We continue our journey of learning from the Ocean directly, and in this episode I share what I heard from the Sea when I went to ask for a message for this community. What I heard surprised me, and also felt very true in my being - that in order for us to heal the wound of Empire, we must call upon ancient powers that are of the Earth and of our own heritage.

Resources Mentioned:

* Form to share your prayers to the Ocean, which I'll take with me on my final pilgrimage, on Feb. 24th, 2026: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBz-X7lIZnSmIUNO62zCrh2qOJGjfuApfvuDIX68QpTkAPoA/viewform?usp=publish-editor

* Weaving With the Ancestors Class: https://awildnewwork.com/ancestors

* Seidr Magic: The Norse Tradition of Divination and Trance, by Dean Kirkland, Ph.D.: https://bookshop.org/p/books/sei-r-magic-the-norse-tradition-of-divination-and-trance-dean-kirkland/a8681181c822c95a?ean=9781644119440&next=t

* Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen of Nordic Animism: https://www.youtube.com/@NordicAnimism

* Women Who Run with the Wolves, by Clarissa Pinkola Estés: https://bookshop.org/p/books/women-who-run-with-the-wolves-clarissa-pinkola-estes-ph-d/5e495faa24961d97?ean=9780345396815&next=t

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You are the only one who can give birth to the gifts and dreams that live within you. All people have the capacity to birth the new, but it can be a lonely endeavor. In this episode, I share a message I received from the Ocean on the precipice of a great birth in my own life, in the hopes that it gives you the courage you need.

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In this season of the show, the life-giving force of Water and the Ocean will be our teachers. Today we start with an essential truth: that all Water is a womb. Womb-time is necessary for any new beginning–biological, vocational, or spiritual– and in this episode we talk about how to gestate the dreams we carry for the year ahead.

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Other Resources Mentioned:

*Flowing with Fear Class on Jan. 22nd: https://awildnewwork.com/events/2026/flowing-with-fear

*Meant for More Small Group: https://awildnewwork.com/guidance

*Sign up for my email newsletter here: https://awildnewwork.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=18d7c429e40852ccec908bfdb&id=feab73805d

Bring your whole being into the enchantment of Winter with this soft and peaceful guided meditation.

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In this final episode of 2025, I share what's possible when we intentionally work with this part of the yearly cycle, what we're offered after Mineral season, and how to enter Winter with grace.

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Other Resources Mentioned:

*The "Living the Seasons" Winter Journal: https://books.by/megan-leatherman/living-the-seasons

*"Winter at Work" book: https://awildnewwork.com/shop/winter-at-work

*Flowing with Fear Class on Jan. 22nd: https://awildnewwork.com/events/2026/flowing-with-fear

*Meant for More Small Group: https://awildnewwork.com/guidance

Whether it's letting things go like leaves falling from a tree or taking a sharp knife and making a kill, Autumn asks each of us to dance with Death. Among long-ago Anglo Saxons, November was called "Blood Month" or "Month of Sacrifice." In this episode, we explore different strategies for surrendering and/or slaughtering that which we cannot take into the Winter.

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Other Resources Mentioned:

*Needing More: Darkness Practice (Begins Nov. 30th): https://mailchi.mp/awildnewwork/gd63pkceqy

*The "Living the Seasons" Winter Journal: https://books.by/megan-leatherman/living-the-seasons

*Meant for More Small Group: https://awildnewwork.com/guidance

In this conversation with the gifted author and artist Jacqueline Suskin, we discuss what she's discovered about creating in tune with the Earth's rhythms, how to prepare for Winter, and how she communicates with the land.

To connect with Jacqueline, visit: https://www.jacquelinesuskin.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/jsuskin/

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This guided meditation was created to support you in your embodiment of the Autumn and its clarifying, unburdening power. Light a candle, get cozy, and see what you discover in this practice.

Divination is a very old folk magic practice that helps us to receive useful information from the unseen, whether it's the divine, our wise and well ancestors, or our own intuition. Autumn is a natural time to use divination, and in today's episode I'm covering more about what it is and isn't, best practices, and how it can change your life.

Resources mentioned:

*Needing More: a 4-week Pilgrimage into Darkness: https://mailchi.mp/awildnewwork/gd63pkceqy

*All my classes, events, and writing can be found at: awildnewwork.com

*Become a monthly supporter in Eagle Creek to access tarot readings, Needing More extras, and more: awildnewwork.com/eagle-creek

*Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, 700-1100, by Max Dashu

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In this conversation with Elspeth Hay, we discuss some of the richest threads found in her book, "Feed Us With Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food." We explore how humans fed themselves before industrial agriculture, why humans are "the Fire animal," and some ways that you can reconnect to the woodland harvest this Fall.

About Elspeth:

Elspeth Hay is the creator and host of the Local Food Report, a weekly feature that has aired on the Cape and Islands NPR station since 2008, and the author of Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food. Deeply immersed in her own local-food system, she writes and reports for print, radio, and online media with a focus on food, the environment, and the people, places, and ideas that feed us. You can learn more about her work at elspethhay.com and on Instagram @elspethhay.

Resources mentioned:

-Class on November 11th: Discerning What Needs to Die: https://awildnewwork.com/events/2025/autumn-discernment

-Needing More: a 4-week Pilgrimage into Darkness: https://mailchi.mp/awildnewwork/gd63pkceqy

-To learn more about Eagle Creek: https://awildnewwork.com/eagle-creek

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