I've been participating in Three Sundays for awhile now. Your work has shown me how to "hold a different conversation" with life and has helped me move through grief to find my self again. Thank you.
Sep 13, 20, 27 - 2026
10 - 11:15am Pacific Time
Three Sundays Series : Live and Recorded
THE SOUL’S AUTHORITY
Our Star of Navigation in a Restless World
About this Series
The Soul’s Authority
‘The Soul’s Authority’ is a phrase I heard in passing this summer in Ireland. A very short sentence, but one that went right through me like a knife, as if I was suddenly made ready for what might lie behind the invitation in those three words and the future they suddenly seemed to open up.
The phrase seemed to both identify and immediately activate a central ground of knowing inside me, located at a very fierce centre of my body. It gave me a literal ground to stand on but also opened a clear path to the future. It is a phrase that has echoed down the centuries in all forms of paraphrases and in many different religious, artistic and contemplative traditions. I just happened to hear it in this form when I was ripe for a deeper understanding.
It speaks to the centre inside us but also the way we can make a path to that centre. It speaks to the way that centre lies in all of us as a still point that amazingly, can also order and organise all the restless complexities of the world that surround us. It is a star of navigation, inviting us on into the as yet unknown world.
We can look at the soul as the faculty of belonging in each of us, that part of us that is trying to belong to the world in the largest way it can. The bravery of the soul is often disturbing to the way our surface life is arranged, so shifting our identity from surface to depth, from complexity to radical simplicity, from immediate barriers to a guiding star beyond, is a necessary part of the journey.
Join David Whyte for:
Three Sundays in September
Join David Whyte for Three Sundays in September for a journey into ‘the soul’s authority’, the blessed inner star of navigation that carries the ability to draw us through all difficulties, appearing and disappearing, but often shining brightly, even through the clouded skies of our everyday confusion.
The sessions take place September 13th, 20th and 27th, 2026.
Registration is open until January 20, 2027; the session recordings and resources will be available to all registered attendees until February 1, 2027.
How the series work
Live session webinars take place via Zoom and include 60 minutes of David speaking followed by a 10-15 minute Q&A period.
Commonly Asked Questions
What if I can't attend live?
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Each session is recorded and will be made available to all registered attendees for a period of three months after the series ends. Session recordings can be found in “Three Sundays” in your Profile.
How long is each session?
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Each session is 60 minutes of David speaking following by a 15-minute Q&A.
Will I be on camera during the live session?
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The sessions are set up as webinars. Only David will be on camera. Attendees are muted and set to video off during the entirety of the session.
Can I join the sessions from my mobile phone or landline?
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Yes. You can connect via the Zoom app on your mobile device, or call in from a landline or mobile phone. For those interested in listening on a landline or mobile phone, we will send the phone number prior to each session, including international call-in options.
Are Closed Captions Available?
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Yes! English Closed Captions are provided with the video recording. We do not have CC available with the live sessions at this time.
How do I receive the Zoom details for each session?
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The Zoom details will be made available 24 hours before each session begins. The call-in number and link to join will be added to your Series Library, as well as emailed to you. Please check your Spam/Junk folder if you cannot find the Zoom details in your inbox.
If you do not receive the Zoom information by email, or cannot log into your library, please contact [email protected] and someone will be happy to assist you.
What if I can't afford the cost of registration?
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The cost to register for three sessions is $75.00 USD. If you cannot afford to pay the full fee, please contact us to receive a discounted rate.
Will I be able to ask David questions during the live sessions?
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During each session, we will open the Zoom Q&A column where anyone can submit a comment or question. David will take select questions during the last fifteen minutes of the session.
Due to the limited time, we cannot answer every question live, but David does enjoy reading all the comments after the session is closed, and on occasion is able to answer additional questions there.
How long can I access the recordings for a series?
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Session recordings are posted in the Series Library and are available for a period of approximately 3 months after the date of the last session.
We round up to the 1st day of the next month, so, for example, if the last session of a series is on March 26th, we will have the recordings available until July 1st.
Can I register to watch Three Sundays Series from the past?
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A selection of Three Sundays Series from past years are available in the David Whyte Companion Library. The Companion Library contains all of David’s poetry and essays, as well as recorded talks and original short videos.
To find our more about the David Whyte Companion, visit the Companion experience page here.
Are the audio-only recordings available of the sessions?
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As of July 1, 2024 we are no longer providing audio only files of the sessions. It should still be possible to play the video file and listen to audio on headphones or through your device speakers.