Radical Wisdom for Radical Times – James Twyman

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Join an inspired modern troubadour on his quest to embody personal peace by emulating St. Francis — and extending the same opportunity for you to simplify, heal old wounds, and reimagine your life.

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle. — St. Francis of Assisi

St. Francis, the peacemaker, inspired the emergence of the Renaissance out of the Dark Ages by being REAL — for seeing things as they are and not buying into the story of separation.

One wonders what St. Francis might make of our current circumstances — shut down, waiting, questioning… wondering what’s to become of our lives and our world.

Before this crisis, many of us filled our days with societally dictated, yet ultimately trivial activities. We felt obligated to compete to see who could get things done the fastest. We’ve stressed, fretted, and struggled to reach our “goals,” forgetting that the destination is not what will ultimately bring us peace and contentment.

The good news is, things don’t have to be this way!

It’s possible to live a simpler, more peaceful, and more satisfying life. And now that many of us have no choice but to slow down, there are a few things we can do to align with the flow of a quieter, more fulfilling life.

In this deeply experiential workshop with Peace Troubadour James Twyman, you’ll embark on a pilgrimage to discover the keys to inner and outer peace and restoration during this historic time of global transformation.

What does it mean to truly embody radical peacemaking and simplicity? Can you find the courage to be misunderstood or mocked for your convictions? How much do you desire to feel the fire of full creativity and connection with the natural world?

Finding these answers all begins now, with the steps you’ll take, guided by a wise friend, toward the source of your own wisdom — for it is only from the strength of your own center that you’ll ever be able to contribute meaningful action in the world.

And who better to serve as that wise friend but someone who’s meditated on St. Francis almost daily for most of his life. James Twyman’s appreciation and love for St. Francis emerged very early on as an altar boy, where a picture of St. Francis he happened to be looking at during mass came alive to his young eyes. After high school, James even became a monk, just as St. Francis did, in the Franciscan Order.

Within all the contributions James has made during the course of his life, the throughline has always been St. Francis.e seeks out every way possible to promote awareness of St. Francis’ life and follow in his footsteps — including having written and performed a musical for years now based on the life of St. Francis, as well as planning to be in contemplative seclusion for a full year in a small room in his Mexican community. (Which he’ll begin during this live course with you!)

If everywhere you look you see people locked up in a sense of fear and division but you don’t know how to respond, then it may be time for you to choose another way for yourself. If you feel your own sense of fright at the direction we’re going in, then know that there is also more light than ever before — it is, as Jean Huston so aptly predicted two decades ago, “JUMP TIME!”

Join with James and all the other attendees in this course to choose as St. Francis did, to be an instrument of peace and a source of a new way of looking at the world and each other. You’ll also get a firsthand look at the path of the Anchorite, a person walled into a cell to live a life of prayer and contemplation (in some cases for the rest of their life). James is currently living in an anchorhold, literally walled inside a tiny enclosure, in Mexico for an entire year.

This is how an imaginary, proverbial “New Renaissance” will become our new reality — with committed individuals everywhere using this jump time, to “imagine” this new reality and to achieve all that our hearts’ truly desire.

During this fun and illuminating 7-week inner pilgrimage, you’ll:

• Understand how St. Francis’ early, privileged, yet empty, life was shaken to the core — and what he ultimately did to influence the people of his time to live more meaningful lives
• Become more aware of how the move to “shelter in place” creates space for deeply-needed contemplation and spiritual rejuvenation
• Hear James tell stories of specific times, St. Francis made peace that impacted thousands of lives
• Discover how you can participate in the new renaissance through the self-healing practice of contemplative forgiveness — while understanding the specific steps necessary to experience universal care for all
• Burn away everything in your life that no longer serves your highest good
• Rediscover the natural world and our role in the greater web of life
• Allow the presence of love in your heart to make you an instrument of compassion and action
• Integrate your entire journey into your simple, clear, and peaceful presence in the world

What You’ll Discover in These 7 Weeks

In this 7-week transformational intensive, James will guide you through the process needed to embody with grace and ease the inner skill set needed for living in peace.

The Power of Live Streaming Video

You’ll connect with James and experience his teachings through live streaming video. This connection will be easy to use and will enhance the impact of James’ transmission. You can also easily connect just via audio if you choose — through your phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop.

