Our second Wild Church pilgrimage was guided by Mothiur Rahman, who led us in a contemplative journey upstream alongside the Bidwell Brook which flows through the heart of Dartington village. With pauses for poetry and reflection along the way, Mothiur invited us to explore of themes of disconnection and reconnection in our relationship with water. … Read more
On Wild Water – by Myrtle Cooper I had the privilege of leading the first of this season’s Wild Church pilgrimages, the River Dart Wild Water Pilgrimage. We gathered high on the Dartington estate to begin our journey, meandering through path and field as we passed tree, flower, bird, punctuated by breath and silent whisper … Read more
Our wonder filled year of ‘meetings with remarkable trees’ drew to a close recently with our last two events – June’s oak pilgrimage and July’s canoe pilgrimage. As my (Sam’s) summer holy-days are now beginning, please forgive me if I gather stories from these two beautiful days together in this one journal post, before Wild … Read more
One Sunday evening, Sam and I (Beth) were walking on the moors with my parents who were visiting for the weekend. We’d gone to church together that morning, followed by a long roast lunch, and we were now walking around Hound Tor into the dusk. I said to Sam “I’d love to do this with … Read more
Through the changing seasons of nature and spirit that we circle within Wild Church, we each have our own unfolding inner seasons, both through the journey of our natural life as embodied beings and in the shifting feelings and unfoldings of the soul. For myself (Sam) I’m in the late summer or early autumn of … Read more