppers.
Meet healers like Nicholas Black Elk, the Lakota medicine man who braided together his indigenous mysticism with his Catholicism.
Meet fierce activists like Simone Weil, a revolutionary who longed to see society transformed by love.
Meet swamis like Bede Griffiths, who explored the fruitful fusion of Hindu and Christian mysticism in India.
Meet oddballs like Caryll Houselander, the chain-smoking, gin-drinking therapist who revealed the face of the sacred feminine.
Meet changemakers like Howard Thurman, the "spiritual godfather" of the Civil Rights Movement, who ignited the souls of leaders like Martin Luther King Jr.
Each mystic will serve as your guide on a unique leg of your spiritual adventure.
Here, you’ll find vulnerability is your superpower.
Discover the Divine hiding in the most unexpected places – from the roar of a social justice movement to the quiet strength of a tree. Learn from a rebellious nun, a Lakota medicine man, and a chain-smoking mystic who dared to explore beyond religious boundaries. Craft a unique spiritual path that ignites your passion and connects you to the vastness of the sacred.
Are you ready to trade rigidity for revelation?
Join the Modern Mystics School and explore the possibilities of a more spacious spirituality.
Get ready for an immersive journey into the lives and wisdom of history's greatest mystics. ↓
✔ LIVE Monthly Masterclasses.
We've hand-picked guest experts who are not only knowledgeable, but also live into their mystic's spirituality. Indulge all your curiosities with live Q&A at the end!
✔ Monthly Spiritual Practices.
Each month you'll be able to listen to the words of that mystic--in their own voice! Receive a guided meditation to enter into divine presence.
✔ Meet the Mystic Summaries.
Receive an at-a-glance summary of each mystic's story, context, and what makes them such a badass!
✔ Private Community.
Discuss the mystics and your own journeys with other kindred spirits! If you choose the "Better" package, you'll be able to join a live small group and connect in the members-only forum.
✔ Personalized Reading Lists.
Hungry to dive deeper? Check out our recommended reading list, so you don’t have to sort through the plethora of books yourself.
✔ World Renowned Speakers.
Learn from top-notch contemplative teachers like James Finley, Ronald Rolheiser, Laurence Freeman, and more!
✔ A FREE Bonus Course!
When you enroll, you'll also receive FREE access to our course, the Seeker's Guide to Mysticism.
✔ Rich Continuing Education.
You'll receive 18 hours of course time and 12 hours of discussion.
✔ All the best formation, all in one place.
No need to trudge through translations on your own. Meet each of these modern mystics in a fresh and full-bodied way!
Join the next Masterclass! ↓
Bede Griffiths – & The Universal Christ
Did This Pioneering Monk Uncover the Secret to Unifying All Religions?
Bede Griffiths risked everything to bring Eastern and Western spirituality together. His boundary-breaking work revealed a mystical truth that undermines centuries of interreligious conflict...
Griffiths didn't just integrate ideas - he embodied the Universal Christ underpinning all faiths. Now you can experience his world-changing insights through immersive practices that will leave you transformed.
This unique online retreat goes far beyond academic theorizing. You'll experience firsthand how to:
👉🏻 Unlock the depths of contemplative prayer from the world's mystic traditions
👉🏻 Integrate Eastern wisdom into an alive, embodied Christian spirituality
👉🏻 Access your unconscious mind and embrace the feminine face of the Divine
👉🏻 And much more…
Don't miss this chance to participate in the radical, all-embracing spirituality that one Cardinal described as being "in touch with absolute beauty and love."
Presented by Adam Bucko
Father Adam Bucko has been a committed voice in the movement for the renewal of Christian Contemplative Spirituality and the growing New Monastic movement. He has taught engaged contemplative spirituality in Europe and the United States, and has authored Let Your Heartbreak be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation and co-authored Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for a New Generation, and The New Monasticism: An Interspiritual Manifesto for Contemplative Living.
Committed to an integration of contemplation and just practice, he cofounded an award-winning non-profit, the Reciprocity Foundation, where he spent 15 years working with homeless youth living on the streets of New York City, providing spiritual care, developing programs to end youth homelessness, and articulating a vision for spiritual mentoring in a post-religious world. He currently serves as a director of The Center for Spiritual Imagination at the Episcopal Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, New York, and is a member of “The Community of the Incarnation,” a ‘new monastic’ community dedicated to democratizing the gifts of monastic spirituality and teaching contemplative spirituality, in the context of hearing and responding to the cry of the poor and the cry of the earth.
Adam lives in New York with his wife, Kaira Jewel Lingo, a Buddhist teacher and former nun in the community of Thich Nhat Hanh. Together they lead The Buddhist-Christian Community for Meditation and Action.
What People are Saying about Our Courses:
"Amazing! Literally brought tears and an enveloping peace!"
- Carol P.
"This series is wonderful. Like a good book that I can't put down."
- Zeke F.
"The materials presented are marvelous… I almost became overwhelmed with the quality of the presentation. Top notch! Needed time to digest the information... I am grateful for each and every speaker."
- Mary
"Sending heartfelt gratitude. I've found a home where I hear the language of the soul."
- Carmella D.
