Presence and Holy Wisdom – Sacred Sense

by Neil Douglas-Klotz | Mar 2, 2015 | News from Neil

Dear Friends, Here is an hour-long interview with Janet Conner from her show on Unity Radio last week. In it, I offer two body prayers and some commentary on her theme of the month: Sacred Presence. As you might expect, Holy Wisdom – Hokhmah- plays a large role...

End of Year Greetings and News from Neil

by Neil Douglas-Klotz | Dec 31, 2014 | News from Neil

Dear Friends of Abwoon, Greetings and blessings from Scotland, where Natalia and I again find ourselves at home preparing for today’s Hogmanay (New Year’s Eve). The light has begun to lengthen again, and although the weather has turned cold, we don’t...

About the Religious Minorities in Northern Iraq… and a possible way forward from a Sufi colleague

by Neil Douglas-Klotz | Aug 14, 2014 | News from Neil

I come to expect it about twice a year. Usually around Christmas or Easter, someone will forward an article from a European or American news source to the effect that “Look! We’ve found Christians speaking Jesus’ original language in a small village in Syria! How...

On the Passing of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi

by Neil Douglas-Klotz | Jul 11, 2014 | News from Neil

Dear Friends, Some of you may have heard of the passing of Rabbi Zalman Schachter last week. Rabbi Zalman, for those who may not know him, was the founder of Jewish Renewal and one of the most influential spiritual figures of our time. He strongly encouraged me during...

On Looking the “Other Way”: A Report from South Africa

by Neil Douglas-Klotz | Mar 22, 2014 | News from Neil

In relation to one of my translations of the first verse of Genesis, I often find myself quoting the insight of quantum physics that light can be seen as either a wave or a particle, depending on whether someone observes a particular phenomena or not. This is called...

Hearing the Voices of Desert Wisdom – New Podcast Posted

by Neil Douglas-Klotz | Feb 8, 2014 | News from Neil

Dear Friends, I am preparing to return to South Africa in early March for the annual conference of Academy of Self Knowledge (see the Workshops calendar for my schedule). Together with Natalia, I have enjoyed sharing some of the work at two previous conferences in...