T h e O r d e r O f W a l k e r s

“Walking is the great adventure, the first meditation, a practice of heartiness and soul primary to humankind. Walking is the exact balance between spirit and humility.”
– Gary Snyder, The Practice of the Wild

Postings

The Journey

Excerpt: Walking is a celebration.September 4, 2026
From the book How to Walk. Thich Nhat Hanh How to Walk by Thich Nhat Hanh: 9781937006921 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books “When you walk, if you are aware that you are alive, that is already enlightenment. You are aware that you have a body; that is already enlightenment. You are aware that your feet are strongContinue reading “Excerpt: Walking is a celebration.”
Essay: Barefoot is honestSeptember 2, 2026
Because sometimes, the most meaningful parts of life are not found when we are fully guarded and perfectly prepared. They are found in those quiet, simple moments when we dare to walk through the world just as we are — uncovered, attentive, and awake.
Excerpt: Stopping and Finding Calm.August 31, 2026
From the book “How to Walk.” – Thich Nhat Hanh How to Walk by Thich Nhat Hanh: 9781937006921 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Walking is a wonderful way to calm down when we are upset. When we walk, if we focus all our awareness on walking, we are stopping the thinking, storytelling, blaming, and judging that goesContinue reading “Excerpt: Stopping and Finding Calm.”

Manifesto

It will be of no surprise to scholars of pedestrianism that this publishing outpost was conceived per boot. Whilst I learned to walk as a toddler, as a means of survival, it was only in my middle years did I begin my study in walking. It is an unusual indulgence, but one that is shared by many. They are the Order Of Walkers. Walking keeps me tethered to a simple life. It offers a social element when community beckons and a solitary element to energise. It’s a reminder of our origins and indeed what it is to be human.

The study will be a slow and thoughtful enterprise. The simple art of walking is a springboard to many other pursuits, and so, like a circuitous route I shall go there, and then return.

Whilst my wandering is Australian, my work does not have borders.

This manifesto may seem unfinished. More walking has been prescribed.

Sacraments

An Order Of Walkers sacrament is a rite recognized as of particular importance and significance. In the guiding principles of the Order Of Walkers, the sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, by which divine pedestrianism is dispensed to us. The Order affirms that the sacraments are necessary for an enhanced experience. Through each of them, the walker will receive a sacrament’s particular healing and transforming grace, making them participants in the divine nature through union with flora, fauna and mankind.

The Four Sacraments

Mercantile

The Order Of Walkers is an ancient congregation who foster and maintain the human motor skill of perambulation. We understand the profits of the activity and tap into the spiritual offerings. We cast an untrusting eye over those in society who would have us enslaved to a sedentary digital world.