In this episode of Guided Voyage, I share the mythic story of the Wheel of the Year — the eternal dance of the Sun God and the Earth Goddess as they move through the seasons. This story reminds us that life is not linear but cyclical, always turning, always renewing.

As you listen, notice how each season connects to the F.L.O.W. framework:

• Focus on what matters.

• Live in rhythm with nature.

• Open to practice through small rituals.

• Witness the changes unfolding.

• Samhain (Oct 31) — Honored by lighting candles for ancestors, setting an extra place at the table, and walking among the falling leaves to reflect on endings and beginnings.

• Yule (Winter Solstice, Dec 21) — Celebrated with evergreen boughs, yule logs, fires, and vigils through the longest night, welcoming the return of the Sun.

• Imbolc (Feb 1–2) — Marked with hearth blessings, candlelight, home cleansing, and rituals of renewal.

• Ostara (Spring Equinox, Mar 21) — Celebrated with planting, decorating eggs, and bringing flowers indoors as symbols of fertility and balance.

• Beltane (May 1) — Honored with bonfires, dancing around maypoles, and rituals for vitality, fertility, and joy.

• Litha (Summer Solstice, Jun 21) — Celebrated with midsummer herb gathering, bonfires, and rituals to mark the Sun’s power at its peak.

• Lughnasadh (Aug 1) — Honored with baking the first bread, offering first fruits, and community games or gatherings.

• Mabon (Autumn Equinox, Sept 21) — Celebrated with apple cider, wine, harvest feasts, and rituals of gratitude and balance.

This telling of the Wheel of the Year blends myth and folklore drawn from modern Pagan and Wiccan traditions. Primary references include:

• Farrar, Janet & Stewart. Eight Sabbats for Witches (Robert Hale, 1981).

• Cunningham, Scott. Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner (Llewellyn, 1988).

• Starhawk. The Spiral Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess (Harper & Row, 1979).

• Adler, Margot. Drawing Down the Moon (Beacon Press, 1979).

If you’d like to dive deeper into the Wheel of the Year and seasonal living, I recommend:

• Glennie Kindred, Sacred Celebrations: A Sourcebook — accessible rituals and seasonal lore.

• John Matthews, The Winter Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas — deep dive into solstice traditions.

• Emma Restall Orr, Living with Honour: A Pagan Ethics — thoughtful reflections on living in rhythm with the cycles.

• Caitlín Matthews, The Celtic Spirit: Daily Meditations for the Turning Year — beautiful daily readings tied to the Wheel.

✨ May these resources guide you as you weave the wisdom of the seasons into your own life.

The Eight Sabbats & Traditional Ways of Honoring ThemReferences & SourcesRecommended Reading & Research

As the season turns, we pause together to rest, reflect, and align with the energy of this moment in the year. This Mid-Fall meditation honors the season of harvest — a time to recognize the abundance around us and within us. Through gentle awareness of the body, breath, and imagery of golden fields, you’ll be guided to gather gratitude and rest in the fullness of what you’ve cultivated this year.

What to Expect:

• Nidra-inspired meditation

• Gentle body and breath awareness

• Guided imagery of harvest fields and abundance

• A closing affirmation to carry with you

Journal Prompt (optional, after listening):
What abundance in my life am I most grateful for right now?

Take this moment for yourself, to rest and breathe with gratitude as we move deeper into the season.

In this episode of Guided Voyage, we explore a simple but powerful truth: every moment of your day, you’re either creating or consuming. Both are necessary, but not all consumption is equal. Some fuels you, while others leave you drained.

We’ll talk about:

• The difference between nourishing and draining consumption

• How imbalance — whether too much consuming or too much creating — throws us off-center

• The lessons nature offers about balancing energy through the seasons

• Practical steps to track your habits and bring awareness to where your energy flows

Throughout the episode, I guide you into reflection so you can begin noticing your own patterns.

Here are some questions to sit with this week:

• Over the last 24 hours, where did your energy go? What did you consume, and what did you create?

• Looking back at your journal, calendar, or even your smart watch data — do you notice if you’re leaning more into consuming or creating?

• When you consume, is it nourishing you and fueling your creativity, or is it draining you?

• How might you pair your consumption with creation? For example: eat → then move your body, read → then write, listen → then respond.

• Which forms of consumption in your life feel nourishing, and which feel like drains?

• What is one small adjustment you could try this week to bring your consumption and creation into better balance?

✨ Remember, balance isn’t about perfection. It’s about awareness — choosing, with intention, where your energy flows.

Honor the balance of the Fall Equinox with this guided meditation. Journey into an autumn forest, breathe with the equal light and dark, and gently release what no longer serves you as the seasons shift.

Journal Prompt (after listening):

• As the seasons shift, what is one thing I can let go of to feel more balanced?

After a season away, Guided Voyage returns with fresh energy and a new direction. In this episode, Kittrina shares why living in flow matters for your physical, mental, and spiritual wellness — and introduces the F.L.O.W. framework, a simple four-step practice you can use to find balance in your own life.

You’ll learn:

• Why honoring natural cycles supports health and resilience

• How flow creates balance in body, mind, and spirit

• The four steps of the F.L.O.W. framework: Focus, Live in rhythm, Open to practice, and Witness

• Simple practices to begin aligning with your own rhythm today

This relaunch marks the start of a new season for the podcast, weaving together stories, science, and seasonal practices to help you live in rhythm.

✨ Focus. Live. Open. Witness. ✨

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The third chakra, your solar plexus, is located just above the belly button. It is our energy center of personal power. Here we hold our sense of self, our ego, and it is from here that we control our passions and impulses.

When the solar plexus is out of balance we often feel a lack of confidence and the need for external validation rather than internal knowing.

Opening your solar plexus chakra will enable you to take back your individual power and sense of self-worth.

Your sacral chakra is your connection with creation. If you have been feeling creatively blocked, take a few minutes to connect and open your sacral chakra

Your root chakra is your connection with the earth. If you are feeling disconnected or unsafe or vulnerable, take a few moments to focus on your root chakra.

Each year Samhain marks a time when the veil to the other side is thin and we are able to communicate easier with the deceased. It's a time to connect deeply with our roots and to remember our ancestors. Samhain is the time to honor the witch within our bloodlines. This Guided Voyage will take you down a short path and allow you to connect and receive messages from your ancestors.