I am flat out in love with the inner life, or the life of the soul, and with the Sophia Perennis (the Perennial Wisdom) – the universal truths we find burning in the center of the heart of all the world’s spiritual traditions, illuminating the paths of seekers everywhere and throughout time.
I companion people from all faith traditions, or none, who seek a deeper connection with the True Self, Absolute, Divine, Source, Ultimate Reality, the perfection of love, harmony and beauty – the One by any name or the unnameable – residing in the very core of our own being and manifesting through all creation.
Modern technology (think phones, Skype, Zoom!) allows me to work outside of the box – with people anywhere in the world, and this has been a great delight! In the inner sanctuary of the open, listening heart, there is no separation, and physical location is just a technicality that requires us each to keep our time zones straight! This knowing has grown more and more real to me as I have worked with people at a distance for many years. It is amazing how much love can grow between two hearts/souls who have never sat face to face!
My deep commitment is to be an Anam Cara – a friend to all souls seeking truth, goodness, and beauty, by means of whatever path. This is what makes my work InterSpiritual, a term coined by Brother Wayne Teasdale to reflect the idea of sharing our experience of Ultimate Reality across spiritual paths or traditions.
I am a trained Spiritual Director with over 20 years of experience and an InterSpiritual perspective. I co-founded and co-led an institute to develop InterSpiritual spiritual mentors. I have been a practitioner of Centering Prayer, a contemplative prayer form, for over 30 years, in addition to many other forms of meditative and spiritual practice. I am also a mureed in the Innayatiyya Sufi Order in the lineage of Hazrat Inayat Khan and am a happy dervish in the circle of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi Order.
To contact me, please write to me at janetquinnphd@gmail.com
I look forward to connecting with you!