The Order of Hildegard was born out of ruins - ruins of religious systems scattered with fresh seeds of brighter, greener hope.

When systems of power fail us, we learn who we are.

The Order of Hildegard is like that. We know what we value and we live it out.

Unlike other "orders" more traditionally associated only with the Christian church, we are not legalistic. We celebrate inter-faith and inter-spiritual ethics. What we do share is life, open spiritual practices and values.

We aim daily to live out those shared values:

courage and reconciliation

authenticity and awareness

presence (or prayer) and embodiment

We share in the beautiful tension of widespread digital community and embodied, lush, green spiritual rootedness.

Pictured here is Whitby Abbey - a place in North Yorkshire where the earth-based practices of Celtic Spirituality lost to patriarchal, legalistic power. And while it was devastating, new life continued for Pagans and Celtic Christians beyond the loss.