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  • Nights of Grief & Mystery 2023 Tour: Hobart, Tasmania

    Theatre Royal Studio Theatre The Hedberg, Cnr Campbell and Collins Streets, Nipaluna/Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

    The current appetite is for either distraction or distress. These two seem to be in neither business. Tickets now available via THEATRE ROYAL STUDIO THEATRE SITE Facebook event link A Night of Grief & Mystery combines stories and observations by author/culture activist Stephen Jenkinson, drawn from his decades of work in palliative care, with original […]

  • Nights of Grief & Mystery 2023 Tour: Orange, Australia

    Orange Civic Theatre 135 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    The current appetite is for either distraction or distress. These two seem to be in neither business. BUY TICKET HERE You are being redirected to the Ticketex site for Orange Civic Theatre EARLY BIRD available until Oct 3rd. NOTE: the group pricing will only be available by calling the Box Office on (02) 6393 8111. A […]

  • Nights of Grief & Mystery 2023 Tour: Night 1 in Sydney, Australia

    The Vanguard 42 King Street, Newtown (Sydney), New South Wales, Australia

    SOLD OUT Night 1 (Nov 5) and JUST ADDED - Night 2 (Nov 6th) The current appetite is for either distraction or distress. These two seem to be in neither business. You are being directed to The Vanguard's ticketing platform Moshtix - BUY TICKET WOW there's a dinner option available too! starts at 6pm Showtime: […]

  • Nights of Grief & Mystery 2023 Tour: Night 2 in Sydney, Australia

    The Vanguard 42 King Street, Newtown (Sydney), New South Wales, Australia

    Night 1 (Nov 5th) sold out The current appetite is for either distraction or distress. These two seem to be in neither business. NIGHT 2 - you are being directed to The Vanguard's ticketing platform Moshtix - BUY TICKET WOW there's a dinner option available too! 6pm Showtime is 7:30pm-9:30pm - no interval Facebook event […]

  • Reckoning Maui: Crisis, Redemption and Ceremony when the Rough Gods Come Round

    Maui, Hawaii HI, United States

    Reckoning Maui: Crisis, Redemption and Ceremony when the Rough Gods Come Round with Stephen Jenkinson and Kimberly Ann Johnson NOVEMBER 10–12, 2023  |   HA’IKŪ, MAUI A crisis is a time for reckoning. That's what a ceremony of learning is: a figuring of the (un)likelies, a choreography for wisdom sorrow. We have to make up […]

  • Nights of Grief & Mystery 2023 Tour: Toronto, Ontario

    Paradise on Bloor 1006c Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    The current appetite is for either distraction or distress. These two seem to be in neither business. Facebook event link A Night of Grief & Mystery combines stories and observations by author/culture activist Stephen Jenkinson, drawn from his decades of work in palliative care, with original songs/sonics by recording artist Gregory Hoskins. These two Canadian […]

  • Calling All Men Summit

    online - live virtual conference

    I was gathered into something that came to be called 'men's work' in the 1980's. I came to know a number of the luminaries in that work over the years, and now have lived long enough to see those ranks thinned out by death and infirmity. The men stepping forward in their stead do so […]

  • A Cry From the Future: ONLINE GLOBAL SUMMIT WATER, Embracing Sacred Grief & Awe

    online - live virtual conference

    IF FUTURE GENERATIONS COULD. . . send their guidance back in time, what would they tell us? Join us for a free online gathering with a diverse cast of visionary artists, activists, and wisdom-keepers to find out.     FEB 10-14 2024 ONLINE GLOBAL SUMMIT The Summit is a 5 Day Online Gathering that will […]

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  • Forgotten Pillars – 5 Online Live-Streamed Sunday sessions

    online - live virtual conference

    “Matrimony is an act of cultural memory.” Years ago I stumbled on a kind of secret hiding in plain view: I could strain at the bit forever trying to invent or discover something new, or I might do something else with what happens more or less every day. I might treasure the commonplace. I was inspired by yoga. I figure the […]

