What are Cultivators and Processors? Who will they be?
The Cultivators are the staff who are responsible for each of the three strands of the Curriculum. In addition, the Processor is the staff person who is responsible for helping Apprentices process the experience of the Apprentice Program. This can be their own personal reaction or the experience in the group including reactions to the Cultivators and the Director. The Processor and Cultivators of the three strands are selected for their own spiritual journey, knowledge of a strand area and commitment to passing this on to the Apprentices. Our Mystic Cultivator, Robert Jonas M.T.S. ( Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, MA: Masters in Theological Studies,), Ed.D. (Harvard, Cambridge, MA: psychology and education), is the founder and director of The Empty Bell, a contemplative sanctuary in Northampton, MA, with a special emphasis on the Buddhist-Christian dialogue, and on the arts. Dr. Jonas has lead past Graduate Guild Retreats. An author, musician and retreat leader he is a Christian
