Online Zoom Forum: Mythish: Sacred Wisdom Articulated in Story Form:
Phyllida Anam Aire in Conversation with Seán ÓLaoire.
Date: Sunday 22 February 2026.
Time: 7pm-9pm (UK time).
Event Description:
1) An hour lecture by Seán ÓLaoire.
2) An interview of Seán ÓLaoire by Phyllida Anam Aire
3) Q&A session with the audience.
Bios:
Phyllida Anam-Áire:
Bio: Phyllida Anam-Áire is a grandmother, a former Irish nun, author, poet and therapist.
She has worked extensively with the sick and dying and has just finished her 5th book.
Having reached 82 years of age, she is truly in love with her beautiful life and grateful for it too.
Phyllida lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Seán ÓLaoire:
Bio: Fr. Seán ÓLaoire was born in Ireland and earned a B.Sc. degree (major in Mathematics) from the National University of Ireland.
Ordained a Catholic priest in 1972, he spent 14 years working in Kenya.
He is multi-lingual and has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Transpersonal Psychology; he is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice.
He is Co-founder and the Spiritual Director of a non-denominational community called “Companions on the Journey” based in Palo Alto.
He is the author of five books and co-author of a sixth:
1. “Ukweli ni Nini?” (What is truth?) – written and published in Swahili in 1983
2. “Spirits in Spacesuits” - published in 2003
3. “Souls on Safari” - published in 2006
- Translated into German in 2007
4. “A Sensible God” – published in 2008
5. “Why? What Your Life Is Telling You about Who You Are and Why You’re Here” - published in 2013 (with Matthew McKay, PhD and Ralph Metzner, PhD)
- Translated into Korean in 2015
6. “Setting God Free: Moving Beyond the Caricature We’ve Created in Our Own Image” - published in 2021
An archive recording will be made for the EICSP archive.
NB: There will be no refund if you cancel your booking.
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