A stellium is when three or more planets are clustered in a single zodiac sign or house.

Having mentioned in a video yesterday, that I have the rare distinction of having FIVE planets in one sign AND in one house… in Libra and in the 7th house (which is also connected to my sun sign of Libra,) which is ruled by Venus and is about partnerships, and also harmony and beauty.

I’m about as undogmatic as they come… and after all these years of almost every kind of spiritual, shamanic, somatic, shadow, sovereignty, archetypal, alchemical & self development work, I’ve arrived at the point where it seems to me that unless it prioritises the Child, it’s not really The Work, it’s yet another abandonment of the Child.

When people discover the archetypes that are meant for them, especially the ones that are rare in this modern world, the difference it makes is beyond anything rational… that’s because the archetypes are beyond the rational.

You absolutely can gag yourself for fear of the ones who are compelled by fear to judge and criticise.

Maybe you’ve experienced being shamed in recent years or maybe you’re imagining it based on long ago experiences.

If you’re comparing your pace of productivity and creation to someone else’s then you’ll miss your own gold.

I see some people creating at a rate that seems almost alien to me (and I say that knowing that my own flow of creation can seem extreme to others).

I was just pondering some of the reasons that people have joined Waking The Wild Medicine in the past couple of years…

✨ To discover their purpose

✨ To connect deeply with a circle of like-minded people

✨ To peel back the layers over their authentic selves

As you might know, I speak a lot about how our greatest gifts are held in our deepest wounds, especially for those of us who are changeworkers, healers and coaches devoted to doing our deepest soul work.

In fact, one of our deepest, most magical crucibles, Waking The Wild Medicine, is focused on exactly this ancient truth.

I remember growing up, I used to be asked *that* question…

“What do you want to do when you grow up?”

It probably happened much less often to me than to most children because #hippylife but it would still occur when I ventured out into the world of mounting mortgages and shiny new cars, in which it seemed that children were meant to have their life plan all figured out from the age of six, maybe so they can be ready to do what’s needed to get the mortgage and car.

I happened to see that Sara in the WTW Team shared a short clip of John Patrick Morgan and I talking about the King archetype (link below) into a thread about women referring to men as “kings”.

I was on my daily wild wander this morning and appreciating one of the first bright sunny days in weeks… so far 2023, here in my corner of England, has been predominantly grey, rainy, cold and blustery.

Whatever the weather or time of day… I’ve gone out into the wild, day after day, season after season, year after year.

A sneak peek behind the scenes of Waking The Wild today! 👁️

It’s our first day back at work and we’re straight into ‘22 review and ‘23 planning. This year will be a mythical year for Waking The Wild in all the ways!

That means we need to create more intentional structure and support, including…

recently recorded my solo show All The Everything (a monthly variant of the Waking The Wild Show) and the topic was ‘How to be powerful and responsible about your neurodivergent needs and gifts’ - there’s a link to the show below.

The invitation within the episode was to be conscious and sovereign about your neurodivergence… honouring what comes with that, and the wounding that will make that challenging, without making yourself, others or the world wrong.

As I said in my last post, my father has been on my mind a lot in recent weeks as I’m descending into yet another Jungian-hewed abyss.

This morning I was pondering how in my spiritual, magical, rewilding circles (where neo-paganism so infuses the water we swim in, even if it’s not directly mentioned) the common refrain of “Solstice blessings!” that will ring out today, takes me back to childhood, a time when my father and his friends honoured the summer and winter solstices, sometimes with all night celebrations in the woods.

Waking The Wild Soul Guide is becoming a thing before my very eyes… training others to do this much needed “whole tree work” (see link below for more about “whole tree work”).

This is a barely dared vision, unfolding despite my usual “I don’t know if we’re ready.” proclamations.

Barely a day goes by when I don’t recall or realise a lesson learned from…

my martial arts days

my digital days

my 13-year-old who was obsessed with myths and psychology

A dear friend sent this to me yesterday - it makes ALL the sense to me. 🥰

I’m told on a very regular basis that I’m in my own world or that I exist in my own bubble, and we don’t even need to get into my ‘creative’ relationship to time.

TLDR: we’re closed for business - ish.

As we approach a million downloads of the podcast, our offerings filling up before we’ve barely had the chance to open them for enrollment (sometimes before they’ve even been created) and having to turn people away on an increasingly regular basis… we’ve reached a point in our evolution that is a death and rebirth, beyond what we foresaw.

I’ve been judged and misjudged for a lifetime… too this and too that.

This week I walked into a mobile phone shop and asked for help, explained I’m autistic and that “I struggle with things like this.”