How do we learn to navigate & thrive in the dark?

For those of us living in rebel bodies, the answers we seek about how to live a joyful, creative, & meaningful life simply cannot be found in the usual places. 

 

While the books, blogs & spiritual practices we've sought out with fervent hope have helped us, there comes a point in our journey to wholeness & embodiment where the wisdom we need cannot be found anywhere but in the dark wilds of our own souls.

 

And shit gets scary in there, right? 

 

It's like we're peering down the stairs into a pitch-black basement, and even though we know the medicine we need lies in the darkness below, we get stuck on the first step because who knows what else awaits us in the shadows, possibly ready to pounce.

 

Here's what we don't need in that moment: we don't need to push, punish, or otherwise force ourselves to take that first step. The very systems that oppress us and have exiled our bodies to the margins have taught us that this is the way to do anything hard: ignore your fears, override your capacity, throw yourself down the stairs no matter the cost to your health & happiness, and to hell with the consequences or cost.

 

But if what we want is to be in our bodies, to and feel and receive and connect and create in ways that we haven't seen or experienced before, then the old ways of being and doing are absolutely not gonna cut it.

 

Power-over systems don't want you to know, but another way is not only entirely possible, but wonderfully soft and accessible. (And, dare I say it, maybe even a little bit fun??)

 

What if the light of your inner fire—literally, the shit that lights you up–could be trusted to lead you down the unknown path that leads you home to embodied joy?

 

The Hermit, as our collective tarot card for 2025, with their lantern & cloak, will serve as our mentor and guide as we learn how to turn towards, trust, and follow our own inner fire.

 

Our eyes can adjust to the darkness.

 

We can befriend the unknown.

 

We can learn to be our own compass when the old maps become useless.

 

We can move we curiosity, at a gentle & sustainable pace that honors the soft animal of our bodies.

 

We can experiment with new ways of being in right relationship with our bodies, our souls, and our community of spirits & kin.

 

The wilds are dark. The path is unknown. And yet, your light is clear and strong.

 

The invitation awaits.

 

Join us in the shadows.

 

$44

 

(Solidarity pricing available; no one turned away for lack of funds.)