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Upcoming Programs

Imagine Retreat

Imagine Retreat

The Imagine Retreat, September 16-20, 2026, is an invitation to pause together—to listen more deeply to the Earth, to wisdom traditions, to science, to poetry, and to one another. For five days we gather on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia to explore how science, spirit, and human creativity might come together in service of a more compassionate and life-giving future. →
Free Book Discussion

Free Book Discussion

Sunday, July 19, 2026 - 6:30 - 8:00 PM ET via Zoom - The Guild for Spiritual Guidance invites you to join us for a free and enlightening discussion of the acclaimed book Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants  by Robin Wall Kimmerer. →
The Soul – Discerning Light and Darkness in Turbulent Times

The Soul – Discerning Light and Darkness in Turbulent Times

Wednesday, June 10, 2026, and Wednesday, July 22, 2026 via Zoom. This program will be an exploration of four movements of the soul: Holy Darkness, Unholy Darkness, Unholy Light, and Holy Light. →
The Gathering Ground: A Space for Grief, Gratitude/Joy and Renewal

The Gathering Ground: A Space for Grief, Gratitude/Joy and Renewal

The next event will be Joy/Gratitude on July 18 – The Gathering Ground: A Space for Grief, Gratitude/Joy and Renewal – Online with Zoom – In a world that often leaves us feeling disconnected and spiritually hungry, The Gathering Ground offers what all humans long for: A true Village Gathering Ground where souls can meet, heal, and remember. Monthly Community Gatherings. →
 

Past Programs

Annual Meeting & Spring Retreat: The Collective and Personal Shadow – Jungian Strand

Annual Meeting & Spring Retreat: The Collective and Personal Shadow – Jungian Strand

Friday, May 8, 2026, and Saturday, May 9, 2026 via Zoom. This retreat will be an exploration of Jung's concept of the Collective and Personal Shadow by an expert in the field. Elements of sacred community will be experienced by deep 'Guild' sharing and break-out rooms.
Free Book Discussion

Free Book Discussion

Sunday, April 26, 2026 - 6:30 - 8:00 PM ET via Zoom - The Guild for Spiritual Guidance invites you to join us for a free and compelling discussion of the acclaimed book by Imani Perry, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People.   In this book, celebrated author Imani Perry uses the world’s favorite color as a springboard for a riveting emotional, cultural, and spiritual journey—an examination of race and Blackness that transcends politics or ideology.
Free Winter Film Discussion: Flow

Free Winter Film Discussion: Flow

POSTPONED: NEW DATE -Sunday, February 15, 2026 - 6:30-8:00 PM ET via Zoom. The Guild for Spiritual Guidance invites you to join us for a free and compelling discussion of acclaimed film Flow (2024) from the creative imagination of filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis. This Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning animated spectacle takes us on a wondrous journey through realms natural and mystical.
Engaged Wisdom: Healing and Wholeness – Jung’s Depth Psychology

Engaged Wisdom: Healing and Wholeness – Jung’s Depth Psychology

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED for this program. Begins Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 3 sessions via Zoom. The wisdom of Carl Jung’s depth psychology will be considered via readings, videos of previous Apprentice Program cultivators (teacher), and sharing in the classic Guild experience of safe, small groups.
Annual Meeting 2025

Annual Meeting 2025

Friday, October 3, 20257:00 – 8:00 PM ET  Every Guild Graduate is invited to attend our Annual Board Meeting where you can hear a full Financial Report by our Guild treasurer; up-to-date progress reports on the AP XXIII redesign, our Graduate Circle and other programming; a “State of the Guild” report by our new Board Chair, Jean Blackie AP XXI; […]
Quarterly Book & Film Discussion Fall 2025

Quarterly Book & Film Discussion Fall 2025

Registration has Closed for this program. Sunday, October 26, 2025 - 6:30 - 8:00 PM ET Online via Zoom. The Guild for Spiritual Guidance invites you to join us for a free and compelling discussion of Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng which explores and celebrates the subversive nature of art and creativity in the ways they cross racial boundaries, touch our hearts, tell our stories and bring us together for healing even amind repressive circumstances.
Looking at Mysticism with The Rev. Matthew Wright, former Guild Cultivator

