In 2016 John Philip Newell began a teaching initiative that is called The School of Earth & Soul. Its purpose is to reawaken awareness of the sacred in all things through the recovery of Celtic wisdom for today and to help translate this awareness into compassionate action and justice.

The School, in both its main offerings (Celtic Wisdom and The Great Search), follows a three-year cycle of teaching and spiritual practice in its annual retreats. Participants may join at any stage in the three-year cycle and attend any of the Earth & Soul venues across the country.

The Ranch at UCross is offering:

Celtic Wisdom 1: Sacred Soul
Reawakening to the sacredness of every human being through the teachings of Pelagius, St Brigid, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

The essential text for the three-year program is John Philip Newell’s Sacred Earth Sacred Soul. (The shared prayer book for this program is Sounds of the Eternal: A Celtic Psalter.)