Hospitality / Radical Inclusion

We provide a stable ground for our collective work as we converge on pilgrimage. At our table there are many chairs, and all are always (and already) welcome.​

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Practical Work and the Wild

Earth grounds us and offers work for our bodies. We seek to know ourselves as we steward and care for the Land where we gather. We embody what we learn through conscious manual labor, that we may know from the Whole, and not a mental or theory-fueled approach to spirituality. Practical work is the art of bridging inner and outer life. 
 

Experiential learning.

Common language and contextual understanding cultivates a rich culture of hands-on education. We learn tools for inner development, to cultivate a subtle, alive presence on the planet, in our relationships to others and ourselves. We foster impartial observation of ourselves which marks a genuine path to emotional intelligence—that we might respond in life rather than react.

 

Vulnerability and Freedom

We risk being vulnerable with one another and in so doing touch a reality free from judgement towards ourselves and others. We attempt to speak from our actual experience rather than podcasts we just heard. We basically are becoming idiots in the eyes of the world, joining in community together. It's not happening over there in the Lord of the Rings, it's happening here, right Now.

 

Solitude, Silence, Rest

We are familiar with silence and intentional rest, with pursuing solitude free of screens, with relief from our screaming thoughts.

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Creative Expression

Building on the land with our hands. Creating music, writing, cartography, sacred dances, unusual liturgies... We are a community learning more and more about how to work with all different expressions of creativity, and have no idea what might be next. We are committed to keeping our community moving and growing as each event yields a suggestion that suddenly becomes canon...

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Deconstruction

We come from multiple backgrounds from high church to no church, but we have all gone through our journeys of letting go of what we thought we knew. We create a safe space to grow and unknow. We have all been raised with a particular framework for navigating life’s mystery, and in one way or another have been led out beyond that framework into deeper waters stirring with possibility and truth. We live out questions without demanding answers.

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Esoteric Christianity

The inner wisdom of the Christian lineage provides a basis for our conscious effort to wake up, but includes rigorous disciplines and contemplative practices from a wide range of streams and teachers, including Richard Rohr, Cynthia Bourgeault.

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Verify

In the effort to "Know Thyself" we consistently verify the tools we use against the real-life results of our inner spiritual work.