Hello, my dears -

It's funny how we can tell ourselves astrology and things like it aren't real... and yet.... the more I sink into the rhythm of "life as pilgrimage," a rhythm of aliveness that listens to my heart, my gut, and spirit - and then moves accordingly; the more I find threshold moments in my life just seem to magically coincide with astrological threshold moments.

And so here we are - in the red light of a total lunar eclipse; stirring up feelings, and inviting karmic closures and clearings. Which just so happens to also be about a week and a half after I landed back in the States (11 months of being overseas and the final two weeks were a whirlwind of showing my parents and brother around Scotland - it was both overwhelming and amazing to show them some of my favorite spots and to get to discover new ones with them).

So, yes to feelings, yes to closures and clarity and de-cluttering, yes to new beginnings and the tending to and rekindling of relationships with and on this land.

Yes to swimming with the tides and timings of Life.

As I write that, I feel a difference between the "tides and timing of Life" and a "juggling act". Do you feel it, too?

In any case - I am ebbing and flowing between tending the home space, tending relationships with humans and beyond-human kin (my car is one thing that's needing some love), and tending this business - all of which are fairly high-need right now. So if I'm slower to respond or deadlines are having to be pushed back, thanks for your understanding.

Hmm... What might our lives be like if we built a society that let us be honest about that? ... Perhaps a lot more human.

On to our September updates:

Ongoing things:

Substack -

While I took a break from posting while I was traveling with my family and showing them around Scotland, I am slowly getting back into posting there.

I jumped back in with a little video carrying a reminder for eclipse season and energetically heavy and disorienting times.

I also shared a quick reminder gifted me by the crows the other morning in a "note".

As things are currently going, I'll be sharing more there than on the various Meta platforms. And probably sharing more there than in this email list so as not to add to the inbox overwhelm. Please, feel free to head over there and give me a "subscribe". You can be either a paid subscriber or a free one. Paid subscribers help a lot as much of the work I do is behind the scenes and not directly connected to programs, services, or offerings - no pressure, of course, but if you can swing some financial support my way in these challenging times, know that it is deeply appreciated and helps a lot.

Sanctuary -

Sadly, but humanly, I was not able to get this email out to you in enough time to remind you of today's Sanctuary. But it was a lovely one, involving a guided meditation and some channeled wisdom for getting out of our heads and anchoring into a sturdier through-thread to support us in the stormy seas and disorienting times of initiations, eclipses,... the world. You know.

You can always plan to join us for next month (October 13) and/ or go ahead and start scheduling them on your calendar - they happen every second Monday at 12pm ET.

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...I'll add: if this eclipse (or life in general right now) is leaving you feeling particularly rattled and you'd like some support, I did record the guided meditation bit and could send it to you for, say, $11?

I could also open up some spots for a 30min attunement session - these don't involve much dialogue and can be done either over the phone/ Zoom or fully remotely (ie no tech, just you resting at an agreed upon time and receiving a voice memo afterwards with what I sensed and did). They're great for a nervous system and subtle body reset/ re-balancing. These are $60.

Let me know if either of those options is calling you - just hit reply and we'll go from there.

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Upcoming things:

Seasonal Roundhouse -

Our next gathering around the virtual fire to honor the turning of the year is happening on Saturday, September 20th, to mark the autumn equinox and the final of the harvest celebrations. We explore ancestral traditions, listen to story, and journey with the energy of the season. You can find more info about these gatherings here: https://www.wildsacredjourney.com/seasonal-roundhouse​

In-person ceremony -

Yes. You read that right. There's one on the books for Sunday, September 28th at Arterra Wines in Delaplane, VA. We'll gather around the fire (after hours) and move through the graveyard of past selves - the ones who were and aren't anymore (both hated and beloved), and the ones who never came to be... a beautiful way to move into late Fall, shedding like the leaves, leaving ourselves with enough space for something new. I'm planning to have registration ready later this week, so I'll send more details then.

There's plenty more to share with you, but I'll save those for another day.

I'll leave you with a clip of salmon leaping I managed to catch on my phone a few weeks ago (from the waterfall in Scotland where I finally managed to see salmon leaping back in 2023 after a mini-pilgrimage within a pilgrimage in the hopes of witnessing just that); and a reminder that there is something in us, too, that is determined to swim upstream. Even when it's hard.

There's a reason our ancestors from these lands believed the salmon were carriers of deep wisdom.

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with Love, mystery, and wonder -

Kate

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