The next Wild Spirit gathering will be at 3.30pm on Sunday November 1st.
The location is the Kitchen Garden Barn at Ashburnham Place. The postcode for the estate is TN33 9NE. Park in the Orangery Car Park, which is marked on the map as 32.
We will gather at the place on the map below marked with a big red cross.
The Orangery cafe will be open that day, so if you’d like to come early and have a nice cuppa and maybe a cheeky slice of something tasty please do. You could share that on here and see if anyone else is doing the same.
YOU ARE WELCOME
Wild Spirit is an attempt to gather in the open air and engage with the natural world and the divine, taking time out to think and breathe and experience what is happening around us. We meet on the beach, on the hillside, in the forest or in an urban environment, but always outside and whatever the weather.
The first few moments of each gathering are spent recognising where we are, thinking and feeling our way into the place, recognising the presence of the sacred and creating a space for ourselves within it, such as a circle of stones or branches.
Someone will lead us through a meditation that recognises all that is going on, using all our senses. There may be a reading or two, a story or a poem, inspired by the surroundings. There will be silence for a while, a time to listen to the world.
There will also be some kind of physical act to engage with where we are, such as building stone cairns or wetting our hands in the sea. On this occasion there will be a warming fire.
You will have a chance to wander off on your own and explore, think, listen to music on your headphones, or talk to friends, old or new. Then, when we come back together as a group, we will share food and drink that people have brought, express our thanks and have a closing moment.
And that’s that. We’ll be together for about an hour, but you don’t have to rush away if you don’t want to. Bring a chair if you would like one.
Wild Spirit is facilitated by people of faith who appreciate the wisdom of other paths and traditions and who would like to invite everyone to be part of this. The language is designed to be inclusive and is created in collaboration. You won’t be asked for money or membership. We won’t try to persuade you of anything. There is no catch. The intention is that each should be able to participate in their own way, on their own terms. Come as you are. You are welcome.
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