Exploring the Arts
as Spiritual Practice
Roxanne Morgan,
spiritual director and artist
Saturday, April 20
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Theme: Emergence
in the company of Hildegard of Bingen
“Art and prayer have much in common. They are both rooted in an intense encounter involving a surrender of willfulness, openness to inspiration, and lead to a deep engagement with mystery. A commitment to spiritual practice engages us actively in a relationship with the sacred dimension of our lives and also cultivates particular qualities and ways of being in the world. Engaging in the arts prayerfully helps us to develop ways of deeply listening to what is stirring within us….We learn to slow down and to see more deeply with graced vision.”
~ Christine Valters Paintner
Over this next year, four retreat days will be offered, each one near a cross quarter day of the Celtic calendar, the mid-way points between solstices and equinoxes. Each retreat day, participants will engage with and explore various creative and contemplative practices, experiencing how they intertwine and marry together to deepen one’s connection with the Divine. We’ll be accompanied by three different women mystics and also our own ancestors this year as we explore silence and watercolor painting, collage and book making, poetry writing and lectio divina, handcrafting from found materials, examen and bread baking, imaginative prayer, iconography, and story telling.
Upcoming Dates for 2024
(registration and payment deadlines are two weeks prior to each retreat)
Saturday April 20 - theme of emergence, in the company of Hildegard of Bingen
Saturday July 27 - theme of gathering, in the company of Mechthild of Magdeburg
Saturday November 2 - theme of ancestors, in the company of your own
Details & Registration Info
Availability : minimum of 6, maximum of 12 (payment secures your spot) Bring your own lunch and journal.
Time and Location : 9am to 4pm, at the Starrette Farm, Statesville, NC (directions given with registration)
Cost : $100 for each retreat (includes all necessary art supplies), payable at registration
Registration and payment deadlines are 2 weeks prior to each retreat (April 6 / July 13 / October 19)
Contact Roxanne Morgan at wayfaringanamcara@gmail.com with “ASP” in the subject line for payment arrangements.