by Jenny Sandler
The Reverend Doctor Cynthia Bourgeault spoke to an audience of about 200 people in London on Tuesday evening 30th June 2015 on the subject of Contemplatives and Mystics as Prophets and Visionaries and for the whole day on Wednesday 1st July on Harnessing the Power of Love: Unveiling the New Breed of Trinity. Both events were organised by Silence in the City.
To me, Cynthia Bourgeault is indeed a true visionary. She believes that embedded within the theological formula of The Trinity lies a powerful metaphysical principle that could change our understanding of Christianity and bring us tools so sorely needed to rekindle our visionary imagination and co-operate consciously with the manifestation of Jesus’s ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ here on Earth.
Reverend Bourgeault offered a completely new perspective of the traditional understanding of the Trinity based in part on her own extensive examination of new scientific discoveries. She encourages us to move away from traditional personifications of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and instead – as she expresses it – reframe this as ‘The Law of Three’, a true understanding of our unified Oneness.
She takes much of her inspiration from the teaching of Gurdjieff’s (1866-1949) principles of ‘The Law of Three’. The Law of Three is, she feels, first and foremost intended as a practical tool for solving interpersonal problems, affecting political outcomes and navigating impasses of every shape and form and permitting the Trinity to flow again.
She suggested, by giving many examples, that the Trinity is all about ‘process’ rather than ‘persons’, thus taking us forward in a progression. She encourages us to apply this understanding in order to move away from the traditional binary approach that our brains have been habitually conditioned to adopt (judging what we believe to be good and bad) and focus instead on seeing others in a non-dualistic way. Her theories are in strong alignment with many modern mystics, including Richard Rohr, who is also showing us how to apply non-dualistic consciousness in his online daily meditations.
Her talk was truly inspiring and clearly offers a very practical solution in its application, empowering us as individuals to focus on solutions, rather than problems, by actively being the ‘Third Force’ realising our true identity that ‘I and the Father are One’ in the equation and thus bringing about positive change.
Further references:
Book: The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three – Cynthia Bourgeault, Shambhala Publications.
CD of talk: Agape Ministries – www.agapeministries.co.uk.
Jenny Sandler is a member of the LivingSpirituality steering group.