(Can’t make it live? No worries! After each class, the video and audio recordings will be available for you to download or stream in high-quality format at your convenience.)

This course will feature LIVE teachings, interactive training sessions, and experiential practices with James. Each session will build harmoniously upon the previous ones, so you’ll develop a complete holistic understanding of the practices, tools, and principles you’ll need to become an instrument of peace.

Module 1: Radical Peacemaking (September 8)

St. Francis of Assisi is widely considered to be one of the most radical peacemakers the world has ever seen. Why did he risk his life on what appeared to be an impossible dream?

If we want to apply this story to our own lives, how willing are we to enter into a space where discord seems to be dominant while offering the possibility of peace?

The intention of this module is to be inspired by St. Francis’ journey, and to discover ways we can apply those same lessons to a world that is very much in need of spiritual peacemakers.

In this module, you’ll take first steps toward peace, as you:

• Learn how St. Francis was the first inter-religious peacemaker because of his visit to the Sultan al-Kamil of Egypt in 1219 during the Crusades
• Hear more stories from James about St. Francis’s life and offer practical ways anyone can use the teachings to create a more peaceful world
• Understand how we can take the lessons from St. Francis’ life and use them to wage peace in the modern world and in our own lives
• Learn his principles for living simply and how to adapt them to your life
• Discover the freedom in not caring what others think

Module 2: Radical Simplicity (September 15)

Similar to Siddhartha andthe Buddha, St. Francis had everything the world claimed we needed to feel rich. And yet after a long illness around the age of 25, he realized that his riches never brought him the richness he actually desired. Thus began a “stripping process” that began with him literally stripping naked in front of the entire town of Assisi.

The lessons he taught medieval Europe still apply today: If you want to enjoy life to the fullest, you must give away everything that is not essential and live as simply as possible. Can you devote yourself to a simple life path that helps you achieve what your soul is longing for as opposed to your ego? If so, then the path of St. Francis will speak directly to your heart.

In this module, we take a few more simple steps forward, as you:

• Understand how simplification is a major theme today — just look at the tiny house and minimalist movements as examples.
• Gain courage to just go at your own pace — while there is much to admire about the fierceness of St. Francis’ vision of simplicity, it was often too intense even for his own brothers.
• Learn how his passion came from Lady Poverty (simplicity ) as his great lover. He was as devoted to her as a knight would be to the lady of a castle.

Module 3: Holy Foolishness (September 22)

St. Francis once said that God wanted him to be a new kind of fool, to let go of the societal constraints that force him to “fit in” or deny the freedom of fully expressing himself.

The Holy Fool is an archetype that applied not only to Francis but to mystics from many spiritual traditions. But it takes great courage to step out and appear different or out-of-step.

In this module, a misstep… may not be so bad, as you:

• Break down the common fears and concerns we all have about “looking silly” in front of others, going beyond those fears to embrace a deeper vision for yourself
• Learn ways you can risk going outside the norm and deepen your experience of… everything
• See why James is most excited about sharing this module — considering the fact that he is often called a Holy Fool himself — as he enters a tiny enclosure to spend a year as a modern anchorite
• Find and claim the courage to be out-of-step with society

Module 4: A Great Fire Burning (September 29)

St. Francis knew the power of the spiritual fire we’re all called to embrace on the path of inner awareness. He inspired thousands of men and women to leave their homes and everything they owned to live lives dedicated to service. He was on fire with love, and that fire ultimately initiated a time of great inspiration known as the Renaissance.

In this module you’ll ignite the same fire, as you:

• Learn ways to transform your life and the lives of the people around you
• Understand how you can use that fire to burn away everything that no longer serves your spiritual awakening
• Clarify how to “find the others” who will support you and need your support in return on this flaming path of service

Module 5: Francis — Patron Saint of Nature (October 6)

How many times have you seen a statue of St. Francis in a garden or a meditation area? Most people know St. Francis from the legends regarding birds, wolves, and all of nature. Francis related as easily to the animal kingdom as he did with the people he saw around him every day.

However, these depictions are just scratching the surface of his devotion to the environment. St. Francis became the patron of ecology because his entire life was dedicated to seeing ALL creatures as holy. As is common in indigenous experience, the animals and plants are our sisters and brothers, our various environments are just larger rooms to St. Francis.

