Writing Your Sacred Story: The Practice of Spiritual Memoir

Course description

This class provides an opportunity for writers at all levels, from beginners to experienced wordsmiths, to engage in the practice of spiritual memoir. Through writing exercises, reading from well-known works of spiritual memoir, and group dialogue we will explore how the ordinary experiences of our lives—triumphs, trials, confusions, longings, and so-called mistakes—are part of the patterned fabric of a sacred story. Every spiritual memoir reaches into mystery using the material of the past and present to gain a deeper understanding of the mythic dimensions of our existence.

Using a variety of writing prompts and activities for reflection, and beginning with the practice of beginner's mind as a point of departure for writing, each week we will explore a separate strand of the fabric of our life story.