Date & Time Details: 9 am-3 pm PST Nov. 7, 2020 Saturday
Zoom: The Illuminated Space
With M Freeman
November 7, 2020
This is a time for looking at things with fresh eyes, for doing things differently, for engaging more personally, more directly and more deeply with our own imaginations, with the divine and with the world. Join contemplative filmmaker Marilyn Freeman for this meditative workshop based on the ideas and creative and spiritual practices in her 2020 book, The Illuminated Space. Through evocative exercises including contemplative screenings, reflective readings, lectio divina-inspired writing, reverent pauses, deep listening and spacious sharing, this workshop, like the illuminated space itself, is a site in which to reckon with the complexities of being alive right now and to become ever more conscious, creative and open-hearted.
While not required, you might find it valuable to read the book in advance. Workshop participants will be invited to read excerpts they’ve found especially beneficial. Order the book at https://the3rdthing.press/product/the-illuminated-space/ and booksellers everywhere.
Facilitator
M Freeman
Media artist, writer, contemplative guide and independent scholar, M Freeman works at the intersections of reckoning and resiliency, queerness and film, and contemplative, creative and social art practices. They are author of The Illuminated Space: A Personal Theory and Contemplative Practice of Media Art (The 3 rd Thing, 2020) and creator of Cinema Divina—short films made through and for guided contemplative practice. Their text and media arts essays have been published in or at The Fourth Genre, Ninth Letter, TriQuarterly, Blackbird, Rolling Stone and Abbey of the Arts. Their films are screened on PBS and in galleries, spirituality centers and… Learn more about M Freeman
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Date & Time Details: 9 am-3 pm PST Nov. 7, 2020 Saturday
Zoom: The Illuminated Space
With M Freeman
November 7, 2020
This is a time for looking at things with fresh eyes, for doing things differently, for engaging more personally, more directly and more deeply with our own imaginations, with the divine and with the world. Join contemplative filmmaker Marilyn Freeman for this meditative workshop based on the ideas and creative and spiritual practices in her 2020 book, The Illuminated Space. Through evocative exercises including contemplative screenings, reflective readings, lectio divina-inspired writing, reverent pauses, deep listening and spacious sharing, this workshop, like the illuminated space itself, is a site in which to reckon with the complexities of being alive right now and to become ever more conscious, creative and open-hearted.
While not required, you might find it valuable to read the book in advance. Workshop participants will be invited to read excerpts they’ve found especially beneficial. Order the book at https://the3rdthing.press/product/the-illuminated-space/ and booksellers everywhere.
Facilitator
Media artist, writer, contemplative guide and independent scholar, M Freeman works at the intersections of reckoning and resiliency, queerness and film, and contemplative, creative and social art practices. They are author of The Illuminated Space: A Personal Theory and Contemplative Practice of Media Art (The 3 rd Thing, 2020) and creator of Cinema Divina—short films made through and for guided contemplative practice. Their text and media arts essays have been published in or at The Fourth Genre, Ninth Letter, TriQuarterly, Blackbird, Rolling Stone and Abbey of the Arts. Their films are screened on PBS and in galleries, spirituality centers and…
Learn more about M Freeman
SISTERS SPEAK: OUR BLOG
Our new blog is active as of May 5, 2023. Sisters will post once a week on Fridays. See what our Sisters have to say about living Monastic Life in the 21st Century.
BENEDICTINE SISTERS ELECT NEW PRIORESS
Many of our programs and retreats are still being offered via Zoom AS WELL AS IN PERSON. Please register and pay online:
Click these links for more information on ZOOM RETREATS and PROGRAMS
USE SCRIPTURAL STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR YOUR GROUP
Roy DeLeon has given permission for anyone to use his presentation to view or for use with a group. Please click STATIONS to see or download the pdf.
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