In this module, we take a pause on the path and regard our environment, as you:

• Discover what it was about the saint that made it easy for him to relate to nature and centuries later to become an inspiration for people who are passionate about conservation and protecting our natural environment
• Deepen your understanding of how you define yourself in relation to “nature” — are you a part of it or on the outside looking in?
• Learn ways we can bring simple lessons from nature right into our own lives
• Further develop your own passion to impact a world that often seems uninterested in preserving our environment

Module 6: The Prayer of St. Francis (October 13)

One of the most famous prayers in history begins with the words: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. In reciting and meditating upon the “Prayer of St. Francis,” you will become an instrument of peace in your daily life — just merely living this prayer in a million little small ways, can change the “big world,” just as it did in his time 800 years ago.

In this module, receive the gifts of the journey, as you:

• Read and understand this potent piece of timeless spiritual literature
• Learn the steps to complete surrender, just a simple instrument, being played by a “master musician” of peace
• Receive a tangible experience of actually being that instrument

Module 7: Action & Contemplation (October 20)

In a world of do, do, DO! there has been an understandable counter-emphasis on just being. “I’m a human BEING, not a human DOING” is an often heard phrase in mindful circles. True.

Then what is to be said for action? There is a simple formula… Being + Doing = Creating. We are being called upon these days to be more creative than ever when it comes to stimulating our personal lives, society, and culture into thriving. But how much being ? How much doing ?

Finding a balance between action and prayer has been one of the most challenging lessons for nearly every spiritual path.

In this module, you return from the journey with gifts for your family and the world, as you:

• Examine how to achieve a balance between being an active promoter of higher consciousness as well as diving deep into your own devotional practices
• Discover how St. Francis himself was never sure if he found this balance and wavered between a very active ministry and a deep desire for a completely contemplative life
• Understand how thirsty humanity is to discover new ways to achieve this balance
• Begin to use your contemplative practice to initiate a new kind of action in the world — one that is not opposed to anything but merely embraces fully what actually delights the heart

The Radical Wisdom for Radical Times

In addition to James’ transformative 7-week virtual course, you’ll receive these powerful training sessions with leading visionaries and teachers. These bonus sessions complement the course and promise to take your understanding and practice to an even deeper level.

The Levitation Meditation

Two Video Recordings From James Twyman

In 2012, James Twyman and Dr. Wayne Dyer released a meditation called I AM Wishes Fulfilled which recorded the frequency of the “Name of God” from the Hebrew Bible. The meditation album sold over 350,000 copies. James has taken that meditation and remixed it with drums and a simple breathing technique. For your benefit, two versions are included; one guided for learning and one with just the music for flying solo!

The Path of the Anchorite

Video Dialogue With James Twyman and Mirabai Starr

James welcomes into dialogue the incredible Mirabai Starr, author of many books on mysticism includingThe Showings of Julian of Norwich, the most famous anchoress in history. They discuss the path of the Anchorite, a person walled into a cell to live a life of prayer and contemplation, in some cases for the rest of their life. James is currently living in an anchorhold, literally walled inside a tiny enclosure, in Mexico for an entire year and is featured in this video discussing this decision with Mirabai.

The Prayer of St. Francis

Video Dialogue With James Twyman and Miranda Macpherson

In this bonus, James is joined by renowned spiritual teacher Miranda Macpherson for a lively discussion on the wisdom of the “Prayer of St. Francis.” The prayer begins with the words “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.” What does it mean to be an instrument of peace and how do we achieve that goal in the modern world? James and Miranda have both had a deep connection with this prayer for 20 years and now you can join them in the same exploration as they unpack its significance to them.

Daily Flowers of St. Francis

Series of 20 Short Movies From James Twyman

These 20 short movies take you into the life of St. Francis of Assisi in a way never experienced before. The lessons come from one of the first books written about Francis after his death, The Little Flowers of St. Francis. These stories about St. Francis and his first followers have inspired millions of people over the centuries. A true treasure of a biographical narrative of the life of St. Francis and the world-transforming movement that he founded.

No Love But God’s

Song From James Twyman

James Twyman recorded the song in 2015 and it is one of his personal favorites. The quote “There is no love but God’s Love” comes from A Course In Miracles. Featuring an edgier side of James as you witness him get a tattoo of the title of this song to high energy broken beats and low key vocals — and a graffiti artist paints the timeless message of “Love.”