The Allurement of Nature: A Spiritual Journey with Victoria Loorz

“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 LoorzSeminary of the Wild EarthEco Spiritual Direction Braiding Sweet Grass by: Robin Wall KimmererMatter and Desire: An Erotic Ecology by: Andreas WeberChapters00:00 The Allurement of Nature and Spiritual Connection04:30 Journey to the Center for Wild Spirituality09:00 Exploring the Sacred in Nature12:55 The Role of Conversation in Spirituality17:40 Grief, Connection, and the Presence of the Holy21:59 Finding Belonging in Unfamiliar Places32:36 The Spiritual Connection with Nature38:07 Language and Worldview: Nouns vs. Verbs44:46 The Role of Religion in Shifting Worldviews51:01 Reciprocity in Nature and Relationships