World Renowned Speakers
James Finley
Popular Contemplative Teacher & Student of Thomas Merton
Lerita Coleman Brown
Spiritual Director & Howard Thurman Expert
Ronald Rolheiser
Award-winning Author & Popular Speaker
Laurence Freeman
Director of the World Community for Christian Meditation
Carl McColman
Contemplative Speaker & Author of The Big Book of Christian Mysticism
Robert Ellsberg
Activist, Publisher, & Author of Dearest Sister Wendy
Kaira Jewel Lingo
Buddhist Teacher & Former Nun in Thich Nhat Hahn's Community
Dan Miller
Spiritual Director, Retreat Leader, & Abraham Heschel Expert
Adam Bucko
Interspiritual Pioneer, Author, & Episcopal Priest
Bill White
Lakota Deacon and Vice-Postulator for Nicholas Black Elk's Sainthood
Kathleen Deignan
Eco-Theologian and Songwriter of Sacred Music
Ken Hood
Poet, Pastor, and Spiritual Companion
Tired of suburban religion?
Explore the spiritual wilderness with 12 modern mystics.
Meet the Moderns
Your Curriculum Includes:
Bede Griffiths
The Hindu-Benedictine Monk with Adam Bucko
MAY 11 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
Sister Wendy Beckett
The Hermit Art Critic with Robert Ellsberg
JUN 1 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
Thomas Berry
The Eco-Spiritual Priest with Kathleen Deignan
JULY 13 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
Caryll Houselander
The Chainsmoking Eccentric with Carl McColman
AUGUST 3 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
Nicholas Black Elk
The Lakota Healer with Bill White
SEPTEMBER 7 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
Thomas Merton
The Interspiritual Pioneer with James Finley
OCTOBER 5 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
Simone Weil
The Deep Feeling Activist with Laurence Freeman
NOVEMBER 2 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
Abraham Heschel
The Apostle of Astonishment with Dan Miller
DECEMBER 7 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
Howard Thurman
The Spiritual Father of the Civil Rights Movement with Lerita Coleman Brown
JANUARY 11 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
Thich Nhat Hanh
The Father of Engaged Buddhism with Kaira Jewel Lingo
FEB 8 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
Mary Oliver
The Poet Who Prayed with Birds with Ken Hood
MAR 8 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
Henri Nouwen
The Light of Tenderness with Ronald Rolheiser
APRIL 6 | 9AM PST/12PM EST
12 of History's Greatest Modern Mystics.
12 of the world's most revered spiritual teachers.
All in one course.
FREE Bonus Course!
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When you sign up for the Modern Mystics School, you will receive the free BONUS course:
The Seeker's Guide to Mysticism
In The Seeker's Guide to Mysticism BONUS course, you'll learn:
✔ What mysticism is (and isn't)
✔ Step-by-step guides to meditative and contemplative practices
✔ How to tell if you're called to the mystical life
✔ The difference between meditation and contemplation
✔ How to pray contemplative prayer (includes a demo!)
"This is exactly the wild adventure I've been looking to be part of. I LOVE it. This course has been so enriching.
I'm turning 80 this next year and I feel like I've just been born anew into the world of mysticism. Where have you been all my life?"
- Barb Y.
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Why Modern Mystics?
They’re human.
These women and men are alive in living memory. There’s been no time to cast them in marble and spin perfect tales about their heroic lives. We know their quirks, their flaws, and what makes them human.
They’ve lived in our complex times.
They know what it looks like to stand up to racism and injustice, to live in a global world, to juggle the strains on our time and attention and hearts. What does it look like to seek divine union in the midst of the modern melee?
They’re open to finding the Holy everywhere.
Christians and Muslims and Buddhists from 1000 years ago had practically no opportunity to meet someone of another religion (unless it was a violent encounter). Modern mystics have discovered they are all speaking the same language–and, perhaps like you, recognize that two mystics of different religions have far more in common than a mystic and a fundamentalist of the same religion.
Learn from speakers who knew the mystics personally.
Thomas Merton mentored James Finley while they were in the monastery together. Sister Wendy Beckett was penpals with Robert Ellsberg from her hermitage in England. Thich Nhat Hanh ordained Kaira Jewel as a nun in his community. Get the inside story from people who knew them!
MEET THE FACILITATOR
Kelly Deutsch
Kelly is the founder and bestselling author of Spiritual Wanderlust. A former nun, Kelly is passionate about supporting others on the path to divine union. She has facilitated popular programs such as The Women Mystics School, The Celtic Spirituality School, and the worldwide Contemplative Summit. She speaks internationally and writes on the intersection of mysticism, neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and embodiment.
"Kelly has a gift for making the deepest truths edible.
Highly recommended."
- Richard Rohr
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Ready to go off-roading with 12 modern mystics?
🧘 Have you ever been curious what gives Buddhist monks such peace?
🍃 Or what it looks like to indigenize your spirituality?
🌲 Have you ever pondered finding a mentor in a pine tree or a pond?
👩⚖️ Or how you might weave together activism with a contemplative life?
Learn from the spiritual rebels of the last century—Nicholas Black Elk, Howard Thurman, Simone Weil, Thomas Berry, and more—and receive uncommon wisdom from a plethora of traditions.
Still on the Fence? 🤔
Let's Address Your Concerns.
"I don't have time."
We understand. Life is busy! That's why we offer recordings of every session, allowing you to learn at your own pace and convenience. Dive deep when you have the time, or listen to key takeaways on the go.
"I don't have the money."
We believe self-discovery shouldn't break the bank. This course is the most affordable formation you'll find compared to other world-class offerings. Additionally, we offer scholarships to help make this experience accessible to all. Just send us an email here: [email protected]
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The next LIVE class is on APRIL 6, 2024!
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