“We have lost relational language for the natural world and lost part of our own souls along with it.” - Victoria Loorz, author of Church of the Wild Wild Church Pastor, Eco Spiritual Director, author and founder of Center for Wild Spirituality Victoria Loorz wants us to reimagine our own wildness and our interconnectedness to the earth. Victoria’s invitation to reciprocity, relational language, and choosing to belong wherever you are is a breath of fresh mountain air in these tense times. In the face of looming empire Victoria honestly talks about what we’re facing and also imbibes us with the hope that can be found when we recognize the innate and inherent value in every living being. We are grateful for Victoria, her work around rewilding, and her reminder that the earth deeply loves us. Cool stuff we mentioned this episode (or meant to anyways): Church of the Wild by Victoria Loorz Seminary of the Wild Earth Eco Spiritual Direction Braiding Sweet Grass by: Robin Wall Kimmerer Matter and Desire: An Erotic Ecology by: Andreas Weber Chapters 00:00 The Allurement of Nature and Spiritual Connection 04:30 Journey to the Center for Wild Spirituality 09:00 Exploring the Sacred in Nature 12:55 The Role of Conversation in Spirituality 17:40 Grief, Connection, and the Presence of the Holy 21:59 Finding Belonging in Unfamiliar Places 32:36 The Spiritual Connection with Nature 38:07 Language and Worldview: Nouns vs. Verbs 44:46 The Role of Religion in Shifting Worldviews 51:01 Reciprocity in Nature and Relationships
