Anam Cara: An Immersion Course in Spiritual Direction
The Circle of Contemplative Living offers a year long, fully immersive non-denominational experiential training as an Anam Cara based
upon the universality of Celtic Spiritual Wisdom.
Commencing in January 2025
Anam Cara is the Celtic word for `Soul Friend`.
Which is how we see ourselves as we extend Contemplative Living
into the world through consciously walking with others.
This may be silently with friends or more overtly as others seek us out through the realm of offering Spiritual Direction.
Responding to a Deep Calling
This ensures a wholistic experience transforming you accordingly..
The Circle of Contemplation believes becoming an Anam Cara is a calling
from your Higher Source offering a refined way of living and serving others.
Hence the course is immersive in its requirement of you,
including daily practices, readings and reflections.
The Aim of this Course is to:
“Witness the other,
Listen from the heart
Hold the vision of their Divinity”.
The Training is Threefold:
Deepening your personal growth with your God:
Learning the essential skills of the Anam Cara:
Space in which to Practice and embody all you have learned.
Ensuring a wholistic experience transforming you accordingly.
The Aim of Training in Spiritual Direction is to:
Ø Extend, in active service, the gifts and blessings of Contemplative Living to all whom we encounter.
Ø Become a Presence that gifts the other with a safe and confidential sanctuary.
Ø Encourage the other to discern their inner truth and be able to act upon this guidance from their God.
Ø Develop a comprehensive understanding of spiritual direction, not merely as a theoretical concept but as a lived experience and to acquire the skills necessary to companion others on their spiritual journeys.
Ø To delve into the depths of living a spiritual and contemplative life for ourselves: embracing simplicity, and finding profound meaning in the ordinary moments of existence.
Ø Being called to a path that offers harmony amidst life's complexities and a deep connection with the divine.
The outcome of this training will help you:
Ø To tune into the divine presence, allowing it to guide both your own journey and those accompanied.
Ø Experience a deeper awareness of the God of your Understanding and of yourself.
Ø An ability to see and hear beyond what is presented.
Ø Become a Presence that holds the vision for the other when necessary.
Ø A skilled presence helping others discern their path towards spiritual fulfilment and inner peace.
For more information contact judeanna@gmail.com