Looking at Mysticism with The Rev. Matthew Wright, former Guild Cultivator

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT October 3, 4, and 5, 2025 - A Guild Graduate Retreat for Graduates, Cultivators, and Guild Friends - How do the mystics help us navigate the chaos of our times?
Healing the Heart of Democracy – The Courage To Create a Politics Worthy of The Human Spirit

Healing the Heart of Democracy – The Courage To Create a Politics Worthy of The Human Spirit

Summer Book & Film DiscussionSunday June 29, 20257:00 – 8:30 pm ET(online via Zoom) The Guild for Spiritual Guidance lovingly invites you to join us for a free and heart-opening discussion of the book and accompanying videos, Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit, by Parker J […]
**** Stop Seeking, Start Finding*** A Retreat for Spiritual Revolutionaries with Jan Phillips —– author/activist/artist —– April 25 and April 26, 2025

**** Stop Seeking, Start Finding*** A Retreat for Spiritual Revolutionaries with Jan Phillips —– author/activist/artist —– April 25 and April 26, 2025

A special online retreat event – Friday & Saturday for Guild Graduates and all day Saturday open to the public! We are living in times when many of us have left our traditional religions and created a faith for ourselves that guides our work for peace and justice. But what exactly is the distinction between […]
Winter Book and Film Discussion

Winter Book and Film Discussion

January 26, 2025 - 7:00 - 8:30 pm The Guild for Spiritual Guidance lovingly invites you to join us for a free and heart-opening discussion of the 2022 film Mission Joy: Finding Happiness in Troubled Times and its accompanying 2016 book, The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World.
Film Discussion The Unruly Mystic Saint Hildegard

Film Discussion The Unruly Mystic Saint Hildegard

The Guild for Spiritual Guidance warmly invites you to a free discussion of Michael Conti’s 2014 documentary, The Unruly Mystic: Saint Hildegard. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) is venerated worldwide today by theologians, artists, musicians, medical practitioners, and educators.

Archetypes and Renewal: Discovering the Story of Your Life

Archetypes and Renewal: Discovering the Story of Your Life

March 13, 2024 - 7:00 - 8:30 pm ET online - At different points in our lives, we often find ourselves questioning our choices and recurring situations. These moments of introspection lead us to ponder why we continuously act in certain ways or encounter similar circumstances.
Everyday Mysticism with Thomas Merton: a weekend with author Sophronia Scott

Everyday Mysticism with Thomas Merton: a weekend with author Sophronia Scott

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT HAS CLOSED April 5 - 7, 2024 - A Graduate Guild retreat open to the public. Mysticism is often viewed as the privileged experience of a few chose, holy individuals. God is closer than we think -- to all of us. We'll explore everyday mysticism.
Spring Book Discussion

Spring Book Discussion

May 19, 2024 - 7-8:30 pm Please join us for a free discussion of Howard Thurman's Disciplines of the Spirit. Dr. Howard Thurman (1900-1981) was a 20th century American mystic who also was a minister, educator, philosopher, poet, and a spiritual guide to the civil rights and interfaith movements.
Intersubjectivity and the Noosphere: Love, Entanglement, and Convergence

Intersubjectivity and the Noosphere: Love, Entanglement, and Convergence

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED Program Dates: May 18-19 and May 25-26, 2024: Embark on a transformative journey with Dr. Emily DeMoor in her upcoming 4 session webinar series. Dive into the profound exploration of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's visionary concept of the noosphere, with a groundbreaking fusion of science and spirituality.
PAST RETREATS

PAST RETREATS

Living in the midst of this time of mass planetary change, a new sacred story from Science invites us to live out of and in cooperation with the still unfolding story of inter-dependent wholeness. Evolutionary Rituals are novel vessels of this new story and its potential to aid our emergence