Overview of Lorian Education

The goal of all our programs is to enable individuals of vision and determination to meet the challenge of contemporary issues by gaining an understanding of their own generative and spiritual nature and the skills to apply that understanding.  In keeping with an incarnational perspective, our classes honor being part of the earth and the integrity and spiritual power of our personal selves.  Our intent is to enhance life, freedom and the capacity within each of us to create joy and abundance. The tool for this work that we offer is Incarnational Spirituality, but the spirit and blessing that make it possible come from you.

Self-Study Modules

The foundation of our educational outreach is a series of self-study modules.   These modules allow an individual to explore Incarnational Spirituality at his or her own pace and leisure, following the specific interests he or she may have. While the modules are all interrelated and some follow logically on from others in a sequence, each module stands on its own and may be studied in any order a person desires. 

To see the self-study modules currently available, click the Self-Study Modules menu item.

Online Classes and Integrative Forums

Online classes offer an opportunity to join a teacher and other students in going deeper into Incarnational Spirituality outside of the material provided in the self-study modules.  One or more of the self-study modules may be recommended as a foundation for the material in such a class.

Integrative Forums are held regularly to complement specific self-study modules. The forums offer one month of interaction and integration via written questions, and a weekly live presentation and Q&A session with David Spangler or another Lorian teacher around the material.  This is also an opportunity to meet with others online and dialogue with students studying the same modules.  Click the Calendar to find out what forums are currently being scheduled.

Classes and Integrative Forums are also announced on the What’s New page and the Class Registration page.  Or you may join our mailing list and receive regular email notices when a new class or forum is being offered.

Downloadable E-Documents

Forums and online classes often contain material that we wish to share with a larger audience in a different format. Transcripts of such events, containing limited editing, may be available for purchase as a downloadable "E-Document" for sale from the Bookstore.

Survey Courses

Survey courses are short overviews of a particular subject important to Incarnational Spirituality. Click Survey Courses in the menu to see a current list of options.

Path of the Chalice: The Incarnational Way.

The premise of the Path of the Chalice program—and of Incarnational Spirituality itself—is that new capacities of the self are emerging in our time. We understand this as the development of a new “subtle body” or field of consciousness, within humanity, one that is capable of engaging in a partnership ecology with the world and with spiritual forces. It consists of two parts:

• Part I - The Path of the Grail is a two month, online, integrative mentoring program for deepening one's understanding of the material in the four core “Self” study modules. These four modules, or their equivalent, are prerequisites to this class. They are: The Incarnational Way, Living Whole, Subtle Worlds, and Subtle Activism.
• Part II - Path of the Planet, is a five day face-to-face intensive focusing on practice and application of these incarnational principles toward service in the world. The prerequisite for Part II is Path of the Grail.

The Path of the Chalice covers such topics as subtle awareness, the nature of the subtle worlds, engaging and partnering with spiritual Beings and forces, and the creation of new patterns of subtle energy—a “grail”—within ourselves.

Both Parts I and II require engagement with the incarnational study material and are designed to foster integration of the material and to encourage its application within our lives. The Path of the Chalice builds a core understanding of “self,” skills in awareness and relationship with the physical and subtle ecologies of life, and strengthens an individual’s capacity for service in their world at local and global levels.

Masters in Contemporary Spirituality

Those who take the Path of the Chalice program may also apply to earn a Masters Degree in Contemporary Spirituality. This involves the writing of a thesis based on a personal project demonstrating mastery of the ideas and principles involved in Incarnational Spirituality. The purpose of the degree program is to help empower an individual in their service as an agent of wholeness in the world. Please click here to download a copy of the current catalog and application form.

