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Welcome to Contemplative Fire

Travelling Light, Dwelling Deep. Drawing from the well of wisdom across the centuries, Contemplative Fire is an exploration of a great spiritual tradition as it impacts life in the 21st century. This is a path of unknowing and knowing, of being loved and loving, of letting go and taking hold.

Contemplative Fire is a dispersed community of Christ at the edge, inviting us into transformative awareness.
  • Community Together

    Due to the Corona virus crisis, our Community is not holding any Community events which involve physically gathering together. We are currently holding a  monthly 'Time of Togetherness' via Zoom on the third Sunday of each month at 5pm. Click here to contact us via email if you would like to join us. As soon as we can, we will again be holding events that give us the opportunities to meet together, which we treasure.  Please also continue to check our website for updates.  

  • Sweet Water Well

    We are blessed to have shared in our first CF online Gathering which included sharing bread and wine together across the ether, following the profound and ancient Way of Jesus. This, for us, is deeply real. The Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition has twin ingredients in its understanding of God. Both the Essence of God - (unknowable essence) and the Energy of God (the experience of God’s love manifest in the world). Through the medium of Zoom, we are now dancing with this tradition and thought as we share together across the millennia and miles. Those that were able to attend the event live very much valued the experience, and we share the link to the recording here if you would like to join us as we celebrate... https://contemplativefire.org/learning-journey/sweet-water-well/3787-2/ ‎

  • Find out more via Zoom

    A warm welcome to all visitors to our website.  We are glad you found us! During these strange times we are hosting Zoom calls for anyone who wishes to find out more about Contemplative Fire. If you would like to find out more about these do get in touch.  

    • What is Contemplative Fire?

      Contemplative Fire is a dispersed community of Christ at the edge. We have a simple rhythm of life, which each member or Companion on the Way adjusts to their own life pattern.

      See our Vision and Values here

      What is this rhythm of life?

      Seeking a balance of being, knowing and doing, of contemplative practice, creative practice and compassionate practice. This ancient rhythm of prayer, study and action is how we commit to aligning ourselves with Christ’s way of love.

      Why Contemplative Fire?

      As our name suggests, we seek to integrate the opposites, the paradoxes that have been felt, lived, wrestled with and reflected upon since the time of the earliest Christian communities. The contemplative call is to make time in the everyday flurry of things for reflection and stillness. The fire is the energy and vitality of God’s Holy Spirit as we open ourselves to the creative and re-shaping power of God’s life in us.

      Do look at our Events page to see what’s on where and when.

      Beginnings

      Now that we are into our second decade as Contemplative Fire, our founder Philip Roderick has recorded and made available some impressions of the very early days of this network community of Christ at the edge.

      A small series of interviews with Philip and with four other Companions on the Way who shared in the emergence of CF in its infancy is here.

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    Latest News

    • CF Post 59 July 2022

      Written by: CF Admin
      | Published: 5th of August 2022
    • CF Post 58 May 2022

      Written by: CF Admin
      | Published: 1st of June 2022
    • 2021 Lambeth Award for our Community Founder

      Written by: CF Admin
      | Published: 7th of April 2021

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