“I pondered all these things inwardly, and contemplated in my heart…” Wisdom 8:17

And the deep wisdom of the Trinity is our Mother, in whom we are all enclosed.Julian of Norwich

In this silent retreat, we will breathe the perfume of Sophia Wisdom as we journey together

into the depths of the heart. In silence, prayer, contemplation and gentle communion

we will discover anew that we are enclosed in divine love and continually

being awakened from within by Wisdom herself.

Guided by the Wisdom tradition of Scripture, Julian of Norwich’s Showings, Sergii Bulgakov’s vision of Sophia, Thomas Merton’s Hagia Sophia, Teilhard de Chardin’s mystical vision of creation,

and other contemplative voices, we will cultivate an atmosphere of receptive silence,

opening ourselves to the divine fecundity that awakens us ever more deeply into loving presence.

As we rest together in silence, we awaken to the Wisdom already dwelling within and among us.

There is in all things an inexhaustible sweetness and purity, a silence that is a fountain of action and joy.

It rises up in wordless gentleness and flows out to me from the unseen roots of all created being,

welcoming me tenderly, saluting me with indescribable humility. This is at once my own being, my own nature,

and the Gift of my Creator’s Thought and Art within me, speaking as Hagia Sophia, speaking as my sister, Wisdom.

I am awakened, I am born again at the voice of this my Sister,sent to me from the depths of the divine fecundity. Thomas Merton

Arrival: Any time after lunch Evening meal is at 5.45pm
Departure: 10am