A summaryPLEASE NOTE TIMES ARE 10.30-4.30PM
These Journey Days are about nourishment and inspiration for humans, held deep in the woods and with nature and spirit as our guide.
We will do this by coming together in a compassionate, caring community: sitting in a circle, listening attentively, walking with nature, connecting with the seasons, the elementals and honouring the spirit of the place. These days can help you build ways of connecting and being, so that you can embody practices that will help both you and our wider community to flourish and thrive.
The Four Shields work that stands behind the work of the School of Lost Borders - and others - will support what we do. Steven Foster and Meredith Little's book "The Four Shields: The Initiatory Seasons of Human Nature" is a great source. Both Jenny and Jane have worked with Meredith Little.
To become flourishing beings perhaps we need these four things:
- The first, to be fully in our own circles - to know ourselves in a grounded and compassionate way, to know our joys and wounds. To know how to spend time alone, to be reflective, and not to get lost in the depths of our psyche.
- Second, to be in relationship with other humans, to listen deeply and witness others' stories. To be in community, in good times and in through hard places. This helps us move beyond our own selves and draws something from us and at the same time it feeds another.
- Third, to find ways to listen and attend to the beings that are not humans, the more-than-human - the creatures, plants, rocks, wind, sun and all the others, whom are our kin.
- Fourth, to welcome and honour spirit, God, Goddess, nature - whatever you call the being(s) that moves through all things, that is greater-than-us. Each Journey day links with the seasons and festivals of the time.
So these days are about bringing those four things together, and adding another magical ingredient. You!
Lammas Journey Day August 6th 2023
We will explore the feelings generated at this the first harvest, especially the gathering in and separating the wheat from the chaff. This time in times gone by was a time for tribal gatherings, animal fairs and mass holiday making (wakes weeks) as factories would shut down the entire outfit and whole towns would go to the countryside or seaside together. A time to play share stories swap news and resources.
We will be based outdoors, so please come prepared. Bring a camping chair to sit on if you find the benches uncomfortable.
Cold salad and bread provided by us, bring something to share.
Led by Jenny Archard, Jane Embleton and the land itself
Cost: Min £55 (for those on lower incomes) Max £70 (for those on higher incomes)
Maximum of 10 spaces
