Tending Soul through Dream

Tending Soul through Dream:

Without a vision, the people perish. Proverbs 29:18

In Biblical scripture, for people to receive dreams and visions is common. In fact, the absence of dreams or visions was sorely noted. Life in modernity tells a different story; dreams are often ignored or devalued and nightmares terrify, while waking visions are viewed with skepticism and sometimes psychologically pathologized.  But what about the scripture of our lives? This retreat will offer participants multiple ways to explore the sacred dimension of images – images given in dreamtime or ones provided during the retreat. Through experimenting with the practices and sharing what happens, we will embody our identities as anam cara, soul friends. Tending to and exploring images, whatever their source, can support us in bearing the griefs and stresses of the waking world, open new capacities within us, and lead us into unexpected, meaningful, and joyful experiences and adventures. There will be opportunities to sign up for a private dream session with Liz. Join this retreat to make space to attune to the sacred material of your life, the gathered community, and the land. The days will include music and poetry, relaxation and gentle movement, and options for creative expression. People from all walks of life are warmly welcome.

Facilitator

Liz Walz, Ph.D., a spiritual director since 2003 and facilitator of spiritual retreats since 2004, offers deep listening in service of your soul and the soul of the world. A spiritual seeker for four decades and counting, Liz’s background includes the Catholic Worker movement and nonviolent direct action; yoga, massage, and Ayurveda certifications; and directing a school for contemplative living. Liz is enthusiastic about the many “love languages” of the Divine. Her retreats offer a thoughtful and grounded framework supported by bodily-based ways of knowing tapping into intuitive wisdom and insight through creative expression. Liz’s theology is cosmological and Christo-centric; her spiritual practices are creativity and nature based. Liz received her doctorate in Jungian and Archetypal Psychology, with a focus on dreams. She lives at the foot of Cape Cod.