Angels, Saints, and Ancestors
as Spiritual Companions
and Guides
Learn how to call on the support of the beings beyond the veil including angels, saints, and ancestors.
Presenters
Christine Valters Painter
Rev. Simon Ruth de Voil
Dates
Fridays, November 3, 10, 17
10:30am – 12:30pm PacificÂ
1:30 – 3:30pm EasternÂ
(due to DST November 3rd will be 5:30-7:30 pm Ireland/UK time and on November 10 and 17 will be 6:30-8:30 pm Ireland/UK time.)
Duration
6 hours (total)
Webinar will be recorded.
November is a time in the Celtic and Christian calendars when the veil between worlds is said to be very thin. This is the season when those spiritual beings who dwell in what the Celts called the Otherworld are more accessible to us. These beings include angels, saints, and our ancestors who support and inspire us throughout our lives when we learn how to connect and attune to them in various ways.
These sacred beings pave the way for our journey toward communion with divine Love, even as we pass through a world rife with struggle, discord, and violence. They offer protection, guidance, healing, and wisdom and can offer profound support for our service to others. They speak the language of intuition, ritual, dreamtime, and synchronicity.
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In this webinar series, Christine will help us open up our spiritual imagination to encounter these sacred presences, nourishing our capacity to become everyday mystics, and receive blessings on our life path.
As spiritual companions and guides for others, we can richly benefit from being well resourced and supported in our presence to our clients.
By cultivating our loving attention and reverence for these beings, we become transformed and grow into the kinds of ancestors who nurture Love’s presence in the world.
What to Expect
Three rich sessions with teaching, meditation, poetry, and creative exploration from Christine and music from Simon, along with opportunities for questions and interaction.
Session One: Archangels and Guardian Angels
 We find reverence for the presence of angels in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will explore some ways these presences have shown up in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures as well as ways to bring this support into our daily lives and practice.
Session Two: Saints as the Wise and Well Ones
Saints (both official and unofficial) are those human beings who have passed over the veil and are wise and well, having lived a life of deepening communion with the divine. We will listen for the saints who guide and inspire us and discover a patron saint for our spiritual companioning practice.
Session Three: The Blessings of Our Ancestors
We have ancestors of blood and bone, as well as calling, spiritual lineage, and the landscapes we inhabit. We will explore how we can receive these blessings more intentionally and become the ancestors we want to be.
- Participants from all spiritual traditions and orientations are welcome in this webinar series as are those with all levels of spiritual experience.
- All sessions will be recorded and be viewable for at least 12 months after the last session goes live.
When
The webinar series will run 4 consecutive Fridays: November 3, 10, and 17, 10:30am Seattle/Los Angeles, 12:30pm Chicago, 1:30 PM Eastern (Due to DST November 3rd will be 5:30-7:30 pm Ireland/UK time and on November 10 and 17 will be 6:30-8:30 pm Ireland/UK time.)
Find your own local time here.
Each session is recorded so you can watch at your convenience.Â
Presenters
Christine Valters Painter
Christine Valters Paintner is a Benedictine oblate and the online Abbess at AbbeyoftheArts.com, a virtual monastery integrating contemplative practice and creative expression. She is a poet and the author of over 20 books on the spiritual life including three collections of poems and her most recent book, The Love of Thousands: How Angels, Saints, and Ancestors Walk With Us Toward Holiness. Christine lives on the wild edges of Ireland with her husband, John, where they lead online retreats and programs for a global ecumenical community of dancing monks.
Rev. Simon Ruth de Voil
Simon recently facilitated the Deep Calls Unto Deep webinar, is an ordained interfaith/interspiritual minister, trained to be a sacred presence outside the conventions of traditional religion. As a sacred musician, spiritual mentor and worship leader he incorporates chant, ritual, poetry, storytelling, and mindful practice to create a space for profound connection and sacred witness. Simon provides music for worship, ceremony, and prayer in a wide variety of churches and non-religious spiritual communities. He particularly loves to create music for meditation, healing services, and rites of passage.
Additional Information
- Participants from all spiritual traditions and orientations are welcome in this webinar series as are those with all levels of spiritual experience.
- Each session will run approximately 120 minutes. We understand that the timing of the seminar will not be convenient in every time zone on the planet. For those who have trouble making this time, a recorded copy of each session will be made available to all those who sign up.
- CEU credits are available for all those who participate. SDI will provide a certificate of completion for self-reporting to agencies. More information can be found here: continuing education units (CEUs).
- Scholarships are available for those facing financial hardship. Please apply here.
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