Raindrops falling on a still pond, their rings spreading and overlapping
A father and his young son drawing in the sand with sticks on a quiet beach
Two men fishing from a small boat on a misty lake at first light
Shafts of sunlight pouring through two rose windows into a dim stone church
A stone fire circle with a log bench beside a cornfield and split-rail fence

The Mystery School · Course Three

The Thread Through All

Seven flip-book lessons on two circles, and the one thread that runs through all.

Two circles

The mother of forms

Draw two circles, each through the other’s heart, and a new shape is born.

The sign of the fish

Cast on the right side

Two arcs, one fish, and a net that was not broken.

Stone and light

Light through stone

The old builders raised their churches with cord and compass.

The thread through all

One thread, one door

Learn the shape with your hands, then bring it to the fire circle.

Begin Lesson INew here? Start with Course One

Course Three · The Thread Through All

Seven flip books on one simple shape: two circles, each drawn through the other's heart. Bring a compass, or a cord and two stakes, and draw along with each lesson. If you are new, you may wish to begin with Course One.

Raindrops falling on a still pond, their rings spreading and overlappingLesson ITwo CirclesThe mother of formsMorning mist lifting off a still lake below a hill of dark spruceLesson IIThe Meeting PlaceWhere opposites become oneAlmond blossoms with drops of rain on their petals, opening on a dark branchLesson IIIThe Glory in the AlmondThe mandorlaAn old fishing boat moored by a red boathouse on a northern shore in autumnLesson IVThe Sign of the FishThe ichthys and the hundred and fifty-threeShafts of sunlight pouring through two rose windows into a dim stone churchLesson VStone and LightThe vesica in the cathedralsCanada geese flying in a long line across a sunrise sky above a dark treelineLesson VIThe Migrating SymbolAcross the agesThe great wooden doors of a church standing open on a candlelit sanctuary and a round windowLesson VIIThe Thread That Runs Through AllThe one thread, and the door