Where does the word Divinaturist come from?
It is a word created from combining Divinus and Natura – Spirit and the Natural World. A term used to describe the Spirit made manifested on Earth, all around us.
These two aspects of the One are not separate, but in our day to day life we often make the separation into earth and spirit above and below, inner and outer. Our goal is to see them as One.
This union occurs within us. We can observe it all around us in the natural world, what we ‘see’ and what we ‘sense’ .

1 ) ‘The One’ exists within the natural world, and is also greater than the natural world. (panentheism)

2 )The term ‘Divinus’ in Divinaturism refers to the animating flow of The One in the Natural World. That which is most often sensed or felt internally.

3 ) The term ‘Natura or Natura Mater’ in Divinaturism refers to the natural world, the receptive vessel that manifests the Divine so that it is tangible. That which is most often seen.

4 ) The One is Transcendant, but becomes Immanent by the flowing of the Divine into the Natural world. The combination of the two, union of the Inner and Outer.

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Alongside this connection with the Divine in the Natural world (Divinaturism) we know that there are many truths in different paths. Stories and traditions we are drawn to. Various ways of celebrating and honouring life. In this way we are Universalists.

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You may have a connection and love for God as understood in Abrahamic faith, or you may be non-denominational, a wanderer who sheds labels. Perhaps you are a Nature Path follower who hears God/Spirit call to you in the wind on the trees and in the trickle of the stream.

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How you develop your relationship with the Divine is your own special and remarkable journey.

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Rev. Shilo
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