Deep Ecology, Reclamation of the Soul
& Wild Plant Medicine

Gila Wilderness, Southwest New Mexico
Not offered in 2012, please check back in 2013

(information below is from 2011)

Once, a long time ago, ancient and indigenous cultures knew they lived among and with non-human and invisible beings. They knew they shared the Earth together, living side by side.  All was sacred, alive, intelligent, aware and caring. The divide between human bodies, human consciousness, and the body and consciousness of Earth, was non-existent.  Plants, trees, stones and the elements were part of daily relationships for food, medicine and wisdom. They were revered as having soul and intelligence. It was understood that non-human beings had the capacity to feel and communicate. Living with the awareness of wild intelligence was part of the moral fabric of indigenous cultures. 

There is, in these modern times, a tear in the fabric that holds human beings together in relationship with the non-human community we share life with on Gaia. We have created a split, a chasm that is growing deeper taking us further away from our bodies and Earth as holy places. Our relationship with Earth and her inhabitants is not the only relationship that is damaged. Relationships we have with our selves and each other also have tears in them. So much of our lives we spend trying to navigate the challenges of becoming a human being. Reclaiming the soul, our inherent, intuitive, instinctual nature opens the door to remembering and reclaiming the body of Earth, and our bodies, as sacred, alive, aware, and intelligent. Nature is our nature.

This workshop will focus on the Deep Ecology of the Earth and our own deep ecology; uprooting archaic beliefs and values that prevent us from living an inhabited, authentic life. We will work directly with the intelligence of plants, with the intelligence and Beings that inhabit wild ecosystems, and with ceremony, to heal and reclaim the bonds that have been severed.
Space is limited for this class.  The cost for the five days is $450.00 which includes all meals, camping and teaching.

We’ll begin on Friday, September 2nd and end by 4 pm on Tuesday, September 6th.  Please arrive in Silver City by Thursday afternoon, September 1st. You’ll need to stay in a motel or camp that night as well as the evening of the 6th.  We will be back in Silver City between 5 and 6 pm on Tuesday, September 6th.

A list of motels, transportation, airports and campgrounds will be sent upon receipt of the $100.00 non-refundable deposit.

Request Information:
Church of Gaia, Center for Earth Relations
8 Pioneer RD * Silver City, NM 88061

julie@gaianstudies.org
(575) 538-5498