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The First Year at Sacred Journey Interfaith Seminary sets the foundation of study and includes both the traditional and mystical aspects of different religions/traditions/faith practices through a lens  of wisdom, ritual, energy and reflection.  

The seminarian is exposed to the  major tenets and philosophies of various religions/traditions/faith practices.  Through instructional and experiential methods, the  seminarian explores the rituals, energy and symbolic meaning underlying these faiths.

Part of the program includes the study of these faiths through texts, field work, written
assignments and in-class discussion. 


Classes are held both in person as well as virtually for those who are unable to travel or attend in person.



Required Texts for First Year

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Sourcebook of the World's Religions
Edited by Joel Beversluis ISBN# 978-1-57731-121-8






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Change your Thoughts-Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao
Dr. Wayne Dyer ISBN# 978-1-4019-1750-0





Module # 1 Indigenous/Earth Based Faiths & Traditions    
  • Goddess/Celtic/Wicca                                                               Andes/Mayan
  • Aboriginal                                                                                                       
  •  Native American                                                                                                                            
  •  African                                   


Module # 2    Eastern Faiths & Traditions                                                                                      
  •  Taoism 
  •  Hinduism/Vedanta 
  •  Buddhism Jainism 
  •  Sihkism                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                               

Module # 3   Western Faiths & Traditions 
  •  Judaism/Kabbalah 
  • Christianity/Gnosticism
  • Islam/Sufism                                                                                                                                       




 Module # 4    New Age/New Thought Practice
  •  Science of Mind 
  •  Course in Miracles 
  •  Unity, Unitarian, Quakerism
  • Lightworkers / Energy Workers/Metaphysicians  

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Additional Recommended Texts

History of Mysticism by Abhyananda
World Religions: The Great Faiths Explored & Explained by John Bowker
World's Religions : A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions by Huston Smith
World Religions by Gerald McDermott
Encyclopedia of Native American Religions by Hirschfelder & Molin
Earth Medicine by Jamie Sams


The Spiral Dance by Starhawk
African Religions and Philosophy by John S. Mbiti
The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler
Worship of God as Mother by Swami Jyotirmayananda http://www.yrf.org
The Essentials of Hinduism by Swami Bhaskaranda 
Autobiography of a Yogi (Self-Realization Fellowship)by Paramahansa Yogananda
Lessons in Classical Yoga by David Deluca
Awakening the Buddha Within by Lama Surya Das
God is a Verb: Kabbalah and the Practice of Mystical Judaism by Rabbi David Cooper


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Sufism: The Transformation of the Heart by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
Ending our Resistance or Love by Dr. Kenneth Wapnick
Gifts from a Course in Miracle by Dr. Frances Vaughan and Dr. Roger Walsh
The Laughing Jesus by Timothy Freke & Peter Gandy

The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
365 Tao by Ming- Dao Deng - Taoist wisdom for every day of the year

The Great Mysteries: Experiencing the Catholic Faith from the Inside Out by Andrew M. Greely
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
The Spirit and Forms of Protestantism by Louis Bouyer
The Science of Mind: A Philosophy, A Faith, A Way of Life by Ernest Holmes
A Course in Miracles  by Foundation for Inner Peace
A Course in Miracles (Original Version) by Schucman and Helen
A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson


Sacred Journey Interfaith Seminary has met all of the requirements through the Florida Department of Education, Commission for Independent Education under the Fl Statute 1005.06 (1) (f) and Rule 6E-5.001 pursuant to religious institutions.






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Sacred Journey Interfaith Seminary has met all of the requirements through the Florida Department of Education, Commission for Independent Education under the Fl Statute 1005.06 (1) (f) and Rule 6E-5.001 pursuant to religious institutions.