  • Forgotten Pillars – 5 Online Live-Streamed Sunday sessions

    online - live virtual conference

    “Matrimony is an act of cultural memory.” Years ago I stumbled on a kind of secret hiding in plain view: I could strain at the bit forever trying to invent or discover something new, or I might do something else with what happens more or less every day. I might treasure the commonplace. I was inspired by yoga. I figure the […]

  • Forgotten Pillars – 5 Online Live-Streamed Sunday sessions

    online - live virtual conference

    “Matrimony is an act of cultural memory.” Years ago I stumbled on a kind of secret hiding in plain view: I could strain at the bit forever trying to invent or discover something new, or I might do something else with what happens more or less every day. I might treasure the commonplace. I was inspired by yoga. I figure the […]

  • Forgotten Pillars – 5 Online Live-Streamed Sunday sessions

    online - live virtual conference

    “Matrimony is an act of cultural memory.” Years ago I stumbled on a kind of secret hiding in plain view: I could strain at the bit forever trying to invent or discover something new, or I might do something else with what happens more or less every day. I might treasure the commonplace. I was inspired by yoga. I figure the […]

  • The Beginning of Ending by Stephen Jenkinson – SOLD OUT

    Trefacwn Country House Saint David's, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom

    JUNE 9-12th, 2024  |   LLANRHIAN, WALES - UK.  |    LIVE, IN-PERSON EVENT (SOLD OUT) Might you be interested in joining Stephen Jenkinson & Dr Martin Shaw in Totnes - June 14th. Event details here. A certain reversal of fortune has found me, wrenched my plans for myself out of symmetry. It's medical, with […]

  • Prayer: An evening with Stephen Jenkinson and Dr. Martin Shaw – LAST TICKETS AVAILABLE

    St Mary's Church 9 High St, Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom

    New Date: SATURDAY JUNE 15th, 2024  TOTNES, DEVON - UK (doors open 6:30pm - START 7pm-8:30pm) LAST REMAINING TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE Once tickets are sold out, there may be some for sale or gift on the Orphan Wisdom Facebook Page, or for sale from those who can no longer join here. Prayer: It's not all […]

  • A Handful of Endings at Orphan Wisdom by Stephen Jenkinson – WAITLIST FULL

    Orphan Wisdom Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada

    Thank you to all who expressed interest.  Please note the event and waitlist are full. When someone tells you news that he/she has told five hundred before you, it comes across as barely news. It's rote, and it's your turn, and that's it. Part of the disease-brief protocol I was told: "There'll be good days, […]

  • Forgotten Pillars – Online Series – On Sale Until Aug 22nd

    online

    A 5 Part Series Exploring: Patrimony, Matrimony, Kinship, Ancestors & Ceremony Access the Forgotten Pillars Series Here   Are you thinking of getting married and don’t know where to start? Maybe you don’t have a religion or family tradition or cultural mooring…and are seeking something more than what you’ve seen. Are you tired of the […]

  • Never Land / Sever Land

    Online Audio

    Never Land/Sever Land is a live audio series between Kimberly Ann Johnson and Stephen Jenkinson engaging his new work NeverLand: Agriculture, Culture and the Striving for Belonging. These are unscripted, realtime encounters with work that is still sprouting from seed. There is ritual to be had and found in joining hundreds around the world for […]

  • Becoming the Medicine – Online Summit

    online - live virtual conference

    Becoming The Medicine is more than just a summit – it’s an invitation to embark on a deep, transformative journey, one that reaches the very core of who you are. Over four powerful days (Nov 7th-11th), through storytellingand skill-sharing, we explore themes crafted to deepen your experience of living your own medicine. Through a weaving […]

  • Only the Living Die: A Year of Reckoning

    Joshua Tree Retreat Center 59700 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, California

     A 2-Day Gathering Exploring: Grief, Dying, and the Great Love of Life in Joshua Tree, CA with Stephen Jenkinson & Kimberly Ann Johnson.  SOLD OUT Learn More Here Only the Living Die: A Year of Reckoning will take place at the breathtaking Joshua Retreat Center on March 7 and 8.   Stephen Jenkinson: Stephen is […]

