From Self to Other: Rilke, Etty Hillesum, and Wisdom Mentoring

A VIRTUAL WISDOM PROGRAM 

Over the past years I have been working to help Wisdom practitioners to more deeply integrate their Wisdom learnings and understandings. Beyond readings and E-courses, Wisdom practitioners, I find, are eager to learn how to embody their learnings and actually then to live out of them. For me, this has included placing community, both as a central operating concept and as a lived experience, into the heart of the Wisdom transformation. Thus, in these programs I have worked to create a container of community within which participants can articulate their own Wisdom voices and listen deeply to the Wisdom voices of others. In this, then, I have been working to bring to the Wisdom lineage stream an articulation and a living-out of what I call, “the Wisdom way of loving” through Wisdom’s deeper integration.

This virtual program of recordings will run from mid-September through the end of the year. Utilizing some of the expressive writings of Rainer Maria Rilke and Etty Hillesum, this program will suggest that assisting others in their Wisdom passage is one of the essential expressions of one’s Wisdom transformation, as well as an important way in which Wisdom is both integrated and deepened. 

As in past programs, I will continue to use the means and methods that seem to work so well—recordings to carry the exploration and the teaching as well as Zoom groups to deepen the integration of the material and to develop a context of community and support for this work.

Because of the varied levels of time and opportunity on the part of participants, I encourage people to participate in this program at their own speed. Stretching over this fall period, there will usually be one recording posted each week. These will routinely be about 35-45 minutes in length. But these will continue to be available beyond the program’s conclusion.

Again, I will utilize the Friday Zoom groups to deepen integration and to foster community. Meeting on Fridays at 9 am (Eastern) or 3 pm (Eastern), these gatherings are completely optional and will commence on Friday, September 23, 2022, and run through December. Usually, we will spend most of the hour and a quarter in small breakout groups of three, addressing specific reflection questions. Participation is always welcomed, but consistent attendance is not required. The links to these Zoom groups will be able to be found in the “Zoom Groups” document in the left-hand column on the program page.

I have found the use of audio recordings to convey the teachings to be far more effective than the usual E-course format. There seems to be something about the vibratory resonance that calls forth the heart and the body, and not just the intellectual mind. Music is utilized not to sentimentalize the experience, but to deepen the vibratory intensity.

All the orienting information and recordings will be available on a password protected page on my website for your continued access. This provides a container for our work that will provide safety and respect.  

Donations

This program is an offering from my heart. In order to facilitate participation by anyone who feels called, I am choosing to invite participants to donate what they wish for this program. Your donations will support my work and allow me to continue to develop future programming. Donations can be made through PayPal by clicking on the “donate” button on my website. If you prefer, you can send a check to me (234 Cushing Road, Newmarket, NH, 03857). You can also support my work my spreading the word. Please feel free to forward this invitation on to family and friends whom you think might be interested. 

Registration 

A signup is required because this program will be password protected. This format will help to create a container of safety within which we can do this work. Also, it will allow me to send materials and instructions directly to you. Registration form is found below. In response to your signup, the link and password will be sent to you.

Further Questions

Please E-mail your questions or concerns (bill@williamredfield.com). What is unclear to you may likely be unclear for someone else.

Signup

To sign up, please E-mail me using the form below and I will then send you the link and required password.

I am so grateful for this opportunity and look forward to sharing it with you. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like further information.