🌀 Nine Steps to Home 🏡

"Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand."

🏞️ The Waters & The Wild is a free, recurring gathering held on the sacred shores of Elk Rock Island—a wild and beautiful spot tucked just south of Portland, where forest meets river and the ordinary world loosens its grip. In this liminal space, we explore what it means to be human together. There’s no script. No dogma. Just an open circle beneath the trees.

For those who are healing, growing, questioning, or simply craving connection, this is a place to land. Together we’ll share conversation, laughter, silence, sunlight, and soul-level musings. But you don’t need to know anything to show up. Just bring your humanity.

🌿 What to Expect

• An easygoing 2-hour gathering in nature
• Open conversation with kind, curious people
• Occasional practices like walking, meditation, stretching, journaling, or breathwork
• Reflections guided by the Nine Steps to Home framework
• Deep talks, good vibes, and total permission to be yourself

Some bring snacks, some bring instruments, some just bring their presence. All are welcome. We usually sit or walk together in a shaded clearing not far from the footbridge.

🌎 Who It’s For

• Newcomers as well as seasoned practitioners of personal growth & spiritual practice
• Those tired of performative spaces and hungry for something real
• Anyone who wants to spend time outside with other open-hearted humans
• Neurodivergent, queer, or otherwise unconventional folk
• Weird, special love-aliens seeking their tribe

🕯️ Hosted by Devid Sword

You’ll be welcomed by Devid—creator of Nine Steps to Home, longtime mystic and seeker, full-time human. He’ll hold space, guide conversation, and help newcomers feel right at home.

✨ Ready to join us?

Come as you are, solo or with a friend. We’ll be there, beneath the trees, waiting.

⚠️ Prepare for the elements—bring water, wear good shoes, and be ready for sun or shade.

🌳 Slow down. Leave the rush behind. Come sit with something deeper.

Touch Grass Therapy is a free, recurring gathering in Laurelhurst Park—a refuge of trees, open lawns, winding paths, and a quiet pond in Southeast Portland. We gather without pressure, pretense, or a fixed agenda—just human beings slowing down and showing up honestly beneath the trees.

Whatever is moving through your life, there is room for it here. Maybe you’re in transition. Maybe you’re lonely, curious, inspired, or wondering what comes next. We’ll talk, listen, wander, laugh, reflect, and let the afternoon unfold naturally. No polished version of yourself is expected.

🌿 What to Expect

• A relaxed 2-hour outdoor gathering
• Thoughtful conversation without forced participation
• Space to walk, rest, write, stretch, breathe, or simply listen
• Gentle prompts inspired by the Nine Steps to Home framework
• A welcoming atmosphere for sincerity, curiosity, and real connection

Bring your own comforts such as water, snacks, a blanket, a notebook, an instrument, or whatever you like. Some days we’ll sit in the grass. Other days we may wander the paths or settle beneath the trees. The gathering is lightly guided, never rigid.

🌎 Who It’s For

• Anyone seeking friendship, reflection, or a stronger sense of belonging
• People exploring healing, spirituality, creativity, or personal growth
• Those who prefer honest conversation over small talk and performance
• Neurodivergent, queer, unconventional, and open-minded humans
• Tender weirdos, wandering philosophers, and love-aliens finding their way Home

🕯️ Hosted by Devid Sword

You’ll be welcomed by Devid—creator of Nine Steps to Home, longtime student of human development, and fellow traveler through the mess of being alive. He’ll offer some structure and help make room for whatever emerges.

✨ Ready to join us?

Come alone or bring your loved ones. Arrive as you are and relax with us.

⚠️ Bring water, dress for the weather, and consider something comfortable to sit on.

"Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand."

🏞️ The Waters & The Wild is a free, recurring gathering held on the sacred shores of Elk Rock Island—a wild and beautiful spot tucked just south of Portland, where forest meets river and the ordinary world loosens its grip. In this liminal space, we explore what it means to be human together. There’s no script. No dogma. Just an open circle beneath the trees.

For those who are healing, growing, questioning, or simply craving connection, this is a place to land. Together we’ll share conversation, laughter, silence, sunlight, and soul-level musings. But you don’t need to know anything to show up. Just bring your humanity.

🌿 What to Expect

• An easygoing 2-hour gathering in nature
• Open conversation with kind, curious people
• Occasional practices like walking, meditation, stretching, journaling, or breathwork
• Reflections guided by the Nine Steps to Home framework
• Deep talks, good vibes, and total permission to be yourself

Some bring snacks, some bring instruments, some just bring their presence. All are welcome. We usually sit or walk together in a shaded clearing not far from the footbridge.

🌎 Who It’s For

• Newcomers as well as seasoned practitioners of personal growth & spiritual practice
• Those tired of performative spaces and hungry for something real
• Anyone who wants to spend time outside with other open-hearted humans
• Neurodivergent, queer, or otherwise unconventional folk
• Weird, special love-aliens seeking their tribe

🕯️ Hosted by Devid Sword

You’ll be welcomed by Devid—creator of Nine Steps to Home, longtime mystic and seeker, full-time human. He’ll hold space, guide conversation, and help newcomers feel right at home.

✨ Ready to join us?

Come as you are, solo or with a friend. We’ll be there, beneath the trees, waiting.

⚠️ Prepare for the elements—bring water, wear good shoes, and be ready for sun or shade.