Welcome to Everything Speaks if You Listen with Jen CobbleWorks where we befriend our humanity and the Sacred through story, soul questions, and every day life.
In this week's episode, we explore some of the symbolism and spiritual invitations from the full moon for our human and soul growth. There's also a guided meditation/reflection at the end for you to engage with in your imagination or journal.
We cover themes around the cyclical nature and seasonality of life and how the moon's waxing and waning affirms seasonality as natural, and as a way to find grounding even through things that shift and change. I introduce questions you can ask yourself every month at the full moon which help you name what has come to fruition and what needs to be released before you move forward. And we spend a fair amount of time remembering that this process involves celebration, savoring, and pleasure from what has matured in our life as well as re-framing release, pruning, and surrender not as something punishing, but as part of what it means to transform and grow.
There's a brief exploration of gardening by the moon, a family tradition from my ancestry of gathering in the graveyard for remembrance and storytelling, and a visit from Snake, who teaches us that letting go can be vulnerable even though it's necessary and reminds us that we remain ourselves even after a season of release. Enjoy! I hope it's fruitful listening.
The link to the Moon Oracle Deck by Alauna Whelan is here:
https://alaunawhelan.com/products/moon-mantra-oracle-deck
I'm Jen Cobble Willhoite, a contemplative storyteller, spiritual tool designer, and life-long soul seeker. My path is formed and framed by questions more than answers. I'm more comfortable wondering and wandering about things spiritual than I am in ideology, religion, or dogma.
My soul language and connection with Spirit is primarily grounded in Celtic Spirituality, science, nature, seasonal cycles, myth, folklore, and stories of all kinds. I do have roots in progressive Christianity that I sometimes speak from. My tap root, though, is ordinary life. I believe enlightenment is rhythmic, unfolding, and found in our everyday experiences and selves. I also offer tools and courses on my modern interpretation of the examen: a daily ritual of looking back, looking within, and looking ahead to cultivate a rapport with your inner wisdom and the Sacred as you understand it.
Every week, I share an episode from my own spiritual explorations, offering invitations and questions for you to explore on your own. Thanks for journeying with me!