Living Text

Incarnational Spirituality is an evolving system of ideas and practices.  Everyone who participates may add to the collective body of knowledge about this approach; in addition, David Spangler and others maintain an ongoing research effort in collaboration with the spiritual worlds to continually deepen our knowledge in this area. In a way, the self-study modules and the classes represent research reports outlining the current state of our understanding.  But this knowledge and understanding are evolving.  For this reason we treat the material in the self-study modules and classes as living texts, subject to change and growth as new information is developed.  The online environment gives us a unique opportunity to update this material and keep it fresh and alive.  The Whats New page on our website will carry announcements when new or revised material is available.

The objective of our education is not to teach you a "truth" but to provide an environment in which you discover and unfold the truth of your own unique, evolving spiritual nature in relationship to the wholeness of the world.  Incarnational spirituality is not a philosophy to learn as much as it is a practice and a set of tools enabling you to express the generative and loving nature of your own spirit in your own individual way.

Survey Courses

As the name implies Survey Courses are short overviews of a particular subject important to Incarnational Spirituality. They provide a way to gain a quick understanding of the concepts involved. You get them online.

Most courses (not all, see details listed) include:

• one or more audio recordings by David Spangler - about an hour long, and
• An E-Document (PDF file) of 8-10 pages on the subject

NOTE: When you complete the payment process, click the link to return to Lorian Association to immediately see your Survey Course. In addition, within a day or two, you will receive the link to the module via email to give you access to the same page containing full navigation to these resources. Alternately you can email us at lorianeducation@msn.com to register.

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Survey Course	Description
The Incarnational Way - Survey Course To access the survey course, click here.	This FREE survey course contains a 16-page e-document entitled, Incarnational Spirituality, A Short Introduction by David Spangler, two audio recordings entitled Incarnational Way, 1A and 1B, and 2 charts illustrating some of the concepts introduced. To access the survey course, click here.
Subtle Activism Kit - Survey Course To access the survey course at no cost,click here.	This FREE survey course contains a 16-page e-document entitled, Subtle Activismby David Spangler, three audio recordings entitled Subtle Activism Commentary, Blessing Exercise, and World Work Oil Spill.
Subtle Awareness - Survey Course Cost is $15	We live our lives in the midst of an invisible world of energies and presence. We are not totally unaware of it; it impinges on us in many subtle ways. But for the most part it goes unnoticed and unremarked. Yet within it are resources of creativity, insight, healing, and partnership with life around us. With this survey course you will receive: An e-document entitled The Four Faces of Home by David Spangler Two audio recordings entitled Subtle Perception, 2A and 2B Six charts illustrating some of the concepts introduced in the material
Subtle Energy Health and Safety - Survey Course Cost is $15	This survey course consists of an e-document by David Spangler entitled, Subtle Hygiene and one audio recording entitled, Energy Hygiene Introduction also by David Spangler.
Partering with Unseen Allies - Survey Course Cost is $15	This survey course consists of two audio recordings entitled, Partering with Allies by David Spangler, and six charts illustrating the concepts introduced in the audio recordings.
Subtle Activism - Survey Course Cost is $15	With this survey course you will receive: An e-document entitled Energy Activism by David Spangler Two audio recordings entitled Subtle Activism, 5A and 5B Four charts illustrating some of the concepts introduced in the material
Manifestation - Survey Course Cost is $15	When you purchase this survey course, you will get two audio recordings, entitled Manifestation, A and B. These recordings are from an introductory talk given by David Spangler to an IONS gathering in Sacramento, CA in December 2007. Books and Card Deck can be purchased through the Bookstore.

Integrative Forums

Lorian Integrative Forums complement the self-study modules, providing an opportunity to interact live with David Spangler and other members of the Lorian Faculty. If you have purchased one or more of the following self-study modules, you can enroll in the appropriate Forum:

Self-study modules for The Incarnational Way Forum

• The Incarnational Way
• Living Whole

Self-study modules for the Subtle Worlds Forum

• Subtle Awareness
• Energy Hygiene
• Subtle Worlds

The Integrative Forums provide two opportunities to further your understanding of the material:

1. An online space is provided for a module for one month. During this month, students of the appropriate self-study module can post questions and comments that arise during study. Suggestions and additional resources may be offered to help you integrate and apply the material.
2. The collection of online comments and questions by Forum students are used as background material for a series of live talks by David Spangler tailored exclusively for participants in the Forum. These are presented following weeks 2 through 4. At the end of these three approximately one-hour talks, students will have a chance to respond to David’s presentation and ask additional questions. The talks will be recorded and posted for future reference by the forum participants.

