Listening to Claire Gilbert on Julian of Norwich and she was saying how Julian’s time equates with today also she wrote a book called I Julian and it was very personal for the author looking forward to the “slow walk “ we are going to take
Love this. I think you’re absolutely right about the current curiosity surrounding the monastic and I think it speaks to a genuine craving in our present moment. I’ve actually got a tangentially similar endeavor I’m hoping to launch in January, so I’ll be following your progress with interest.
This is a very interesting site and much needed. My own work www.lorrainecavanagh.net is orientated to the contemplative, though experience has taught me to be wary of community in that context. Perhaps we could work together?
Really looking forward to this series. I seem to accumulate friends who are current or former monastics of various kinds, and have benefitted greatly from the hospitality of religious houses & other 'ulterior communities' over the years. I'm always surprise how adaptable communities like this can be, for all that they have the image of being rigid/high-commitment.
Yes, I also find this surprising. There's a paradox between apparently strict Rules for Life, and these sort of enclaves that feel oddly free of the law of things. I'm fascinated by this
Listening to Claire Gilbert on Julian of Norwich and she was saying how Julian’s time equates with today also she wrote a book called I Julian and it was very personal for the author looking forward to the “slow walk “ we are going to take
Love this. I think you’re absolutely right about the current curiosity surrounding the monastic and I think it speaks to a genuine craving in our present moment. I’ve actually got a tangentially similar endeavor I’m hoping to launch in January, so I’ll be following your progress with interest.
I am so very looking forward to ambling along with you.
I imagine the monastic traditions of Eastern Africa (Ethiopia most famously) might be generative if you're led there.
Thanks Alex. I know very little about this. If you have suggestions on where to start looking, please feel free to wave.
Thank you! Glad to have you along. That sounds like a good suggestion :)
This is a very interesting site and much needed. My own work www.lorrainecavanagh.net is orientated to the contemplative, though experience has taught me to be wary of community in that context. Perhaps we could work together?
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village comes to mind when I think of the possibilities related to this project. I hope to learn more from you & others.
Really looking forward to this series. I seem to accumulate friends who are current or former monastics of various kinds, and have benefitted greatly from the hospitality of religious houses & other 'ulterior communities' over the years. I'm always surprise how adaptable communities like this can be, for all that they have the image of being rigid/high-commitment.
Yes, I also find this surprising. There's a paradox between apparently strict Rules for Life, and these sort of enclaves that feel oddly free of the law of things. I'm fascinated by this