What if you are not as alone
as you think you are?
What if the world — the forest, the hawk, the shaft of light through the trees — has been paying attention to you all along, quietly waiting for you to pay attention back?
🌿 Ordinary Magic: Creativity, Nature & Soul Care ✨
A 3-Night Retreat at the Well of Mercy · March 30–April 2, 2027
"You are not who you think you are. You are not left here alone on this planet to toil and figure everything out on your own. You are surrounded by a kind, invisible, yet vital life-force, who's got your back, gently pushing and pulling you toward your true center, your deepest identity. And once you become aware of that, everything becomes sacred. In some spiritual circles, this is known as ordinary magic."
— Heidi Gessner, Pockets of Grace: Lessons from Darkness, Lessons from Light
What Awaits You
Over three days and nights at the Well of Mercy — 110 acres of forest, stream, and sacred silence in Hamptonville, North Carolina — we will slow down together.
We will go deep into the page and into the more-than-human world. We will sit in sacred conversation. And we will practice, together, what it feels like to be held by something larger than ourselves.
Whether you come carrying grief, a longing for renewal, a creative life that has gone quiet, or simply a need to slow down — there is a place for you in this circle.
"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
— W.B. Yeats
Come to sharpen your senses.
Come to connect.
Come to unwind.
Come to restore.
Come as you are.
What's Included
Three nights lodging in private room with private bath
All meals at the Well of Mercy
Program materials
A signed copy of Pockets of Grace
Investment
Early Bird: $750
Available through November 1, 2026Regular: $825
After November 1, 2026