The Order of Hildegard was born amid the crumbling ruins of divisive and harmful religious experiences, yet has a life of its own which is scattered with fresh seeds of brighter, greener hope.

When systems of power fail us, we learn where a deeper power resides within us and connects us across traditions.

Unlike other orders more traditionally associated with a (sometimes) legalistic rule of life, we celebrate inter-faith and inter-spiritual ethics.

What we do share is a community of practice and we join the growing number of interfaith groups who believe a set of common values is transformational across practices.

We aim daily to live out those shared values:

courage and reconciliation

authenticity and awareness

presence (or prayer) and embodiment

We share in the beautiful tension of widespread digital community and embodied, lush, green spiritual rootedness.

Pictured here is Whitby Abbey - a place in North Yorkshire where the earth-based practices of Celtic spiritual traditions lost their place to the rule of the Roman calendar. And while it was devastating, new life continued for those affected beyond the loss.