Last night was the full moon…and although this video says “tonight,” we’re now just on the other side of it. But the energy of the full moon doesn’t disappear overnight, it lingers for a day or two — a soft window where reflection, awareness, and release are still very much available to us. If anything, this can be a quieter moment to sit with what came up for you, to notice what feels illuminated in your life right now…what’s working, what’s supporting you, and what might be ready to be let go of. There’s no rush with this, no pressure to have it all figured out. Just an invitation to pause, reflect, and gently realign. 🌿 🌕 Astrological Energy The full moon has just been in Scorpio, bringing depth, emotional honesty, and transformation. It invites us to look beneath the surface…to notice what’s been hidden, what feels intense, and what is ready to be released. As the moon now begins to move into Sagittarius, the energy starts to shift. There’s a gentle sense of: - lightness after intensity - perspective after depth - meaning-making and forward vision It’s less about sitting in the emotion, and more about asking:What have I learned? Where do I want to go from here? ✍️ Journal Prompt Take a quiet moment and reflect: - What has this full moon illuminated for me? - What feels aligned and supportive in my life right now? - What am I ready to gently release or loosen my grip on? - And as I look ahead… what feels like the next small step forward? Take what resonates, leave what doesn’t…and allow this to be a soft continuation of your connection with the cycles of the moon. 🌙🌿

You were never meant to do this alone. Not the becoming. Not the unravelling. Not the quiet, aching work of figuring out who you are beneath everything life has piled on top of you. And yet here we are — living in an age that tells us to be self-sufficient. Independent. To hustle solo, heal solo, figure it all out solo. To scroll through other people's lives from the isolation of our own sofas and call it connection. Society has it profoundly, fundamentally wrong. We Were Wired for This Cast your mind back — not decades, but millennia. Your ancestors didn't wake up alone in a box, commute alone in a metal box, and collapse alone in front of a glowing screen. They woke with their people around them. They foraged together, cooked together, told stories around fires together. They grieved in community, celebrated in community, and made sense of the world in community. The elders held the wisdom. The children learned by watching. The women gathered — at the river, in the forest, around the hearth — and in that gathering, something ancient and necessary happened. They knew each other. And in being known, they knew themselves. Your nervous system was built for exactly that. The loneliness you feel isn't a personal failing. It's your body remembering something your modern life has taken away. The Forest Knows This Too Have you heard about the mycelium network beneath a forest floor? That vast, invisible web connecting tree to tree, root to root — sharing nutrients, sending signals, keeping the weakest trees alive through the generosity of the strongest? Trees, it turns out, do not thrive in isolation. And neither do we. The lone tree on the hilltop survives. But the tree held within the forest — sheltered, connected, nourished by the network beneath — that tree flourishes. You were made to be a forest tree, not a hilltop survivor. This Is Why This Place ExistsThe Wild Path Home is not another online group. It is a gathering. A circle. A digital hearth where women who feel the pull of something

A note to say hello and welcome, to tell you what I’m creating and why, and transparency around my use of AI - busy, low energy mum reasons 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’ll add a transcript later. Much love, from Lea. 🫶

Beltane begins at sundown on April 30th and flows into May 1st — and it is one of the most powerful turning points in the Celtic year. This is the ancient Gaelic fire festival marking the true beginning of summer. Not summer as the calendar knows it, but summer as the land knows it — when the earth is warm underfoot, the blossom is out, and life is visibly, joyfully returning. 🌍 Why It Matters — Our Connection to the Land For our ancestors, Beltane wasn't just a celebration. It was a necessity. After the long, lean months of winter, this was the moment communities came back to life alongside the land itself. Livestock were driven out to pasture. Crops were tended. The world was green again. When we mark Beltane, we're not just observing an old custom — we're remembering that we are part of nature, not separate from it. The seasons live in us too. This is a time to feel that. To step outside. To notice what is blooming, what is returning, what in you is ready to grow. 🔥 The Sacred Fire At the heart of Beltane is fire. The word itself is thought to mean "bright fire." In the old tradition, every hearth fire in the community would be extinguished. Then, a single sacred flame was kindled — often from oak wood on a hilltop — and from that one source, every home would relight its hearth. Every household connected through one shared flame. What a profound act. The whole community, renewed together. You don't need a hilltop bonfire to honour this. Lighting a candle with intention — acknowledging the season, the warmth returning, your place within it — carries the same spirit. 🌿 Old Folk Traditions Worth Revisiting Here are some of the beautiful customs our ancestors observed, that you can weave into your own Beltane this year: 🌸 Gather flowers for your threshold — Primrose, hawthorn, rowan, and gorse were traditionally placed at doorways and windowsills to welcome the season and offer protection. Go outside and gather what's blooming near you. 💧 Collect the Beltane dew — An old folk belief held that dew gathered on the morning of May 1st held special magic — for beauty, health, and blessing. Rise early, walk on the grass barefoot, and anoint your face with the morning dew. Simple, grounding, and quietly wonderful.