Roots & Flame — A One-Day Immersion in Brotherhood, Fire, and Sacred Ground

Roots & Flame is a one-day rite of return — to earth, to Spirit, to the sacred brotherhood of men on the narrow road.

Set in the wild, this immersive day brings men together for a shared experience of bushcraft, fire-making, cold water immersion, stillness, and prayer. It’s a day without pretense or polish — where we strip back the noise and remember what it means to be grounded, resilient, and spiritually awake.

You will gather around flame, carve with your hands, wade through icy waters, eat simply, and walk mindfully. But more than activity, this is a spiritual fire-stoking — an invitation to dig deep and listen closely.

Like roots that reach into hidden soil, we’ll seek depth — stability not in performance, but in presence. And like a flame that begins with spark and breath, we’ll fan into life the masculine gift God has placed within each man.

“Fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you…” — 2 Timothy 1:6
“He will be like a tree planted by the water, whose roots reach deep by the stream…” — Jeremiah 17:8
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” — Proverbs 27:17

This day is also about brotherhood — not just through talk, but through fire shared, challenge embraced, and prayers spoken in the quiet between. You will not leave the same.

In the Bible, men often encountered God in raw, elemental spaces. Moses before the burning bush (Exodus 3), Elijah hearing God’s whisper on the mountain (1 Kings 19), or Jesus withdrawing to lonely places to pray (Luke 5:16). Roots & Flame honours that pattern: away from the noise, into the wilderness, toward the Voice.

“This is what the LORD says: Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, where the good way lies, and walk in it…” — Jeremiah 6:16

Whether you’re preparing for the fuller journey of The Wild Path or simply seeking to rekindle something buried beneath the surface, this is a space to remember who you are, and to hear again the whisper that calls you by name.

The fire is ready.
The ground is waiting.
Will you stand in the place between roots and flame?