Happy Lughnasadh! (harvest holiday bonus 🎙️ ep)


Dear ones -

A quick note to let you know I dropped a bonus podcast episode today exploring ancestral harvest holidays, like Lammas or Lughnasadh, which were generally celebrated on August 1st, and mark the beginning of the harvest of storage crops and the subtle shift towards Fall.

Within the episode, I:

  • muse on what the practice of these holidays, the themes and perspectives they invite, might have to show us about burnout;
  • share some agricultural context for the season;
  • and pose some questions you might want to sit with to guide your decisions about how and where to dig deep and spend your energy in preparation for fallow cycles in your life.

Although most of the episode is geared towards the Northern Hemisphere, I offer some brief thoughts for those in the Southern Hemisphere, too.

If the episode offers any ahas I'd love to hear.

May we be blessed with abundance and may we have and know enoughness. May we remember to give thanks.

with Love,

Kate

P.S. Last night in our Sanctuary gathering, we were sitting with an old Scottish story of St Columba and the Squirrel in which St Columba has a crisis of faith and purpose and a little squirrel reminds him of what it is to persevere in our honest efforts, even if we won't ever see them complete. (You can hear Dougie Mackay tell the story on my podcast here, story starts at about 1:10:00)

Two participants then reminded us of ancient Jewish wisdom from Pirkei Avot (Ethics of our Elders) around justice and being good humans: "We are not required to complete it, nor are we permitted to walk away."

Perhaps a good reminder for all of us in these times and in this season of harvesting the fruits of earlier labors and preparing things for the ones to come...

Our next cohort of Sanctuary will open to register late August.

P.P.S. If you, too, are in a crisis of purpose or are feeling buzzy or over-loaded with energy heading from the Lughnasadh portal into the new moon and Lion's Gate portal, you're welcome to bring that to Wisdom Wednesday and get my best support or insight. We'll meet on Aug 7.

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Hi! I'm Kate - an intuitive, medicine woman, and guide for embodied Presence

I care with every fiber of my being that you, a creature of soul and soil, are trying to thrive in systems not designed for you. Where ancient wounds of disconnect, inherited traumas, and misalignments with our over-culture leave you feeling out of place, too much, or like a canary in the mine, I see invitations back deeper into your own aliveness; vital next steps to a wiser, more relational future. Let’s navigate your big questions and transitions together. I’ll support you living meaningfully in this world even though you may feel like you were designed for a different one. I’ll keep you orienting to the truth, heart, and essential wholeness of who you are at the edge of great joy and when you need your feet held to the fire of your own journey. You can see what I offer: www.wildsacredjourney.com and sign up to get a little bit of me, direct to your inbox!

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