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Thomas Atum O'Kane, PhD
Thomas Atum O’Kane, PhD, is the founder and director of the Spiritual Guidance Wisdom School. Atum teaches the Spiritual Guidance Wisdom School core training programs with an inter-faith approach in five countries, along with multiple other courses. His vision of each individual soul having the ability to listen and respond to their particular Call of living an expanded life has been artfully taught as well as absorbed by many.
Atum has a PhD in Transpersonal Psychology and a Masters in Psychological Counseling. Atum is a graduate of the Guild for Spiritual Guidance which focuses on the Christian Mystics, the vision of Teilhard de Chardin and the Depth Psychology of Carl Jung. Atum served as Secretary General and a senior leader in the Sufi Order. He was blessed with long-term mentoring by the Sufi Master Pir Vilayat Khan, Reb. Zalman Schachter, the founder of Jewish Renewal and Spiritual Eldering, along with Frances Vaughan, one of the developers of Transpersonal Psychology. He has lead over 50 pilgrimages to Holy Sites throughout the world.
Thomas Atum O’Kane, PhD, will be hosting The Art of Spiritual Guidance on our Cortes Island Hollyhock Campus, August 23-28, 2021.
Events with Thomas Atum O'Kane, PhD
Time of TransitionJuly 7 - 12, 2024
Let go of your old identity and lay the groundwork for a new sense of self. Life changes are times of passion and opportunity. The tension of the “in between” time is often coloured by the sadness of letting go, the difficulty of living with uncertainty, and the anticipation of…
Something Opens My WingsJuly 12 - 17, 2024
“Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness.” – Rumi Through meditation, movement, creative imagination and the soulful mystery of the Something, we will evoke the states and stages contained in Rumi’s poem. Both Margie and…
Art of Spiritual Guidance: 2 Year ProgramJuly 21 - 26, 2024
Spiritual Guidance is an art, a gift and a calling that has been long practiced in contemplative traditions to support spiritual development and personal transformation. The practice encourages the soul’s quest for expression, authenticity and greater intimacy with the Divine within oneself, one’s relationships, and the world. Develop skills for serving…