Focus on Arts and Ecology

A retreat with Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee at Bore Place (Kent, UK) from August 10th - 12th, 2021

The pandemic ushered in the era of the apocalypse. Predictions of a future threat became lived reality as failing societal and economic structures revealed the fragility of our modern industrial way of life—cracks in the system became chasms. So much has been revealed—both the light and the dark—that we have no true sense of what has been set into motion. Over the coming year, Emergence Magazine will be seeking out stories, hosting gatherings, and facilitating conversations that we hope can help guide us into the next chapter of our collective future. 

From August 10th to 12th, at Bore Place in Kent, England, Emergence is hosting its first in-person retreat since the start of the pandemic, exploring these questions through the themes of initiation and transformation, walking with ashes, returning to the essential roots of spiritual ecology, and emerging from fire into possibility. The retreat will include talks, film and storytelling, nature connection practices, silent and walking meditation, and a special musical performance by Sam Lee—the acclaimed folk singer and song collector, recently featured in the Emergence podcast.  

For three days, we will gather together to find ground in this new reality, gain deeper kinship with the living world, celebrate the abundance of summer, and look to the emerging connections between ecology, culture, and spirituality. In addition to this retreat, we look forward to hosting more in-person gatherings as it becomes safe to do so in the United States and other parts of the world.

(Sources: Emergence Magazine)