Season 2, Episode 1
Creativity in Seasons: Honouring Your Cyclical Nature
Welcome back to The Wisdom Path Podcast. Today’s episode is a long-form exploration of the creative life through the lens of seasons, cycles, and the deep wisdom that comes when we stop trying to create like machines.
Rosie shares the philosophy that has transformed her relationship with her own creativity: seeing it as a living, breathing cycle with its own winters, springs, summers, and autumns. Drawing on personal stories, cultural threads, mythic archetypes, and the rhythms of the earth, Rosie invites us to reclaim a slower, more intentional way of creating, one that honours rest as much as productivity, composting as much as blooming.
This is not just a conversation about making art. It is a permission slip to live and create in harmony with your own inner seasons, free from the capitalist insistence on constant growth.
In This Episode, We Explore:
• Why creativity is inherently cyclical and how capitalism trains us to ignore that truth
• The four creative seasons: winter (composting), spring (emergence), summer (full bloom), autumn (refinement)
• Personal stories from Rosie’s own creative winters and summers, including writing an 80,000-word draft in three days
• How to tell which season you’re in and work with it instead of pushing against it
• The role of boredom, rest, and reflection in nourishing future creative work
• The parallels between creative seasons and menstrual cycles, lunar phases, tides, and even breath
• Letting go of the idea that a creative “block” means something is wrong with you
• Practical ways to nurture early spring ideas without pressuring them to become masterpieces overnight
• Why autumn is the perfect time for editing, refining, and collaborative feedback
• How creating in seasons allows for more integrity, joy, and sustainability in your work
Key Quotes:
• “Not creating isn’t a block. It’s winter. And winter is where the roots grow deep.”
• “Capitalism teaches us to create like machines. Nature teaches us to create like forests.”
• “Some seasons fuel you, others ask you to rest. Both are part of the work.”
• “Boredom is not the enemy of creativity, it’s the compost.”
• “When you stop trying to chain summer to your desk, you’ll find it visits you more often.”
Go Deeper Into Your Creative Cycles
Journal Prompts:
• Which creative season am I in right now: winter, spring, summer, or autumn?
• How can I honour this season?
• What does rest look like for me when I’m not creating?
• Which ideas have been composting quietly in me, waiting for spring?
• What might I need to let go of to enter my next season with space and clarity?
Related Writing on Substack : Read Rosie’s essay on cyclical feminine wisdom.
Season 1 Archive : Catch up on past episodes exploring creativity, archetypes, and living seasonally.
Connect with Rosie:
Takeaway for Listeners:
This episode is both a map and a mirror. A map for navigating your creative life without burnout, and a mirror that reflects your own natural rhythms back to you. You are in a season and when you honour that, your work and your life will flourish in ways that feel effortless, rooted, and true.
