ABOUT
I am James Nichol and I live in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. The Contemplative Inquiry blog started in August 2012, and includes personal sharing, discursive writing, poetry and book reviews. I began my contemplative inquiry within modern British Druidry and my book, Contemplative Druidry: People, Practice and Potential, was published in 2014. https://www.amazon.co.uk/contemplative-druidry-people-practice-potential/dp/1500807206/
My inquiry soon broadened into a wider exploration of contemplative spiritualities, drawing on the enduring wisdom of many times and places. For a time, I identified my personal path as a Sophian Way. Here I discovered an ‘at-homeness’ in the flowing moment, which nourishes and illuminates my life. Such at-homeness is not dependent on belief or circumstance, but on the ultimate acceptance that this is what is given. I have found that, for me, the realisation of this at-homeness has supported a spirit of openness, an ethic of interdependence and a life of abundant simplicity.
My inquiry journey has changed the emphasis of my spirituality, and I have now been able to craft a Druidry that integrates these changes: a modern, re-enchanted eco-spirituality, receptive to ancient wisdom, contemplative in emphasis, and inspired by the magic of Awen.
REVISED AND EDITED SUNDAY 26 APRIL 2020
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Just what we need. Thanks.
Thanks for your encouraging comment!
Very cool, thank you for getting this up and about. I am about to get my own research into Contemplative Paths and Approaches out and about; will be glad to link-up/connect. 😉 Peace \/
Great to hear from you Andreas. I would be interested to hear about your work.
Thank you. Will share as I go along and learn,,, still starting up I guess.
Your site is a wonderful resource and inspiration. I take contemplative note 🙂
Thanks Andreas.
As I have been, glad to know a fellow contemplative, and to have such company on a non-conventional path. Thanks for all you share, James.
Thanks for that comment Erin – a great affirmation of fellowship.
I shall definitely be looking for your book. (Maybe an Amazon link?) – love your blog so far! Thank you xx
I found it at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Contemplative-Druidry-People-Practice-Potential/dp/1500807206 🙂 Great stuff!
Thanks for your friendly comments Gary – and for putting up the link to the book.
Followed a link from FB to here. Read your “You Are Wild Now” post. Great stuff!
Thanks Michael 😊
Commenting so I can use the ‘new posts’ option … Nice stuff!
Thanks for following the blog!
Your book was an excellent read. Looking forward to future posts!
Thanks!
I found your blog while researching Rhiannon and the Three Birds. I seem to find treasures on the web “by accident” and I realize that it is really serendipity , with a touch of magic. I adore your posts!
Many thanks for your affirming comment. I have had similar experiences of the research process and they have helped me with the blog.
After finding a link to your blog on the OBOD website – I’m studying with them since 2016- I read your very first blogpost written here this afternoon and find it utterly relevant today. A timeless gift.
I hope to read a post from 2012 onwards every now and then, longing to gain insight in your path into contemplative inquiry (I only have read pieces of Arthur Zajonc’s Meditation as Contemplative Inquiry) and would like to subscribe to new posts if possible.
Hi Cath. Many thanks for your kind words about my blog. I believe you need a wordpress account of your own to follow a wordpress blog. But you can find me on contemplativeinquiry.blog through a search engine like Google. I also put up my posts on Facebook groups such as the OBOD members one and Contemplative Druidry. I hope this helps.
Hi Cath. Thanks for following my blog. I discovered this immediately after writing my previous and now irrelevant reply.