 The Mystic's Way:Â
 Living Wisdom Across the Spiritual TraditionsÂ
With Mirabai Starr
“A mystic gazes through the eyes of love, and love reveals itself as the one true thing.”
— Mirabai Starr, Ordinary Mysticism
 You are invited to walk with us on The Mystic's Way.Â
The mystic's way is your way.
It is about forging a direct path to the divine, unencumbered by the forms and formulations of organized religion. You are every bit as qualified to have a direct experience of the sacred as Teresa of Avila or Rumi. Reclaim your own mystical birthright. It is available every time you plant corn or do an errand for an elderly neighbor or apologize to your partner for taking them for granted. There is the face of God, the fragrance of the Goddess, flaming forth from a child's drawing, from the hymn you sing in the bathtub, from the way the light stains the trees the color of ripe apricots just before the sun sets.
And so we go to the mystics not to elevate them to a status we could never hope to attain, but for clues about reclaiming our own mystical birthright. We read the poetry of Sufi saints and Christian monks. We sing prayers in Arabic, Hebrew, and Sanskrit. We harvest wisdom from Buddhist teachings about how to cultivate kinship with all beings, and we look to Greco-Roman myths to reflect back to us the transformational power of grief and loss. The love-longing that brims from every stanza of mystical poetry both blesses and evokes our own yearning for union.
Sure, you can walk the spiritual path all by yourself, collecting your mystical experiences in a basket and stashing them for safekeeping. Or you can dare to gather in community and walk each other home.
This is a spiritually-oriented community for those who hunger for a direct encounter with the sacred and the companions to share it with.
 What Our Community Is SayingÂ
"I felt like my spiritual journey and my life coalesced into one thing as I listened to the calls each week on all the different topics. It made me connect the dots in a true way about what is core in my experience and life as a whole. It made me stop compartmentalizing... It made me view my whole life from the spiritual lens and vice versa. I loved it."
— Ghadir M.
“While many of us feel suspicious of religious hierarchy and alienated by religious dogma, we are deeply drawn to the essence of the world’s wisdom ways, and we find tastes of that elixir in the teachings of the mystics.”
 — Mirabai Starr, Wild MercyÂ
 12 Themes Through the Spiritual TraditionsÂ
We've gathered twelve rich expeditions into the terrain of mystical wisdom. These are not a fixed curriculum to complete, but living wisdom to enter and return to as your own path unfolds. Each module weaves together teaching, the story of a mystic and an archetype, and practice to ground the wisdom in your own body and life.
Interspirituality.
Ordinary Mysticism.
Service.
Mother Earth.
Death.
Art and Creativity.
Sensual Longing.
Forgiveness.
Family.
Soul Friends.
Teachers.
Life's Calling.
You may engage the material as it meets you. Each theme remains open to revisit and deepen.
Each theme is brought to life through the stories of mystics and mythic beings from across the traditions. A few of the mystics and beings you'll encounter include:
 Mystics whose stories we'll explore:Â
Teresa of Avila, Ibn 'Arabi, Anandamayi Ma, Kabir, Chana of Ludmir, Ramakrishna, Brother Lawrence, Sri Siddhi Ma, Dorothy Day, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Jesus, St. Francis of Assisi, Hildegard of Bingen, Machig Labdrön, Julian of Norwich, Aretha Franklin, Chiyo-Ni, Mirabai, Layla & Majnun, Mary Magdalene, Etty Hillesum, Mahatma Gandhi, Malala Yousafzai, Dipa Ma, Hazrat Inayat Khan, Mary & Joseph… and more, added over time.
 Deities and archetypal beings:Â
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Sophia, Oshun, Brigid, Saraswati, Hanuman, Shakti, Shiva, Gaia, Inanna, Demeter & Persephone, Kali, Ix Chel, Ram and Sita, Shekinah, Yin and Yang, Quan Yin, Miao Shan… and more, added over time.
