Your path ahead is unclear.
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Good news.
An opportunity to change and, inevitably, let go of old ways.
Now for the clarity – peace, wisdom and courage – to walk on.
There is a field
Powerful one-on-one conversations creating space in the tangle of your everyday life to see more clearly, feel more deeply, and decide what comes next.
What if the perspective you're after isn't at a retreat or somewhere 'other', but hidden right in the centre of your busy life?
What if your most reliable, self-repeating patterns and habits are, themselves, the answer?
What if you already know the way, and it's simply a case of remembering?
This is a powerful invitation to change the way you see yourself and your world.
Practically, it's a way to speak about what’s really going on so you can see your repeating habits as your strongest allies and choose what you really want for your life (instead of having it chosen for you).
'There Is A Field': Creating space in the tangled forest of life.
Fortnightly 1-on-1 sessions, minimum 8 sessions, online or in-person, with an optional ‘wild’ day.
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.”
Rumi
Who this is for
This is for you if you are curious and willing to do the work:
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You’re ready to build on your perspective, and to actively work towards change for your own benefit and meaningful change in the world.
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You want to feel more alive and 'in' your own life, but haven't found a way to make space to begin to figure out how to do that.
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You’ve been asking "Is there more to life?" or "How do I go deeper?" or you just feel a quiet curiosity about what's around the corner for you.
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Your life path has turned towards the unknown (or you're hopeful that it soon will), maybe you're facing a new position of leadership, parenthood or retirement.
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You've tried some of the prescribed methods, and you're looking for something different. Something deeper. Something mythic.
This isn’t for you if you want a quick fix:​
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You want change, but you’re not yet ready to go beyond surface level.
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You feel protective of your own practices and don't want/feel the need to bring more meaning to your daily life.
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Your judgements about mythology and deeper meaning are too strong to allow you to engage fully.
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You don't want to commit or feel willing to do the work.
What You’ll Get:
Through these sessions, you’ll begin to see the shape of your life and your repeating patterns and habits. More importantly, you'll learn ways to alchemise them into something you can work with.
In the process, you’ll create space to reflect on your life, feel more deeply, and step into something new. This is your chance to stop, pause, and reflect—not on what others say you should do, but on what you truly want and what’s possible for you.​
“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”
#1 regret in Bronnie Ware's 'Regrets of the Dying'.
There is a field is for those who want to dare themselves to turn and face the big life questions.
This is not a life hack or an efficiency tool, this is the work of ‘meaning making‘ so you can free yourself from judgement, find clarity and, ultimately, get to the end of your life with fewer regrets.
Benefits
The peace to notice
See what’s really going on, so you can reason with it.
You don’t have to ‘leave it all behind’ to find perspective. Instead of looking for a way out, together, we will create a metaphorical clearing. A calm, quiet place in the middle of the forest, which we return to together each fortnight. And we’ll wait to see what comes out of the trees so you can notice it, reason with it and make small but foundational changes to benefit all aspects of your life.
Recognise noise
Choose what you want from life (instead of having it chosen for you).
Trying to make a change in your life without allies can be hard going. And when your old friends don't like seeing you change, they can actively (if not consciously) work against your progress. It might even be that you can help others find clarity, but you're struggling to find it for yourself.
The very centre of this work is a relationship to foster shifts in perspective. I will take the role of ally and 'myth guide', helping you to reflect and let your own story take priority over the noise of the world. The sense, and your actions, will flow from there.
Time-tested wisdom
Be galvanised by universal, timeless truths.
The oldest stories are the truest. Like mineral water through mountain rock, they are passed from generation to generation, all superfluous details filtered away so, by the time they reach us, they are thick with rich, life-affirming, universal truths. Grief. Love. Sabotage. Anger. Working with old stories, guided by images from one of the greatest mythologists of our times (Dr Martin Shaw), and my own experience in meaning making, you will walk away each week with another mythic wellspring to ‘drink deeply from’ in times of need.
Know it in your bones
Make a commitment to yourself that 'this is who you really are'.
Life is “fine”. You've experienced success. As far as your culture goes, you've done 'pretty well for yourself' but it's not easy to hear your heart. Now, as you face new paths, is your opportunity to ensure your choices don't just make sense, but they're really who you are and how you want to live your life. In other words, you will experience deeper meaning as well as material success, finding a clearer outline of who you really are.
Everyday courage
Convert your habits into your strongest allies.
Sooner or later, if we're quiet enough, the sneakiest parts of you will step out of the tree-line: the repeating patterns, old habits, self-talk, self-sabotage. And instead of ‘dealing’ with them or ‘overcoming’, we’ll lean into the powerful but simple, everyday practices to make allies of your repeating habits and self-talk. This is where the difficult work of self-reflection can transform into real, tangible action.
Who's behind this
There is a field is hosted by 'Campfire Sam' Crosby, oral storyteller, founder of Recalling Fire and ‘myth guide’.
You can find out more about his journey on the about page.
The short version is, Sam is someone who spent years carving a path from ‘fine’ to ‘feeling’. The little voice was telling him something was up, but he was masterful at ignoring it. And as soon as the realisation hit – that “I’m fine thanks” meant “I’m numb, stop asking” – the whole world came rushing in.
Through his own journey – and work with Dr Martin Shaw – Sam has learned to give himself practical ways to live a meaningful life.
As oral storyteller, Sam has seen how powerful and weirdly specific old stories seem to be to our own personal stories.
And as a nature guide, he's experienced firsthand how stepping into the natural world can create moments of stillness and clarity.
Sam is also…
Mentor for A Band of Brothers, the charity founded on the mythopoetic movement, mentoring young men at risk of the justice system.
Fellow of The Bio-Leadership Fellowship, global leaders working with nature to change modern human systems for the benefit of nature.
Alumni, Dartington College of Arts, Dr Martin Shaw’s The Westcountry School of Myth and Advaya’s Rewilding Mythology.
Host of Drop The Map podcast.
Sam's work draws on these experiences, filling journeys like yours with meaning.
What this is (and what it isn't)
You at the centre
Although my personal story and guidance may sometimes be relevant, the majority of this work is focussed on myth, meaning, you and your journey, giving rise to your habits, patterns, hopes, regrets, grief and optimism.
Practices/Practical stuff
Together we will develop a series of practical elements for you to try to make meaning in your everyday life. The gold is in this work. I promise powerful questions, you promise real, concerted effort.
The majority of sessions will be online. Depending on your geography, we may strike out to the wilds for milestone moments.
Your 'Field'
We’ll keep coming back to this central theme. As soon as we have a sense for what a metaphorical ‘place of pause’ looks like for you, we’ll start inviting other things there. Could be your work, could be your hopes. We might build a house there together, dig a well, or we might agree it’s as simple as a campfire. (And, if you like, we’ll range out together to find the real, physical thing.)
Mythic Guiding
I hope you already know by now, this isn’t coaching or life skills. There are other, far more talented folks doing that sort of work.
My role is somewhere between 'witness in meaning making' and 'myth mentor'. I am not a life coach or a business coach, I am someone who is deeply entrenched in mythology and meaning making.
I bring my experience in going from 'rationalist' to 'wonderer', my background in myth, storytelling, and nature connection to help you reconnect with something real. Through these lenses, we’ll look at your everyday life, helping you see clearly, feel more deeply, and decide what comes next.
I’m not here to give you life hacks or efficiency tools, this is the work of meaning making for clarity, peace, wisdom and courage so, ultimately you get to the end of your life with fewer regrets.
