EPISODE · Jul 26, 2025 · 57 MIN
What We are Learning from the Holy Wild about Spiritual Companionship with Deb Metzger and Elizabeth Rechter
from The Holy Wild with Victoria Loorz · host Victoria Loorz
What does it mean to listen with the Holy Wild? In this episode, Victoria Loorz is joined by Elizabeth Rechter and Deb Metzger—two seasoned spiritual companions and guides in the Eco-Spiritual Direction program from Seminary of the Wild Earth. Together they reflect on the sacred practice of holy listening in partnership with the more-than-human world, sharing stories of reciprocity, grief, and transformation that emerge from deep relationship with Earth. The conversation is both an invitation and a reminder: the wild trusts us, and in return, we are called to trust the holy within and all around us.Considering and discerning a call to be part of this new movement of ecospiritual direction? Apply today for the next cohort of the Seminary of the Wild Earth. The application deadline is August 15, 2025.Connect with the Center:Website: wildspirituality.earthVictoria's Website: victorialoorz.comEmail: [email protected]: linktr.ee/ctrforwildspiritualityInstagram: @center_for_wild_spiritualityTimestamps:08:58 What Is Spiritual Direction, Elizabeth?12:40 What Is Spiritual Direction, Deb?13:55 Including the rest of the alive world18:23 The Wild Approach20:05 Holding Space21:58 Reciprocity23:48 Stories of the Spirit Directed Wild27:03 Memory meeting us in the Wild31:30 The Wild Share Her Pain Too34:36 A Deconstruction The Culture That Has Incarcerated Us37:30 The Non-Judging Wild40:56 The Wild Trusts You41:43 You May Feed The Birds By Hand43:13 The Wind Speaks Of Suffering47:03 Meaning In and From Relationship49:18 The Playful Wild51:59 Invitation53:23 Valarie and a circle of Blue Violets55:59 Outro
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What does it mean to listen with the Holy Wild? In this episode, Victoria Loorz is joined by Elizabeth Rechter and Deb Metzger—two seasoned spiritual companions and guides in the Eco-Spiritual Direction program from Seminary of the Wild Earth. Together they reflect on the sacred practice of holy listening in partnership with the more-than-human world, sharing stories of reciprocity, grief, and transformation that emerge from deep relationship with Earth. The conversation is both an invitation and a reminder: the wild trusts us, and in return, we are called to trust the holy within and all around us.Considering and discerning a call to be part of this new movement of ecospiritual direction? Apply today for the next cohort of the Seminary of the Wild Earth. The application deadline is August 15, 2025.Connect with the Center:Website: wildspirituality.earthVictoria's Website: victorialoorz.comEmail: [email protected]: linktr.ee/ctrforwildspiritualityInstagram: @center_for_wild_spiritualityTimestamps:08:58 What Is Spiritual Direction, Elizabeth?12:40 What Is Spiritual Direction, Deb?13:55 Including the rest of the alive world18:23 The Wild Approach20:05 Holding Space21:58 Reciprocity23:48 Stories of the Spirit Directed Wild27:03 Memory meeting us in the Wild31:30 The Wild Share Her Pain Too34:36 A Deconstruction The Culture That Has Incarcerated Us37:30 The Non-Judging Wild40:56 The Wild Trusts You41:43 You May Feed The Birds By Hand43:13 The Wind Speaks Of Suffering47:03 Meaning In and From Relationship49:18 The Playful Wild51:59 Invitation53:23 Valarie and a circle of Blue Violets55:59 Outro
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