 What You'll ReceiveÂ
The Mystic's Way is an ongoing membership that auto-renews monthly or annually until you feel complete. As a member, you receive:
 Monthly RhythmÂ
Monthly focus on a theme with a weekly video
Each month we dive into one of our twelve themes through weekly video teachings from Mirabai, weaving together the stories of mystics and archetypal beings with contemplative reflection and writing practice.
Writing prompts
Evocative prompts to help you bring the mystics' wisdom into your own daily life and story.
Monthly Q&R with Mirabai
A monthly opportunity to bring your questions directly to Mirabai and go deeper into the teachings.
Small group sharing circles
Intimate circles where your writing is witnessed and honored by fellow travelers.
Live Gatherings
Live gatherings the last Wednesday of each month 8:30-10am Pacific with recordings available. Each gathering weaves together evocative teachings with dedicated space for community discussion on how the mystics' teachings live in your daily life. This is where the ancient and the everyday meet.
Community
A private community space to connect and muse with fellow travelers beyond social media.
Guest Speakers
An array of conversations with contemporary wisdom keepers across the traditions including author of The Black Madonna Christena Clevland, kirtan leader and teacher Nina Rao, Islamic scholar Omid Safi, an exploration of queer mysticism with author and teacher Andrew Harvey, the wisdom of women mystics in the Sikh tradition with Revolutionary Love Project founder Valarie Kaur, Zen mysticism with Rev. SeFu Anil Singh-Molares, Kabbalah wisdom with Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, and more.
“When you decide to walk the path of the mystic, the mundane shows up as miraculous, the boring becomes fascinating, and your own shortcomings turn out to be your greatest gifts.”
 — Mirabai Starr, Ordinary MysticismÂ
 Is This for You?Â
The Mystic's Way is a mystical, creative, and contemplative journey through the wisdom of the spiritual traditions. You are welcome to go at your own pace.
 Join us if:Â
- You feel drawn to the mystics but don't necessarily belong to any single tradition
- You hunger for a spirituality that honors your body, your questions, and your whole life
- You want to explore not just what the mystics believed but how their wisdom lives in you
- You are ready to stop transcending your ordinary life and start finding the sacred within it
- You long for community with others walking an interspiritual path
 This may not be a fit if:Â
- You are looking for a step-by-step program or a fixed curriculum
- You want certification or formal theological training
- You are looking for an academic course
 Your Guide: Mirabai StarrÂ
Mirabai Starr is an award-winning author, interspiritual teacher, and translator of the mystics. Her latest book, Ordinary Mysticism, invites readers to find holiness in the mess of everyday life. Through decades of spiritual practice and the transformative experience of profound loss, she has discovered that our most shattering experiences can become portals to the divine, the teachings of historic mystics and deities can be portals to the divine and that our own stories, however ordinary they may seem, carry medicine for both ourselves and the world. She is the author of Wild Mercy and Caravan of No Despair, and her acclaimed translations include Teresa of Avila, St John of the Cross, Julian of Norwich and more. For twenty years, Mirabai taught Philosophy and World Religions at the University of New Mexico, bringing the wisdom of the mystics into the classroom and beyond.
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 Monthly MembershipÂ
$59/month
$49 a month Special founding rate
 Annual MembershipÂ
$399/year (best value)
$333 Special Founding Rate
$27.75 per month
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Doors Close August 30th
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 What Wild Heart Travelers Are SayingÂ
"When we gather together in community, I feel the power of the Presence moving through us: I am not alone and I am not helpless in the face of the current multiple layers of crisis. I deeply appreciate being together as a community of spiritual learners, pilgrims, leaders, activists, and creatives."
— Wendy B.
"It has helped me establish a strong daily practice that feels true to me, allowing me to connect authentically and ease my nervous system for the day."
— Michala T.
"I absolutely recommend this for all women and men seeking deeper commitment to living the Sacred Life, every day, in the ordinary moments of every day, among the ordinary people encountered every day... I am so very grateful to be part of this community. It has taken me so long to find such a one."
— Lee P.
The Mystic's Way is a spiritually-oriented membership community for those seeking a sanctuary for the soul.
“See if the God of Love shows up when you fire all the other gods.”