Why Should Our Hearts Not Dance? 
Celebrating Helen Luke
June 25th-December 17th
Monthly Virtual Book Groups * In-Person Retreat October 15-18
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APPLE FARM VIRTUAL BOOK GROUP IN SEVEN PARTS
  • June 25, 7 PM EST, Virtual Book Group: Lighting the Forbidden Lamp, The Myth of Psyche and Eros as told by Paula Reeves, Till We Have Faces, Chapters 1-4 (Childhood and Internalization), REGISTER HERE
  • July 30, 7 PM EST, Virtual Book Group: Till We Have Faces, Chapters 5–15 (The Mirror and the Veil/the Mountain and the Betrayal),  REGISTER HERE
  • ​​August 27, 7 p.m. EST, Virtual Book Group: Till We Have Faces, Chapters 16-21 (The Veiled Queen’s Accusation and Complaint),  REGISTER HERE
  • September 24, 7 p.m. EST, Virtual Book Group: Till We Have Faces Part II, Chapters 1-4 (The Revelation: Truth and Transformation), REGISTER HERE 
  • October 29, 7 p.m. EST, Virtual Book Group: "Orual" by Helen M. Luke,  REGISTER HERE  
  • November 19, 7 p.m. EST, Virtual Book Group: "Orual" by Helen M. Luke, REGISTER HERE 
  • December 17, 7 p.m. EST, Virtual Book Group: "Orual" by Helen M. Luke, REGISTER HERE 

BOOK GROUP MATERIAL & INFO
  • Inspired by Helen Luke's essay, "Orual," this series will consider the myth of Psyche (Orual)
    and Eros as re-told by Paula Reeve and C.S. Lewis. 
  • ​We will begin each book group with a very brief statement of your name, your location, and a line or two from the reading that spoke to you.  This will put the voices of the authors into the room. Then the discussion will commence.​
  • If you have a Spotify or Audible membership, Paula Reeves’ audiobook is available there: Lighting the Forbidden Lamp - an audio by Paula Reeves
  • Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
  • "Orual" by Helen M. Luke is found in both The Way of Woman and Kaleidoscope
IN-PERSON RETREAT OCTOBER 15-18

REGISTRATION is open for October 15-18
   Contact Tammy Wedlock, Farm Manager, to register: [email protected] or (269)244-5993
   Designate whether you are coming for the whole weekend or specific parts. 
   Specify if you are participating in Soul Collage so we can have materials ready.
 
SUGGESTED CONTRIBUTION for programming costs: $200-$325. Note the Gilchrist Equity Fund below for help with costs.
   If you come for part of the weekend, we invite you to contribute the amount that is good for you and for Apple Farm. 
   Please send your contribution online, designating the October event: 
   https://www.applefarmcommunity.org/donate.html
   
HOUSING
   Rooms at Apple Farm are filled. For local housing options: email [email protected]. 
 
GILCHRIST EQUITY FUND: Need financial help to attend? 
   https://gilchristretreatcenter.org/gilchrist-retreat-equity-fund/
   This fund can help cover the registration cost along with lodging at nearby retreat centers, which are listed.

FOOD
  Participants: bring food or sack lunches for Fri/Sat/Sun breakfast and Fri/Sat lunch.
  Apple Farm will provide:
     Thursday evening pizza, with a basket for money contributions.
     Simple finger-food after the Sherry Hour Friday and Saturday for a lite supper. 
     Soup lunch Sunday noon
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​SCHEDULE
  • 15th THURSDAY
    • ​4 pm Birthday Party with cake, tea, Sherry, and Helen's voice: "Little Gidding." 
    • Arrival movie (with a Jungian lens) and discussion for the night owls.
  • 16th FRIDAY
    • 8 am Epiphanies on the Land (weather dependent) 
    • 10 am coffee or tea and the voice of Helen: "King Lear".
    • 1-3 pm SoulCollage® Introduction
    • 4 pm Sherry Hour and Guided Discussion of "Orual."
  • 17th SATURDAY
    • 8 am Epiphanies on the Land (weather dependent)
    • 10 am coffee or tea and the voice of Helen: "The Story of Saul".
    • 1-3 pm SoulCollage® Drop-In
    • 4 pm Sherry Hour and Guided Discussion of "Orual".
  • 18th SUNDAY
    • Morning: Tarot Readings with Marla