"When wisely trod, the path to God through Nature employs every faculty inherent in man." –Flower A. Newhouse, The Journey Upward
Finding God in Nature
Enlightenment and Healing
Jonathan Wiltshire
When one experiences Nature through
the eyes of inner perception, there is nothing
commonplace in this kingdom.
Such an approach to Nature requires reverence. In contrast to a casual or indifferent attitude, the sensitive individual looks upon Nature as a sacred creation of God that deserves to be valued and revered.
–Flower A. Newhouse, "Angels of Nature"
Excerpts on Nature
"When one experiences Nature through the
eyes of inner perception, one realizes that there
is nothing commonplace in this kingdom. . . .
Such an approach to Nature requires reverence. In
contrast to a casual or indifferent attitude, the
sensitive individual looks upon Nature as a
sacred creation of God that deserves to be valued
and revered."
–Flower A. Newhouse, "Angels of
Nature"
"God is in every form of creation. Here
you can meet the Creator face to face, if
anywhere on Earth, yet very few venture into
Nature with the purpose of making His
acquaintance."
– Flower A. Newhouse, "The Journey
Upward"
"When wisely trod, the path to God
through Nature employs every faculty inherent in
man. In Nature, beauty shines in all its pristine
essence before us. It is for us to newly discover
and translate this beauty to our spirits and our
senses."
–Flower A. Newhouse, "The Journey
Upward"
"Journey to the mountains for healing and
enlightenment, and then return to the plains and
cities to radiate the Light of what you may have
gleaned."
–Flower A. Newhouse, "Songs of
Deliverance"
"In these wilderness areas, we will find,
if we have the heart, both spiritually and
physically, to journey into the back country,
that where there are no roads, only footpaths of
the deer or made by the feet of men, we will come
into an area that is virgin, that is holy, where
communion is continually being served, where
every day is the Sabbath, where every rock is an
altar, where the breezes bring you instructions
if you listen to them properly."
–Flower A. Newhouse, "Springtime's
Festival", Lecture 128-2
"Nature is like another dimension and we
know to approach it with faculties that we do not
use perhaps in the same way at other times.
Nature, whether it is approached in our gardens
or in the wilderness, or on mountain peaks or in
the countryside, is now the enlightener. She
requires from those who comes to her not the
desire to be entertained. If we are to be
enlightened in the wilderness, we must not go
there just for vacation, just to relax, but we
should go there spiritually on tiptoe with all
our faculties alert, and we should know that in
going to Nature, we are approaching a storehouse
filled with treasure, deep potent, spiritual
treasures, treasures intended to be released
after the very potent season of Eastertide."
–Flower A. Newhouse, "Springtime's
Festival", Lecture 128-2
"Appreciate and love and reverence the
Great Architect of this cosmos that made
everything as it is"
–Flower A. Newhouse, "May's Lovely
Differences", Lecture 500-2
"We want to see the beauty that God is
painting for us constantly to our visible sight
and feel with all our inner beings what is behind
that outer beauty."
–Flower A. Newhouse, "May's Lovely
Differences", Lecture 500-2
"I think of how limited the human being
is and allows himself to be. He’ll plant one
mustard seed and concentrate on that, when he
could plant the seeds of giant sequoias and
redwoods and have comparable attainments. We are
so meager and so petty and so stingy with the
Divine potential indwelling us, when God is not.
He has sprinkled the heavens with galaxies
without number, and suns and planets."
–Flower A. Newhouse, "Spiritual
Qualities Maytime Represents", Lecture 100-1
"The more we have of flowers and shrubs
and trees around our home, the more sure we are
to be in the emanations of light of these
transcendent intelligences who guard and guide
and nurture Nature from within."
–Flower A. Newhouse, "The Third Eye
and What It Signifies", Lecture 161-1
Quotes by other Nature Mystics
"Climb the mountains, and get their good
tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as
sunshine flows into trees, The winds will blow
their own freshness into you, and the storms
their energy, while cares will drop off like
autumn leaves."
–John Muir, "Our National
Parks"
"Talk of mysteries! Think of our lives in
Nature -- daily to be shown matter, to come in
contact with it - rocks, trees, wind on our
cheeks! the solid earth! the actual world!"
