As we sit in the void space of this current wheel of the year (between Samhain and Yule), we are reflecting on what we've traversed over the past year and how we've each navigated this whole turning of the wheel.

We reflect on what impact seasonal and cyclical living can have on us and how it can empower us. We share some of the themes that have come up for us throughout this wheel of the year.

We also invite you to get intentional about slowing down, even when life is fast.

If you have journeyed through this wheel of the year with us, or even part of it, please come and chat with us about your experience.

Sarah is going to be hosting a FREE online Women's Circle for the Winter Solstice on June 21, so if you are keen to start the next wheel of the year being held in sacred space, please come and join - book your spot here

In this solo episode Sarah chats about a her experience with ovulation pain and how she learned a new deeper layer of cyclical living that gave her a lightbulb moment of how to reflect on what may have caused such a painful ovulation.

She shares the process of folliculogenesis (the maturation of the follicle in the ovaries which then leads to the release of an egg at ovulation. She also shares a bit of her insight into release rituals to encourage her bleed to start.

Our menstrual cycles reflect our overall health and what we experience can impact our cycles - so you may like to use this as an invitation to reflect on your own menstrual cycle and how your emotions and experiences effect you.

If you resonate with what Sarah talks about or have any of your own lightbulb moments & want to talk about it, please come and chat with her - @blossomingwithsarah

We'd love to hear from you if you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast - come and DM us with your episode ideas/requests @moonlitmothers

Note: this is not medical advice

Welcome to your free guided ritual for the sabbat of Samhain

Episode 22 will tell you all about this sabbat (traditionally All Hallows Eve which commercially has become Halloween), but this bonus episode is here to guide you through an autumn themed meditation and some prompts for this time in the wheel of the year.

Please come and share your reflections with us, we'd love to hear from you

This is the final sabbat episode for this wheel of the year before we complete the wheel with the next winter solstice!

This sabbat is Samhain (sah-win), which commercially has become Halloween. It's a time of the final harvest and really beginning to turn inward with deep reflection and slowing down before we surrender to the void (the space between Samhain and Yule). It's also a time where the veil to the spirit world is at its thinnest, so we talk about ancestor work and connecting with your intuition.

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This is a topic we are both constantly navigating and learning more about and we invite you to listen with curiosity and without judgement as you too, learn what works for you.

We talk a little about what our nervous system is and what it does for us in varying stress responses. We share a list of ideas of how to tend to your nervous system, so we encourage you to pick a few to implement - as with all that we do, it’s about the small things done regularly that support us in the long run. Sarah shares an experience of moving through a panic attack and what her nervous system did. Mal shares her body's natural reaction to a stressful time and allowing it to happen.

We also touch on the conditioning most people have faced since childhood that has resulted in us shutting down what we’re feeling and therefore impacting our regulation skills - so this is your permission slip to do whatever it is that your body needs in this moment!

We’d love to connect with you and hear what you do to help support your nervous system.

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Get comfortable, grab your journal and cozy up for this guided ritual to celebrate Mabon (the Autumn Equinox)

We share with you Persephone's story and how she invites a balance between the light and dark; the flower filled meadows and ruling the Underworld. We provide you with some prompts to journal on and we include an oracle card reading.

Please come and share what comes up for you - we'd love to hear your words.

We're at the next turning of the wheel already! This time it's the sabbat of Mabon - or the Autumn Equinox - happening in March in the Southern Hemisphere.

This episode talks all about what's happening seasonally, while looking at what other cycles this energy aligns with (moon and menstrual cycles). We give insight into what themes this time represents and how you can celebrate this harvest festival.

And of course - you can then jump straight into the BONUS guided ritual!

Please come and chat to us on Instagram - we'd love to hear your thoughts on Mabon!

This episode is your guide to simple, low effort rituals that you can easily integrate into your day - we’re all about making it easy and accessible! Magic is in the everyday - magic is in the mundane - stop overthinking it and give some of these simple magic ideas a try, because YOU are the magic.

We talk about cyclical living (moon and menstrual cycles), kitchen witchery, spells, sigils, oracle cards, crystals, altars and making the mundane magical - it’s not as scary as it sounds - they’re all things you can do with zero experience and with very little time! We encourage you to let go of what you think it “should” look like - release the perfectionism and just try and feel how much you love it! Whatever you do is perfect.

This episode’s card pull was Faith from Alana Fairchild’s Sacred Rebels Oracle Deck

Come andfollow us on Instagram - the image of this episode’s card pull will be there - and we’d love to hear your low effort rituals or the little magical practices you’re trying.

In this episode we’re getting a bit woo and witchy talking all about energy! Specifically, energetic hygiene - how to call back your energy, cleaning energy and protecting your energy. Remember, it’s all about the intention and there is no right or wrong - we encourage you to try one of these ideas and find what feels good for you. We share ideas for simple energetic hygiene practices for you to try - from visualisations and intentions, to crystals and essential oils, to simply using salt or your breath. Working with energy is something everyone can access, so take the pressure off, remove the perfectionism and give it a try!

04:20mins - Episode’s card pull - Mirror (from Rebecca Campbell’s Work Your Light) 

08:00mins - Calling back your energy

12:18mins - Protecting your energy

25:17mins - Releasing other’s energy

37:54mins - Cleansing spaces

For a guided energetic hygiene practicego to the Lammas bonus ritual which is a guided meditation for this

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In this BONUS guided ritual for the sabbat of Lammas we take you through an energetic hygiene practice with a guided meditation to help you call back your energy. There are some lovely journalling prompts for you to tap into what Lammas can be here to encourage you to delve into.