04/15/2021
What's in a name?
// WILD // When we go back to the fundamental state of who we are, we are all wild beings. We live off the land, we seek survival and pleasure, we connect and learn from the world around us and we evolve from this wisdom. We are born this way and it is only by the domestication of our culture-based societies that we are shaped into who we become. What evolves is a partial
expression of our true selves, rather than the wholeness we are born with.
What does it mean to be WILD?
1) Living or growing in a natural state; not domesticated or tamed // Nature teaches us so many simple yet invaluable lessons. It flourishes when in its natural state, always maintaining harmony and wholeness through its rhythmic cycles. Even when out of
balance by the domestication of humans, it finds a way to restore itself. What could we discover if we considered that we are expressions of natures qualities and patterns? What could we become if we tapped back into our wild roots?
2) Unrestrained, especially in pursuit of pleasure. // We all have an adventurous soul, but we don’t all express it. Too often we allow our fears, complacencies, and assumptions to control our lives. It’s time we put these limitations to the side and take charge of the pleasure we seek in life. By confronting our wildness in the wilderness we deepen our understanding of our potential and the human psyche.
// SOL // An acronym of Seed of Life... Read my last post about the significance of SOL. We are all born with an infinite amount of resources that wait within us, but it is not until we tap into our human potential that we may even discover how to access and cultivate their powers. The Seed of Life is the symbol for the potential we all have within us. In a metaphysical sense, the Seed of Life represents the veining and completion, the wholeness and diversity, the fertility and regeneration and the core and balance of our being.
// Bringing WILD and SOL together //
Wild SOL Retreats is about a journey into our souls through the SOL. It's about confronting our own inner nature with nature. By observing the qualities and... (cont. in comments)