Most of us live somewhere without ever really arriving.
- msyrdal2
- 1 day ago
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What if place carries a spirit and a history?
Imagine somewhere you live, a hillside, an underground train station, a city park, a wild place. Across cultures and centuries, humans have understood that place has interiority, memory, and the capacity for relationship. We see this from the Sámi of the Arctic to the ancient Celts in Ireland, from the Andes to Aotearoa. Rooted in animist depth psychology, they experienced this firsthand. Land as Presence, a presence that wants to be experienced.
In this 90-minute workshop with nature-based soul guide Matt Syrdal, you will be guided into a deeper conversation - experiencing a real, felt encounter with the spirit of place where you live, wherever you are joining from. We will use story, and an experiential journey designed to open a door rather than explain it shut. Along the way, we will explore three ancient forms this land-based spiritual practice has always taken. First is reciprocity with nature, the ongoing exchange that keeps a relationship with land alive. Second is protection, honoring the boundaries and respect that keep humans and land from harming each other. Finally, we will learn portal practices, which are the specific, teachable ways communities have opened a channel to speak with what is there.
These serve as guided invitations you can carry into your own continuing practice, long after the 90 minutes end.
Come ready to be surprised by where you already live.
This TALK is ideal if you want to
Listen to your land: Experience your local environment as a living Presence.
Practice ancient portal methods: Learn practical ways to communicate with nature.
Cultivate true reciprocity: Build a two-way relationship with your environment.
Expand your identity: Root your soul in ancient mythic wisdom.
Meet the spirit of place: Discover what your surrounding land wants to say.
Recommended Reading & Listening
Spirits of the Land: Reclaiming Biblical Animism. The politics of disenchantment and reclaiming radical aliveness.
Rise Rooted: A Conversation with Rebecca Wildbear. Meet nature-based soul guide and author of Wild Yoga, Rebecca Wildbear.
The Land of Dreams: Ancestral Wisdom & Homecoming with author of Dream Guidance and founder of the Jung Platform Machiel Klerk.
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