  • Sanity & Soul: Die Wise, Ten Years On – 6 part online event

    Orphan Wisdom - Online Event

    Thank you to all who came to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of ‘Die Wise, A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul’. We are so thrilled by how things went, the generosity, the compassion spilled, the engagement, the event is no longer available. Thank you.   “Dying wise is a moral obligation. Dying well is not […]

  • The Fury of the Saints: Poetry and Trouble

    Orphan Wisdom - Online Event

    The Fury of the Saints: Poetry and Trouble Stephen Jenkinson and Guests A live encounter with the poet's calling, with poetry's moral, alchemical force. May 24th - 25th Live In-Person in Victoria, BC (Sold Out) & Online Livestream Encounter Join Us The Orphan Wisdom School is stabled for now. But the scholar's mind is kicking […]

  • Birth and Death Among Us

    St Barnabas Church 50 Cardigan Street, Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

    A Reckoning: Birth and Death Among Us Stephen Jenkinson and Kimberly Ann Johnson Stephen Jenkinson's only UK appearance in 2025 Tuesday, June 24 · 7:30pm - 9:30pm Doors open at 7pm   Join Us   The meetings between Stephen Jenkinson and Kimberly Ann Johnson have been characterized by an abiding, urgent concern for the world […]

  • Orphan Wisdom Sessions

    Mattias Olsson interviews Stephen Jenkinson Orphan Wisdom Sessions You can still sign up and receive the recording from July 20th, plus receive access to view: Mix Tape #1: Mystery/ Religion/ Jesus   The live interview event plus all three Mix Tapes are available here:   Scriptorium Lineage Membership The Scriptorium is an online platform that […]

  • Orphan Wisdom Sessions

    Mattias Olsson interviews Stephen Jenkinson Orphan Wisdom Sessions Mix Tape Trilogy There are two ways, or do both, to see all three of the Mix Tapes Trilogy plus the live zoom interview from July 20th:   Scriptorium Lineage Membership The Scriptorium is an online platform that houses Stephen Jenkinson's collected works in a Library, and […]

  • Matrimony – Online Book Launch

    Matrimony A Book Launch Event with Stephen Jenkinson and Kimberly Ann Johnson Tuesday Aug 10, 12 noon ET (90 mins) Online Livestream Event More Details Here   "Matrimony is the workings of alchemy upon the solitary, sufficient human heart. It isn’t the affirmation of human affection. It is the redemption of that affection, recasting it […]

  • Matrimony: Ritual, Culture, and the Heart’s Work

    Banyen Books and Sound 3608 W 4th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Banyen Books Event: Free Livestream Discussion with Stephen Jenkinson Wednesday Sep 10, 12 noon PT (60 mins) Livestream online event Join Us Join Stephen Jenkinson—author of the award-winning Die Wise, creator of the Orphan Wisdom School, and a renowned teacher of grief, culture, and elderhood—for a searching discussion of his provocative new book, Matrimony: Ritual, Culture, […]

  • To Mother and Father Culture – Village Making and Ritual in a Me-First, AI World

    The Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy The Old Palace, Rose Place, St Aldate's, Oxford, United Kingdom

    To Mother and Father Culture: Village Making and Ritual in a Me-First, AI World A 2-Day Reckoning Live with Stephen Jenkinson & Kimberly Ann Johnson in Oxford, UK September 15 & 16, 2025     What becomes of us when sovereignty is the prize, autonomy the moral code, and AI is a stand-in for critical […]

  • The Scriptorium – Ribbon Cutting: Free Online Event

    The creation of The Scriptorium ~ Echos of an Orphan Wisdom marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the Orphan Wisdom School. After one and a half years of planning, sorting and curating transcriptions we are ready to make our ribbon-cutting announcement. The Scriptorium Library opens to Lineage Members on Monday, September 15th, 2025. […]

  • A Glimpse Into Matrimony – Stephen Jenkinson – Online

    East West Books Event: Livestream Discussion with Stephen Jenkinson Sunday Oct 12, 11am PT (90 mins) Livestream online event Join Us "Birth is iffy. Rites of passage are iffy. Death is iffy. They're not iffy in their necessity, their belonging in the world. They're iffy in their outcome, their success. Matrimony is iffy, in all […]

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