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FIELD NOTES
An Orein Arts Journal
Welcome to FIELD NOTES, the Orein Arts journal. It is a companion to & expansion of our email newsletter. Together we will try to gather the bits of creative and spiritual wool that catch on the fences of our mission, along with a few practical threads besides.
Fall 2025 • EBB
I present a clown exercise to them that Christopher Bayes calls “The Greatest Trick in the World”, wherein your clown demonstrates a trick that is actually quite hard for them to do...
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Clown, Heal Thyself
I present a clown exercise to them that Christopher Bayes calls “The Greatest Trick in the World”, wherein your clown demonstrates a trick that is actually quite hard for them to do...
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Fall 2025 • NM
At our Orein Arts sessions this summer we spoke about how, in a broken world, the act of coming away to a place like Mt. Saviour can feel insufficient or selfish.
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The Heart Is a Real Place
At our Orein Arts sessions this summer we spoke about how, in a broken world, the act of coming away to a place like Mt. Saviour can feel insufficient or selfish.
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Fall 2025 • JEM
I arrive in Elmira on a hot, hazy June evening. I’m nervous to return to Mount Saviour, almost a year after my Orein session.
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Listening to Silence
I arrive in Elmira on a hot, hazy June evening. I’m nervous to return to Mount Saviour, almost a year after my Orein session.
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Summer 2025 • NM
In August ’23, the Orein artists took a walk together and came across a team of paragliders waiting at an overlook for takeoff.
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What Fills My Airfoil?
In August ’23, the Orein artists took a walk together and came across a team of paragliders waiting at an overlook for takeoff.
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Spring 2025 • NM
Providence is another name for the kindness of God. If we could realize how wise the providence around us is, it would give us immense confidence on our journey.
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Providence & Limits & Spring
Providence is another name for the kindness of God. If we could realize how wise the providence around us is, it would give us immense confidence on our journey.
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