Starts Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Meets every other Tuesday from 11:00-12:30pm EDT

This class unveils the realms of imagination, intuition, love, detachment, and healing, guiding you to develop a greater understanding of the Western Spiritual Traditions as well as world spiritual literature to enhance your personal spiritual practice. This semester’s curriculum continues to explore the three tiers of this path of transformation: De-habituating (purification), Intuition (illumination), and Love (Union of Will, feelings and thoughts with the Divine). Each week, imagery exercises are included to reinforce the concepts explored in our readings and discussions.

Possible reading selections for this semester include:

• Life’s Word
• The Taste of Hidden Things: Images of The Sufi Path by Sara Sviri
• Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind by Nancy Kline
• Happiness Beyond Thought: A Practical Guide to Awakening by Gary Weber
• Meditations on The Tarot: Justice
• Chance The Hidden Lord: The Amazing Scroll of Esther by Friedrich Weinreb
• Selections from Jewish Kabbalistic sources:
  • Daniel Matt
  • Melila Hellner-Esched
• Additional texts based on student interests

“The body of work is so rich that it’s a vibrant journey each time I explore it.” — A.R., GEMS Student

Instructor: Rachel Epstein, LAc, JD
Location: This remote course will meet via Zoom with recordings available to review any missed sessions.
Tuition: $565 (Due Sep. 9, 2025)
Schedule: Every other Tuesday from 11:00-12:30pm starting Sep. 9 2025
Meets 2025: Sep. 9, Sep. 30, Oct. 28, Nov. 11, Nov. 25, Dec. 9
2026: Jan. 6, Jan. 20, Feb. 3