South Downs 2012

© Tessa Holland

We are all in winter’s grip,
but even more caught is the person who loves
because they are held by Love’s power.

If anyone is bold enough and strong enough
to risk everything in an adventure –
welcome the sweet and the bitter –
they should send Love an invoice.

Then they will touch Love
with total tenderness.

Hadewijch, Poems in Stanza's

Still Waters:

A time to enter silence, still your mind and encounter the present moment in quietness. With insights from the Christian contemplative tradition, guidance on stillness and body prayer, followed by companionable stillness and silence. No booking required, but if it is cold, please dress warm and if it's dark, bring a torch!

Venue: St. Mary's Church, Sullington, West Sussex RH20 4AE - a small, beautiful and ancient sacred place on the South Downs in the middle of a farm.

Dates for 2012: January 7th, February 4th, March 3rd, April 7th, May 5th, June 2nd, July 7th, September 1st, October 6th, November 3rd, December 1st.

Time: 8-10am. You are welcome to come for an hour at either 8am or 9am, or stay for the whole time.

Gatherings:

For contemplative communion, with silence and spaciousness, body prayer and meditation, music, arts and creative imagination.

Venue: Sullington Parish Hall, Thakeham Road, Storrington, West Sussex RH20 3PP.

Dates for 2012: January 15th, February 19th, March 18th, April 15th, May 20th, June 17th, July 15th, September 16th, October 21st, November 18th, December 16th.

Time: 6pm – 7.30pm

Quiet Garden:

The Wild Fortune Quiet Garden is open on the second Wednesday of each month, except August, 10am - 12.30pm, beginning with a led session of meditation followed by time for personal quiet and reflection in the house, woods, or garden. Booking advisable. Contact Tessa as below.

For further details and dates contact:

Tessa & Mark Holland, Wild Fortune, Sandgate Lane, Storrington, West Sussex RH20 3JR

Tel: 01903 740487

Email: wildfortune@btinternet.com