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.
the fires are being lit. are you feeling the call?
Dear one -Life is messy and uncertain and full of things we didn’t ask for and, given the choice, might not have chosen. Life is also profoundly, heartbreakingly beautiful and full of things we wouldn’t have been wise enough, creative enough, or brave enough to imagine or choose. So, on this journey, what guides us through it all? What keeps us oriented when we can’t see the big picture? When our personality self feels small and scared? Cultures all around the world for thousands of years had ritual and ceremony, community and guides/ medicine/ spiritual support people, to maintain harmony within individuals, the community, and our wider relationship with the numinous. It’s a connection with all of those, a healthy web of call-and-response with life in all its forms, that become the constellations we navigate by on this wide ocean. It’s feeling ourselves a part of the universal frequency: Divine Love. My tarot cards told me my main theme to pay attention to for 2023 was becoming more skillful in playing my instrument. We are each an instrument and as the winds of life move through and around us, we sound. By saying ‘yes’ to the invitation offered by my cards, I’ve been releasing and recalibrating, continually arriving at the point where my most essential nature meets The Mystery. So when I said ‘yes’ to a quiet invitation to return to Shine Yoga, in Winchester, VA, perhaps for a retreat, my decision came from Spirit *and* me, from a sense of the larger tides. And with each person who has signed up, I feel my personal joy *and* the sacred responsibility and blessing of being an instrument through which the larger tides can work in their life. Sunday is quickly approaching. The fire is lit in the subtle planes, the circle has begun opening, and the threads of our individual and collective medicine have begun weaving themselves together in preparation for our gathering. This is how it works. A portal is opened, we say ‘yes’ and then open ourselves to the unfolding. There are a few more spaces, a few threads, I feel calling a few more of you around the fire for Sunday. I don’t know which of you are hearing that call, feeling the gentle tug, or which of you will say ‘yes’. That’s your part to do, not mine. I do know today is the last day for early bird pricing, so this is a good time if you are feeling the call. I also know we would be honored to have you and the medicine you bring wherever you go. Join us at Shine Yoga in Winchester, VA this Sunday, June 4th. A day for recalibrating your instrument so your voice sounds more clearly and the winds moving through you are those of Love, not something more limited and fearful. There is so much magic possible. With much love, Kate P.S. If you can’t make it in-person with us in Winchester, we have our monthly online community circle coming up on Tuesday, June 13th at 5:30pm ET. It won’t be as deep a dive as a day-long retreat, but it’s another way to gather in sacred space together for more connection and harmony - personally, collectively, and with the greater Mystery. Eventually these gatherings will be open only to our podcast Patreon members, but for now you’re welcome to come as a Patron or to check it out first, for free. Either way, reserve your spot around the fire here. |
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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.
Hello, dear ones - Happy Spring Equinox! We're at the balance point of even days and even nights. And that got me reflecting a bit on balance and how a machine-oriented understanding of balance is something akin to "everything working consistently, as it should, and requiring no maintenance." Yet if we look at myth, at ancestral skills, at animist and land-connected worldviews; we see an understanding that life is maintenance. Relationships require maintenance. Harmony within this...
Hello, dear ones - We're approaching Spring equinox and the half-way point between the solstices. In true Spring form, we've been having winds, extreme temperature changes, and more rain. But the crows are still sassy and silly and I'm grateful no huge tree branches have fallen on the house or cars. In many old stories and myths, Spring was characterized by battles between the forces of Winter and the forces of Summer. You could also think of this moment as the five card in a tarot deck - the...
Hello, dear ones - In the Gaelic tradition there are stories of epic battles between the Cailleach (the old woman of winter and creator of the land) and Bride (youthful goddess of summer and the love the fosters all growing things). It's part of how the ancestors of those lands were in relationship with this Spring period where the weather swings back and forth between icy snow and howling winds... and warm sun, moist soil where green shoots start appearing, and the smell of decay and new...