>> The sacred spark of Love is present in the ordinary stretches of your days and can be truly transformative as you tune into it more and more. Come on a creative adventure to hone your eyes, ears and hearts to the sacred spark within your circumstances by creating a personalized prayer book. Experience a profound shift in the hours of your day as you integrate the power and play of creative practice.
>> As you make room to create your (Prayer) Book of Hours, you’ll enter into a sacred space of reflection and connection. The book consists of twelve page spreads along with a front and back cover. The creative practice is flexible, allowing you to engage with the videos on your own time and schedule. Each week, you’ll receive content for three different “hours” of the day to guide your prayer book creation. Each “hour” includes an opening poem, as well as video and written prompts to inspire and support you in crafting your book spread.
>> Each “hour” is designed to be approached at a thoughtful and unhurried pace, using a pencil, black permanent marker and any color of your choice. Engaging with reflective questions, indulging in creative drawings, and bringing each page to fresh illumination are integral parts of the experience. The completion of each week comes with a practice for further engagement and a blessing. Previous participants have mentioned that they typically devoted one to two hours per week in total to complete the three spreads.
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Within the monastic tradition, monks pause seven times through the day to re-member Divine Love. Each of these pauses invite a return to prayer and a recognition that there is One who holds us through the many moods of the day. These mindful pauses support the monks to return to the present moment and receive the grace and love of the Divine. The monks model for us a way to engage hospitality, trust and pilgrimage for our every day journey.
The Book of Hours is a devotional prayer book that is used as a companion for the day. It had its’ beginning in medieval times and often included psalms, hymns, antiphons and readings that accompany different times of the day. Often, the Book of Hours is illuminated with beautiful artistic visuals that accompany the words.
What would it look like for you and I,
in our modern day lives,
to return again and again
to the sacred ground of love and peace
with a personal blessing book by our side?
To create a personal vision of prayer?
When you create your Book of Hours, you enter into a process that is a casual, accessible and playful experience. As you move through each lesson, your prayer book will become illuminated by your personal reflection, color and mark making. This experience is less historical, more intuitive!
LOVE IS ALL AROUND
By tending the hours of your day with creative practice, you will gain awareness of the tiny, sacred moments that are within and around you.
PLAY NOT PERFECTION
Release the notion that this process is for “artists.” This is open to anyone on the spirited path to nourish your creative verve. With a focus on play, not perfection, you can simply BE in the moment and enjoy each “hour”!
BE WITNESSED WITH LOVE
Receive entrance into the Hidden Hearth Community where you are able to share your art and words and be witnessed in kindness and love.
CREATE A PERSONAL
PRAYER BOOK OF HOURS
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A six-Week at-your-pace Video Course
TO AWAKEN THE SACRED
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BRING PAUSE & MEANING
TO THE HOURS OF YOUR DAY
Simple materials are needed to create with Prayer Squares:
• a 9”x12” Mixed Media Sketchbook, like this
• a pencil
• a black permanent marker
• watercolors & brushes
• A small hole punch
• Your favorite color thread
• Acrylic Gold Paint
Over five weeks, you’ll receive 14 videos (total);
each video is in the 20 minute range.
Each week, you receive:
A Welcome Email for the Hours
Three or Four 20-minute Videos
+ Written inspiration and instruction
Invitation to post in the community space
Upon completion,
you’ll have created a front and back cover
plus twelve pages that bind together
to create your Book of Hours (finished size is 4.5”x6”).
This course remains accessible to you
to revisit when you’d like to create another book.
When you sign up, you receive immediate access to the Welcome
PLUS a set up video for your pages
and the video to create your opening portal page
WEEK ONE: Blessing the journey & the morning hours
6 AM: PRAISE
8AM: BLESSING
10AM: MEDICINE
WEEK TWO: The mid-day hours
Noon: NURTURE
2PM: SACRED SPACE
4PM: HONOR CHANGE
WEEK THREE: A pause to catch your breath
Create your Front & Back Covers
WEEK FOUR: The evening hours
6PM: FORGIVENESS
8PM: TRANSITION
10PM: DAILY EXAMEN
Week FIVE: The night hours & closing blessing
MIDNIGHT: DREAMS
2AM: WAITING
4AM: STIRRING
CREATE A PERSONAL
PRAYER BOOK OF HOURS
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AWAKEN THE SACRED
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BRING PAUSE & MEANING
TO THE HOURS OF YOUR DAY