The Bitter Truth

S2 Ep 5: How Cycles Will Heal Us with Ash Aether


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It was an absolute delight to host one of my closest friends and collaborators, Ash Aether, on the podcast. Ash is such a wealth of knowledge and inspires me every day to live more presently with my body and the Earth. In this episode, we dive into the cycles of the Earth, Moon, Cosmos, Reproductive Cycle, and Feminine Archetype, and the wisdom they each offer for our life. If you have been feeling out of touch with your purpose and sense of self, this is the episode for you!

Ash Aether is a ceremonialist, high priestess, mama wolf, artist, creatrix, and so much more. She holds ceremonies including full moon gatherings, women’s circles, ritual hair cuts, and weddings. Ash is the founder of Rüted Rituals and Unions as well as the co-founder of the Woven Wheel program and podcast. You can listen to the first episode of the podcast here- I couldn’t recommend more highly! She also co-directs a wedding company, Love & Wolves Co. with her partner.

You can join us for our next day-long retreat in Occidental on August 23rd! Send me an email at [email protected] and I’ll send you the details as soon as they’re ready. The theme of this retreat will be “Healing the Blood” and include wisdom from Ayurveda about how to nourish our blood for deeper health.

It was so fun to feature Farmacopia’s Salad Bitters on this episode of the podcast! Salad Bitters has a really yummy, green flavor that really does taste like a bitter salad. It’s perfect for the spring time because it’s packed with herbs that support liver detox and lymphatic drainage. Some of my favorite herbs in the blend are artichoke, milk thistle, and dandelion leaf! And I LOVE that Farmacopia is just down the road from me in Santa Rosa. They have an amazing tincture bar, and stock pretty much all of my favorite herbal products. Definitely check them out!

Some of my favorite takeaways from the pod:

* The more we connect with the cycles of our bodies, the more we can honor and support the cycles of the Earth. And vice versa.

* Ritual comes back to Intention & Acknowledgment of things way bigger than us and way smaller than us

* How to re-create ritual in your life: gratitude for food, drinking water with intention, full moon gatherings, breathing

* Watch the sunrise and sunset as often as you can to set your circadian rhythm

* Connect with the cycles of the feminine archetype: Maiden, Mother, Queen and Crone to channel the wisdom you need for each moment.

Thank you so much Ash for sharing your wisdom with us! More to come <3



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The Bitter TruthBy Abbey Joy Cmiel