Happy Samhain! (bonus pod episode)


Dear ones -

Have you heard the expression: “the veil is thin”?

And do you have an experience of what that means?

This bonus episode is in honor of what the Celtic culture would call Samhain (though plenty of cultures around the world have other celebrations at this time of year honoring the ancestors and marking this moment of the thinning veil).

In this episode, you’ll hear me muse on:

  • what I think a “thin veil” means;
  • where this particular season fits into the larger seasonal cycles and rhythms of aliveness;
  • how working with the season might support us in burnout recovery or keep us from entering into burnout…

and more.

I also offer some self-inquiry prompts to perhaps hold lightly as you attend to the seasonal themes of clearing space and harvest.

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

Many blessings for our journey into the cave,

Kate

P.S. I've been back over here in Scotland for just over a month now and soaking up lots of good stories at the Scottish International Storytelling Festival! Some about witches, some about kelpies and selkies. Some about old kind kings and old greedy kings. I've heard stories from Scotland, Ireland, Spain, Palestine, India, and Germany. And all the stories, from ones meant to uplift, to instruct, to entertain, to warn, and to heal... all the stories are seeking to explore what it means to be human. May we remember all the gifts we've inherited, the treasures and the wounds.

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

Are you a compassion warrior, culture worker, and rebel who cares deeply about humanity; who's tired of doing all the “right things” and still getting what you’re trying to avoid; and who feels trapped between burning it all down or dying but would rather be wildly, and sacredly alive? I'm an animist and ancestral wisdom guide; ceremonialist, and empath. And I love guiding other humans who want to use their burnout and purpose anxiety as a jumping-off point to journey into their shadows and the shadows of modern society in order to de-armor their hearts; remember a deeper, wilder sense of belonging to the world; and reclaim the rich and sacred spark of their aliveness. This newsletter contains wisdom nuggets, podcast episodes, and invitations to paid and free offerings from my business. All in support of remembering a more animist and land-based culture; holding firm to our humanity in a dehumanizing world; and living with compassion, vulnerability, and reverence.

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