![]() ![]() Retreat input will include teaching sessions, individual reflection times, an option of one-to-one time with the retreat leader and suggestions for guided walks, readings and creative exercises. It also captures something of the nature of Nether Springs itself.įor this retreat we will be drawing on Evelyn Underhill’s insights as a Spiritual Director and Retreat Leader in other words her observations of our encounters with God, our life of prayer and how this works through in our engagement with the life we live and the world we encounter. A poet, novelist, pacifist and mystic, Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941) spent her life deeply immersed in the things she wrote about. The above words capture the essence of what a retreat with Evelyn Underhill would hopefully be like. We do not go for spiritual information, but for spiritual food and air – to wait on the Lord and renew our strength – not for our own sakes, but for the sake of the world. ![]() 1 Underhill's practical mysticism is secular rather than religious, since 'it is a natural human activity. In this book Underhill sets out her belief that spiritual life is part of human nature and as such is available to every human being. We go to seek the opportunity of being alone with God, and attending to God, in order that we may do His will better in our everyday lives. Practical Mysticism is a book written by Evelyn Underhill and first published in 1915. ![]()
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