These Forums offer:

• A chance to bring your questions about the study material directly to the author
• An opportunity to learn with others who are exploring these new frontiers in spirituality
• Individual attention to your unique interest and application of the principles

Check the Calendar for the next scheduled forum.
The cost for the one month Integrative Forum is $195.

Click here to register for an Integrative Forum (Look for ID="IF").

The Path of the Chalice

The Path of the Chalice programs are the core teachings of Incarnational Spirituality. There are two parts to the overall program. The parts integrate the material from the four study modules: The Incarnational Way, Living Whole, Subtle Worlds, and Subtle Activism. Participants are expected to have familiarity with these studies or be currently studying them.

Part I – Path of the Grail:

This two-month online dialogue includes daily interaction and mentoring with David Spangler. This class contains text and exercises that complements and expands the prerequisite study modules listed above. It focuses on blessing and practical service in the world. It encourages a revisioning of the nature of the “self:” who we are as human beings, personalities, and manifestations of sacredness. It draws upon dialogue, question and answer, video conferencing, integration sessions as well as journal reporting.

This program is a pre-requisite course for the The Path of the Planet and the Masters of Contemporary Spirituality degree program. This class is held twice a year.

To see the current schedule and register, see the Calendar.
Cost is $595.

Click here to register for Path of the Grail (Look for ID= "POC")

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Part II – Path of the Planet

The Path of the Planet is a five-day intensive held in the Seattle, Washington area. It brings together the concepts explored in the Path of the Grail around the self, relationships, the planet, and spirit. In these five days of practice to integrate these components, we will learn how to apply the principles to become agents of change, bringing wholeness and coherency into our lives, and serving the world more effectively.  It offers the opportunity to practice and apply the incarnational principles through a deepening awareness of subtle energies to effect one’s subtle environment in positive and beneficial ways.  It consists of three major study areas:

• The Art of Manifestation, Shaping the subtle energies and probabilities of one’s life; this includes learning to work with the Incarnational Card Deck .
• The Art of Blessing, Holding a field of grace and freedom as an act of gifting and love
• Being an Incarnational Agent, Developing the awareness and intentionality of serving the incarnational process in others, in society, and in the natural world.

Part II is offered once each summer. Check the Calendar for a schedule.
Cost is S595

Click here to register for the Path of the Planet.(Look for ID= "PotC")

Note that the Path of the Chalice programs are prerequisites for those pursuing the MCS degree with Lorian.

Engaging Incarnational Spirituality

How can you enter this stream of teaching? Here are several suggestions on how you might choose to interact with the material depending on your life situation.

1. Read the articles and booklets available free on this website.

2. Sign up for our mailing list, which includes Lorian’s free e-newsletter and David Spangler’s monthly essay, “David’s Desk.”

3. Download the free or inexpensive Survey Courses to learn some introductory concepts of the deeper trainings offered.

4. Engage in a program of self-study using the Self-Study Modules. Click here.

5. Investigate one of Lorian's other educational offerings. Lorian sponsors online classes, face-to-face talks, workshops and forums around specific themes or books.

6. Explore Lorian's advanced training and longer-term programs in the Path of the Chalice leading to certifications or a Masters Degree in Contemporary Spirituality (MCS).

7. Sponsor a Lorian workshop, talk or study group in your area. Please contact us for further information.

8.  Contact us for further information:  email info@lorian.org, call (425) 374-7069, or write:

The Lorian Association
P.O. Box 1368
Issaquah, WA 98027