gathering: a dream come true
on joyful circles, the power of emotions and having a long wish list
Hello you,
I wonder, do you gather? Do you find yourself in a circle? I can’t help but think we are hard-wired to seek out a fire to sit around and just be…
“A circle of women may just be the most powerful force known to humanity. If you have one, embrace it. If you need one, seek it. If you find one, for the love of all that is good and holy, dive in. Hold on. Love it up. Get Naked.
Let them see you. Let them hold you. Let your reluctant tears fall. Let yourself rise fierce and love gentle. You will be changed. The very fabric of your being will be altered by this, if you allow it. Please, please allow it.”
Jeanette LeBlanc
Last night I had the joy of co-hosting my first official women’s circle in a local village hall. It’s something that’s been on my dream board for years, literally years. Anyone who knows me will have heard me say “I want to host a women’s circle” and I just couldn’t quite bring myself to do it. Alone.
I was fearful of it not working, of sitting on my own in that village hall, the opposite of a circle, whatever that is? a void? I was fearful of feeling empty.
So I waited. Turns out that was the perfect Generator thing to do. Wait to respond. Not doing nothing, no that’s not what the waiting means, rather continuing through life, following the breadcrumbs, having the conversations and seeing what comes along.
And sure enough, something came along to respond to, or rather someone. That someone was Sara Williams, a local spiritual healer who had already been hosting Circles in the area and was looking for someone to join forces with, someone to create a mini-circle with, so that together we had the energy to hold the bigger circle together.
It was a mutual yes!
We’re still buzzing from holding the space last night for a group of beautiful souls to just be. To share, to rest, and to receive.
We talked about the full moon in Saggitarius (adventurous, what needs shaking up?) and about the sun energy in Human Design’s Gate 20 (focusing on the now, with presence, not urgency).
We talked about intuition and how it’s suppressed so often while we’re growing up.
We talked about emotions and how we can know which are ours and which are not, and also just how powerful it is to be in touch with our emotions in a safe space, especially if we’ve held them back through protection or fear. We touched on the energy of internal cycles, past life healing, the wounds of a damaged throat chakra, nurturing our inner child and somatic movement.
And we sunk blissfully into a healing meditation and played with oracle card messages. We enjoyed tea and cake. And we can’t wait to do it all over again in June under the Strawberry full moon… and, I won’t spoil the surprise by telling you what, but we came away with so many ideas on our wish list for what to include next!
Some Circle inspired journalling prompts for you…
💫 what does your inner child need to hear today?
💫 how does your body need to move? what kind of music would support her to do that?
💫 what needs shaking up right now? or, where could you be more present?
💚 I’ll be back over the weekend to share the next Seasonology post… in the meantime… ⬇️
Links you might like…
💫 Join our next Circle on June 20th 7-9pm
💫 Join the waitlist to celebrate Ruth’s birthday! Ruth Poundwhite is a soulful sales expert and I’ve been a client and fan of hers for years; I highly recommend her work.
💫 Listen to Sarah Robertson’s new podcast about seasonal branding; Sarah creates brands that feel like home and you’ll love her approach.
As always, please do reach out if you would like to be deeply supported on your journey, either through the map of human design or simply with some nurturing self-belief work. I’ve got you.
Sending love & sunshine!
Sarah xx
Hi Sarah, this is so beautiful to read. I’m so glad that you fulfilled your dream in collaboration, and how exciting that it’s just the beginning of a wonderful adventure.
I’ve been dreaming of creating a local neighbours monthly meet-up and maybe a wider community group that supports more isolated members of our rural neighbourhood.
But I’ve not done it so I’ve been berating myself a bit. Even though, like you, I’ve consciously chosen to wait and reach out to others who I could collaborate with.
Reading your post has made me realise that this theme of connecting in groups is a really important to me.
Thank you.