FAQs

A WeSpace group is a collective community of practice focused on growth, healing, and transformation through intersubjective energy and love. It is a movement from spiritual practice that tends to only dwell in the space within or perhaps in the transcendent beyond, to include and even focus on the space among us.

“Two or more together with spiritual purpose and awakened consciousness elevates the level and intensity of the experience of God’s presence.”—Paul Smith

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Many on the spiritual journey today have neglected or lost both the WeSpace with God and/or Jesus and other spiritual guides – and also intimate connections with others on the same journey. The “IT” Space of reflection on ideas and mental content has often taken over, sometimes along with “I” Space of inner practice and work (often a solo affair). This may seem safer, but it is also more lonely. For instance, meditation, contemplation, and/or Centering Prayer tends to be resting in our own identification with God, sometimes in the presence of others. WeSpace practice includes that but expands to interacting with spiritual presences in awakened consciousness and with one another in ways that encourage and expand everyone’s journey.

“This process is supported through consistent welcome into the awakened, compassionate, relational field, which is the very essence of our transmission.”—Sandra Glickman & Deborah Boyar

Not exactly. They are similar to many meditation groups in that the emphasis is on practice. However, many meditations like Centering Prayer place the primary area of operation is in the causal space, even eschewing subtle or mystical manifestations. This practice certainly has value, but tends to address only the first-person face of God. In this way, many meditation practice times are solitary—even when practiced with a group.

But rather than being alone with God together, WeSpace groups are about being together with God together. The focus of the energy field of these groups is shared in the space between us, in contrast to only inside or outside us.

“This ‘higher I’ that they have discovered must have a ‘higher We’ as a correlate.”—Ken Wilber

Because the work of evolution is not a solo endeavor. However, those of us who continue on the path of growth often find ourselves lonely within the landscapes of our churches and local communities. Where are the others on the path forward into deeper spectrum of Christian love and expression? Hopefully, here.

The hope for this network is for it to be a space of connection, support, and collaboration. We hope that you might find meaningful relationships with like-hearted spiritual seekers. We hope that you might find advice, affirmation, and loving support in your spiritual journey and integral Christian endeavors. We hope that you might even find collaborators who share a common vision, embracing one another in the creative work which is our act of worship.

And because of the emphasis on practice. Forums and learning opportunities abound, but real growth happens through the application of these ideas in our lives, and through dedicated practice together and within a community that is often difficult to find.

“The only love which brings true happiness is that which is expressed in a spiritual progress effected in common.”—Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

This network is a fully inclusive community. We welcome people of all identities and self-definitions. As of now, we are primarily existing in the English-speaking world, although we are also affiliated with a German-speaking Integral Christian platform with WeSpace groups. We would also be happy to help facilitate groups in other languages as possible.

No. Our common core at the heart of what we do is coming from the Christian tradition—but an integrally-informed, evolving expression. This gives us a commonality of language and story as we share in experiencing the Divine. People who do not claim the title “Christian” are still very much welcome in this network, as we are all dancing around our conceptions, experiences, and understandings of the divine and how we live out our spirituality.

We hope to be a part of the loving evolution of the Christian tradition, helping to bring it forth further into greater love and inclusivity. But all are welcome connect in the variety of ways we offer and join WeSpace groups. Our expression of Christian spirituality is born out of the loving companionship, transforming wisdom, and guiding presence of Jesus—as well as other forms of the divine. Our communion is not separated by boundaries, but united in the heart of love and holistic, incarnational spiritual growth and development.

“We don’t need a new religion — just a more evolved version of our old one!” —Ken Wilber