The Well
An invitation to drink deeply from the Well of Living Water offered by the mystics and poets: Monthly online talks, preceded by a 20 minute meditation, in which the speakers reflect on how a mystic or poet has been live-giving, a source of Living Water, in their lives.
Sunday 8 September, 7.30-8.30pm
Meditation followed by a talk by Sarah Bachelard on poetry. Dr Bachelard is an author,
priest, and the founder of Benedictus Contemplative Church, Canberra.See HERE. (Note copy and paste passcode: Q8eNA%38)
Sunday 13 October, 7.30-8.30pm
Meditation followed by a talk by John Foulcher. John is an award-winning poet and
Editor of Eremos magazine. His talk will be on the English poet Philip Larkin.Sunday 10 November, 7.30-8.30pm
Meditation followed by a talk by Roland Ashby. Roland is Coordinator of the World Community for Christian Meditation in Victoria and Contributing Editor of Living Water.
His talk will be on St Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits.
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84040088292?pwd=enE3Q0riwnLAO4h9OgyIk5Dwg8gWTc.1
There is no charge, but a donation towards an honorarium for our speakers would be greatly appreciated.
See: https://www.thelivingwater.com.au/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5f20c979af12d14916e8f57a
The Well is a joint initiative of Benedictus Contemplative Church (https://benedictus.com.au/)
The Victorian branch of The World Community for Christian Meditation in Australia
(https://wccmaustralia.org.au/),
and the blog Living Water (https://www.thelivingwater.com.au)
Meditation and mindfulness in the Christian tradition
(a 10 week course)
Heart of Life, Croydon, in-person on Thursdays 11am-12.00, followed by BYO lunch,
12 September – 14 November 2024
Tap into a deep spring of love, joy, peace and compassion at the centre of our being.
Jesus called it Living Water, with which we will never thirst.
Cultivate a transforming, healing awareness of the Divine presence, and learn how to meditate:
on Scripture and other sacred texts;
by using a prayer word or mantra;
through mindfulness of the breath and body;
on icons and other art works;
by using visualization.
Focussing on the practice of meditation, the course will be largely experiential. The course will introduce and draw on the ancient wisdom of several traditions of contemplative prayer, including Lectio Divina, Visio Divina, imaginative contemplation, mantra meditation and centring prayer. No previous experience is necessary.
Please register here:
https://www.heartoflife.melbourne/events/meditation-mindfulness-in-the-christian-tradition-sem2/