Upbuilding discourses for dancing monks & weary pilgrims, soul tenders & wounded healers. Inspired by mystics, wisdom teachers, lived experience and the seasons. By Almut Furchert, Dr. phil., Dipl. Psych.
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Remembering the “Peace Train”
The peace train I once drew on the walls of my East German school yard.
Now I’ve been crying lately, thinkin’ about the world as it is,
Why must we go on hating? Why can’t we live in bliss?…
— Cat Stevens
Friends, October 3 is German...
Through the Mist
This is Cloister Notes, an independent letter for dancing monks and weary pilgrims and all kindred souls longing for a deeper way. Welcome new readers! I am so glad you found your way here. Here at this Cloister of our heart, we retreat inw...
Blessing for Solitude
Welcome, dear new reader. This is Cloister Notes, an independent letter for dancing monks and weary pilgrims and all kindred souls longing for a deeper way. Here at this Cloister of our heart, we retreat inward to seek solitude and communio...
Hildegard of Bingen's vision for a better world, with a dash of cardamom
“Contemplating creation on a morning stroll through the garden.” © Almut @ cloister notes.
My dear fellow pilgrim,
Thank you for being here at this cloistered space where dancing monks and weary pilgrims mingle, where we ponder the wisdom...
Midweek Blessing: On In-Between Spaces
Between shadow and light. Erfurt, Germany © 2025
Dear fellow pilgrim,
We have made it back from Germany.
Or at least, our bodies have.
I am sitting again in our little Midwestern town, unpacking suitcases, returning to school rhythms an...
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Psychologist turned philosopher turned writer. Mama, foto taker, existential midwife, transplant \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8. I write contemplations on being human for dancing monks & wounded healers, thinkers and seekers longing for a deeper way.
I am a father, husband, and academic psychologist. Taking Moral Action is the substack where I post about the psychology of moral action, and its interactions with philosophy, psychology, and current events.
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