The Promise of the Inner World, A Weekend Retreat Guided by Mark Nepo at The Sophia Institute, Charleston

Life has always hidden like a secret in the open. And living has always been the art of drawing life out by staying in the open ourselves. In this, the promise of the inner world is nothing less than making God, by whatever name, and the Oneness of the Universe, by whatever means, visible and tangible through the full use of our humanity. Not only might we live more fully, but we might see and receive and experience the totality of life more completely. And so this weekend retreat will explore the promise of the inner world that always waits like sun behind clouds and roots waiting in the earth. Through listening, reflecting, and expressing, we will attempt to animate ourselves by being present to each other and the dynamic flow that animates the world. Please bring a journal.