Location
Grand Haven, Michigan 49417
About this event
Sacred Earth Sacred Soul – A Retreat with John Philip Newell & Cami Twilling
In which the wisdom teachings of John Philip Newell and the spiritual practices of Cami Twilling call us to be aware of the sacredness of Earth and every human being as key to the way of transformation and healing in our lives and world. The retreat focuses on the main themes of John Philip’s award-winning book Sacred Earth Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World (HarperOne).
John Philip Newell is a ‘wandering teacher’ from Scotland in the ancient Celtic Christian tradition, drawing on both the poetic and the intellectual, and addressing the head as well as the heart. Cami Twilling is the director of Earth & Soul, a Celtic initiative of study, spiritual practice, and compassionate action based in Colorado. Their much-loved combination of teaching and spiritual practice offers great hope for healing and transformation in our lives, both individually and together.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19
Retreat: Sacred Earth Sacred Soul at Tri-Cities Historical Museum (map)
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM - Session 1
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM - Lunch Break, Book Sales by The Bookman
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM - Session 2
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM - JPN Book Signing at The Bookman (map)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20
9:00 AM to 9:45 AM - Pre-Talk hosted by Brad Ruggles at C3 Spiritual Community (map)
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM - Talk: "The Great Search" by John Philip Newell w musical guest Spencer LaJoye
11:15 AM to 12:00 PM - Talk-Back with John Philip Newell and Cami Twilling
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM - Wine & Cheese Reception, Fireside Chat w John Philip
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21
Time TBD - Live Podcast Recording (w studio audience) at Third Coast Recording (map)
About John Philip Newell
John Philip Newell is a Celtic teacher and author of spirituality who calls the modern world to reawaken to the sacredness of Earth and every human being. Canadian by birth, and a citizen also of Scotland, he resides with his family in Edinburgh and works on both sides of the Atlantic. In 2016 he began the School of Earth and Soul and teaches regularly in the United States and Canada as well as leading international pilgrimage weeks on Iona in the Western Isles of Scotland.
His PhD is from the University of Edinburgh and he has authored over fifteen books. His latest award-winning publication, Sacred Earth Sacred Soul, was the 2022 Gold Winner of the Nautilus Book Award for Spirituality and Religious Thought of the West. In 2022 he received the Sacred Universe Award from the Well Center for Spirituality in Chicago in recognition of his significant work in furthering humanity's relationship with the sacredness of Earth.
Newell speaks of himself as ‘a wandering teacher’ following the ancient path of many lone teachers before him in the Celtic world, seeking the wellbeing of the world. He has been described as having ‘the heart of a Celtic bard and the mind of a Celtic scholar’, combining in his teachings the poetic and the intellectual, the head as well as the heart, and spiritual awareness as well as political and ecological concern.
About Cami Twilling
Cami Twilling, based in Colorado, is the Director of Earth & Soul (a Celtic initiative of study, spiritual practice and compassionate action inspired by the teachings of John Philip Newell). As well as heading up the overall work of Earth & Soul, she facilitates the spiritual practice component of the Earth & Soul Annual Retreats.
In addition to leading mountain and urban retreats, she has led international pilgrimage groups to Iona in the Western Isles of Scotland and work teams to Guatemala to build houses in communities that have suffered from political strife and economic hardship. Cami is passionate about the relationship between spirituality and action and believes that spiritual vision and practice can play a vital role in helping to heal and transform our lives both individually and together.
Endorsements for Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul
- "JP Newell has been leading the way for a number of years now, giving us a clear and hopeful direction for the future. I'm convinced that we've only begun to see just how far and wide his voice is going to be heard." - Rob Bell, New York Times bestselling author of Love Wins
- “John Philip Newell offered me a new creation story for Christian faith. I commend Sacred Earth Sacred Soul to anyone who is ready to be born again.” – Barbara Brown Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World
- “Many of us have been indebted to John Philip Newell’s writings for years but, in this book, he reaches new depths in his vision of the earth and the human journey. We need this Celtic wisdom among us urgently.” – Richard Rohr, New York Times bestselling author of The Universal Christ
