Sacred Earth Sacred Soul – Celtic Wisdom 1
with John Philip Newell
February 21-23, 2025
In 2016 John Philip Newell began a teaching initiative of annual retreats to help 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 in our lives and world.
Celtic Wisdom 1 is the first of a three-part series of annual retreats led by the Celtic teacher John Philip Newell and his colleague Cami Twilling in which we explore the sacredness of every human being, the sacredness of the feminine, and the sacredness of Earth.
The teachings of this retreat are based on John Philip’s award-winning book Sacred Earth Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World (especially Chapters 1, 2, and 7 drawing on the wisdom of Pelagius, Brigid, and Teilhard de Chardin).
The essential text for the three-year Celtic Wisdom 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.
Celtic Wisdom 1 can be taken as a stand-alone retreat or in conjunction with Celtic Wisdom 2 and Celtic Wisdom 3 which can be attended in any order and at any of our retreat centers across the country or online.
Event participation options include:
Private hotel style rooms: $620
Private bunk style rooms: $570
Dorm accommodations – bunk style room: $470
Commuter rate, includes program and meals: $320
Want to stay off site? Choose the commuter rate and stay close by! Contact Sacred Mountain Ranch directly for additional upscale lodging options. Discounted options available with code: b082132
2025 Alumni Weekend
October 23-26, 2025
Come home to camp for the biannual Alumni Weekend! Registration is officially open for the 2025 Alumni Reunion weekend.
October 23-26 bring yourself and your family for the weekend or for the day! Saturday, October 25 we’ll host an alumni bbq celebrating the generations of impact and connected community in the past, present and future.
Who’s an alumni? Anyone who considers camp a second home including family campers, summer campers, and former staff and volunteers! Tell your friends!
Accommodation Pricing
Dorm in Wolterstorff
| Tier A | $400 |
| Tier B | $330 |
| Tier C | $230 |
Dorm in Blum
| Tier A | $370 |
| Tier B | $300 |
| Tier C | $210 |
Open Air Cabins (6 people)
| Tier A | $740 |
| Tier B | $650 |
| Tier C | $455 |
Day Participant – Friday or Saturday – $60
Reduced pricing for children 2-11 years is available.
