The Living Spiritual Elders Project!

An eight-week discovery and discussion series Kennebunkport, Maine Tuesday evenings 6-8:30 pm May 6th thru June 24th, 2008 NOTE: Be sure to register early for this May session as space is limited! Psychotherapist, spiritual director and author Meredith Jordan will again offer an inspiring opportunity in 2008 to participate in The Living Spiritual Elders Project, an eight-week discovery and discussion series. The series runs from May 6-June 24, 2008 and will be held in Kennebunkport, Maine at The Community House, South Congregational Church. (Former Elders Project participants please note that each series continues our study of the elders and does not repeat previous series.) The Living Spiritual Elders Project uses rare DVD films and audio CDs to explore the teachings of revered spiritual elders from diverse faith and spiritual traditions. In this eight-week series, we will plumb the wisdom of the elders of our human family: wisdom that assists us in renewing our personal lives and shaping our common destiny. What people are saying… “Thanks to Meredith Jordan and the Living Spiritual Elders Project, I was introduced to amazing men and women whose teachings will comfort, inspire and guide me well into the future. But of even more importance, I was shown a window into my own soul and discovered qualities and abilities I never suspected I possessed. What a marvelous gift.” (Burt Kempner, Dreamkeepers Media) “The Living Spiritual Elders Project awakened in me a feeling of great responsibility to share deeply with my daughters and grandchildren the fragile beauty of our environment and the need to nurture it in an outspoken and protective way. It also encouraged me to make them aware there is nothing they cannot undertake or accomplish; not to be uncertain or afraid to express their deepest feelings and to honor them fully.” (Elaine Tobler) About the Project… Using audio-visual DVDs and audio CDs, our study circle will share in the sacred wisdom teachings of multi-cultural and interfaith elders including Father Thomas Keating, Dr. Diana Eck of The Pluralism Project, Huston Smith, Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus, Eckhart Tolle, Jimmy Carter, Maya Angelou, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Elie Wiesel, Joseph Campbell, Byron Katie, the “Dream People” of the Amazon Rain Forest, Jane Goodall and Frederick Beuchner. Now in the second half of their own lives—some in their last years—these inspiring multi-cultural teachers provide a rich source of collective wisdom to those of us poised to inherit the role of elder within our families, communities, workplaces, organized religions and the world. This is a rare opportunity to experience and assimilate the richness of their stories: now, when humanity aches for wise counsel from the elders who walk a wisdom path and mark the way for all of us! Participants will be invited to search our own depths to find the particular gifts we carry for the good of all. In small study circles—using our dreams and journals, exploring interfaith spiritual practices, listening to one another in sacred witness, sharing the tears and laughter of our human journey—we have an extraordinary chance to enrich one another’s lives and inspire each of us to affirm our place as the elders and mentors of tomorrow. Register early as space is limited! The groups are limited to 25 interested women and men. Kennebunkport beginning May 6th: We meet eight successive Tuesday evenings 6:00-8:30 pm from May 6th through June 24th, 2008 at The Community House, South Congregational Church, Kennebunkport , ME 04046 . Cost for the full series is $200. For those who register before April 25, 2008, we offer an early registration fee of $180. A reading list will be given to those who want to deepen their study outside the group sessions. For more information, call Meredith Jordan at 207-283-0752 or email mailto:meredithjordan@comcast.net meredithjordan@comcast.net ABOUT MEREDITH JORDAN Acclaimed psychotherapist and interfaith spiritual director Meredith Jordan is founder of The Wisdomkeeper Center, The Living Spiritual Elders Project, and co-founder and director of Rogers McKay, a non-profit, multi-faith, spiritual-educational organization. Jordan is author of two books, Standing Still: Hearing the Call to a Spirit-Centered Life and Embracing the Mystery: The Sacred Unfolding in Ordinary People and Everyday Lives. Both are available at major booksellers and online at Amazon.com