–Henry David Thoreau
"Come forth into the light of things, Let
Nature be your teacher."
–William Wordsworth
"All woodland whispers hastened to the
shrine; the countryside was come, eager and
joyful to its spirit's home."
–Evelyn Underhill
"Commonly we stride through the
out-of-doors too swiftly to see more than the
most obvious and prominent things. For observing
Nature, the best pace is a snail’s
pace."
–Edwin Way Teale, "Circle of the
Seasons
"And this our life, exempt from public
haunt, find tongues in trees, books in the
running brooks, sermons in stone, and good in
everything."
–Shakespeare
"In this light my spirit saw through all
things and I recognized God in grass and
plants."
–Baney
"All blades of grass, wood and stone are
one."
–Meister Eckhart
"It is wise that you come to attune, to
respect, and admire. Respect and reverence may
become the doorways to higher realities of
Nature. It is only by softly knocking on the
doors with humility that attunement may be slowly
achieved.
–Michael J. Roads, "Talking with
Nature"
"Never a day passes but that I do myself
the honor to commune with some of Nature's varied
forms."
–George Washington Carver
"On every mountain height Is rest."
–Goethe
"As you sit on the hillside, or lie prone
under the trees of the forest, or sprawl
wet-legged by a mountain stream, the great door,
that does not look like a door, opens."
–Stephen Graham, The Gentle Art of
Tramping
"My heart is tuned to the quietness that
the stillness of Nature inspires."
–Hazrat Inayat Khan
"Nature itself is a holy icon. It is not
unlike a stained glass window, through which
sacred light shines and inspires."
–Jay McDaniel
"Nature offers a way to discover the
riches of our own souls rather than the powers of
the ego."
–Thomas Moore
"No resolution to the crisis facing the
wild Earth will achieve more than a modicum of
success without an integration of spiritual
practice into our lives."
–Jack Turner, "Abstract Wild"
Questhaven Retreat is dedicated to serving one's vital need to prayerfully repledge themselves. Here, in the quiet haven of peaceful hills, individuals from all walks of life may come to reconsecrate themselves to God and Christ, and find answers to their innermost quest.
Sunday Services 10:45am.
Recommended Reading
 Songs of Deliverance —At-one-ment With Nature |
 The Journey Upward —Finding Enlightenment Through Nature |
 Angels of Nature —Finding Enlightenment Through Nature |
 Rediscovering the Angels —The Open Door of Nature |
 Insights Into Reality —Nature —Music and Art |
 The Christward Way —Increasing Reception Through Nature —The Open Door of Nature, Part 1-4 |
Christward Principles
Christian Mysticism is simply a method of reverence and devotion to God. It is a path of attainment which leads to the Divine Reality - to first-hand knowing of God. The mystical path stresses the way of Divine union with God through illumination. This grows naturally, never forced, by living the life with ever-growing dedication.
The Way of Discipleship is a way of attainment. It is a voluntary surrender of the entire self to the work or the service of God. It pays great attention to spiritual realities and goals which inspire us toward inner growth. The path of discipleship is a way of drawing ever closer to the Divine Presence.
Meditation and Prayer are the disciplines that most directly draw us Godward and into the inner worlds. During these moments, we consciously purify ourselves of worldly or personal preoccupations and center ourselves wholly upon consciousness of God.
The Angelic Kingdom consists of beings created by God. They, like mankind, press toward the goal of perfection and union with the Supreme Spirit. Angels are purer and more spiritual than man. Their very spirituality readily makes them mediators between Heaven and Earth.
Nature provides healing and enlightenment. When wisely trod, the path to God through nature employs every faculty inherent in man. In nature, beauty shines in all its pristine essence before us. It is for us to newly discover and translate this beauty to our spirits and our senses.
Reincarnation is the realization that life is a school with lessons too numerous to be learned in only one lifetime, it is easy to conclude that we need to return to the learning arena frequently until we complete our soul's objectives. We all have Divinity within us, waiting to be unfolded through developing talents and learning to love spiritually.