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
March was a full month in the seasons of the spirit this year, with Wild Church celebrating Mothers Day on the first Sunday and journeying through Holy Week to the Easter as March drew to a close. I still vividly remember our Wild Mothers Day, as we wandered through the still sleeping oaks and the … Read more
Happy Birthday River Dart Wild Church! With the approach of Advent 2015, our Wild Church exploration reached its first Birthday and we celebrated with a collaborative communion in our home Church of St. Mary’s at Dartington. As I (Sam) write this, I wonder is St. Mary’s our ‘home Church’? More truthfully, I think both Beth … Read more
The first Sunday in July 2015 was our eighth Wild Church event and a real highlight. Having started our river pilgrimage at the beginning of Advent in the depths of winter, it felt like a cause for celebration, to look back over these months of meeting and now find ourselves at the height of summer, … Read more
Location: Hexworthy, Dartmoor. Weather: Sun, sun, sun (with a spot of wind). The Wild Church camp, at Huccaby Farm, consisted of 1 tipi tent and 2 small tents, centred around a fire pit and beside the rushing River Dart, flowing and falling over black rock. Some … Read more