What Is Church of the Wild? with Valerie Luna Serrels

In this episode of The Holy Wild, Victoria Loorz speaks with her sister and co-author, Valerie Luna Serrels, about the transformative movement of Wild Church. Together they explore how sacred relationship with Earth is being rekindled through embodied spiritual practice, intentional community, and the reclamation of ancient ways of knowing. They reflect on the Field Guide to Church of the Wild, a book they co-wrote to support this growing network, and share insights into the shift from dominance to kinship as a core spiritual calling.

Mentioned in the episode:

• Writing: USING EMERGENCE TO TAKE SOCIAL INNOVATIONS TO SCALEby Margaret J. Wheatley

Connect with Valerie:

• Book: Field Guide to the Church of the Wild
• Website: wildchurchnetwork.com
• Email: [email protected]
• Online Community: The Ecosystem

Connect with the Center:

• Website: wildspirituality.earth
• Victoria's Website: victorialoorz.com
• Email: [email protected]
• Linktree: linktr.ee/ctrforwildspirituality
• Instagram: @center_for_wild_spirituality

Timestamps:

• 00:33 Introduction  
• 05:00 Field Guide  
• 09:45 Living Paradox  
• 13:15 Wild Church Network  
• 23:10 Feminine Emergence  
• 26:53 Seeing Tree  
• 28:51 WCL Offer *
• 31:02 Grounding  
• 34:15 Redefining Church  
• 36:52 Reclaiming Vocabulary  
• 39:27 Acknowledging Land and Ancestor  
• 43:30 Re-Placing Rituals  
• 47:20 Advocacy Through Relationship  
• 48:06 Wandering Saunter  
• 49:59 Threshold Crossing  
• 51:33 Permission Asking  
• 53:00 Connect with Valerie  
• 54:17 Closing Benediction  
• 57:27 Melissa and Grandmother Oak  
• 58:56 Outro

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