A "Creature Comfort" video to affirm, inspire, give context to, and, yes, comfort your creature self as you unplug from burnout and the life of a machine and remember how to be *alive* again.

Usually I film these Creature Comfort videos outside, in the natural world. But this time, it’s a quick video from my “den” - my cozy space.

Many of us seem to have this idea that finding balance is finding some static homeostasis that doesn’t require maintenance. The tarot (and myth and other ancestral and animist wisdom traditions) reminds us there are different forms of balance, requiring different levels of maintenance and engagement. And that too much stability can actually become stagnancy.

What does this mean for the turning of the wheel of the year and seasonal cycles, specifically the Spring Equinox? What does this mean for us as a species going through a deep reckoning? This is what I share some of my thoughts on here.

(NOTE: I say in the video that it’s important to recognize, when we look at these times, that there’s nothing going wrong. I want to qualify that a bit here and make sure I’m clear - genocide is wrong. Empire is wrong. People and beyond-human kin being treated like resources to be exploited while being stripped of rights, of dignity, of life is wrong. But periods of upheaval which invite us to grapple with the results of our own (and inherited) actions and choices are not wrong. Those are natural. We’re meant to cycle through periods of quiet and periods of change.)

Whether you join me and OracleFest for Grounding the Charge or not, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Does this speak to your experience at all?

Feel free to share as a comment. I’d welcome hearing it.

And if you want to join us live on Mar 21, 2026 or find the recording later: https://oraclefest.com/grounding-the-charge/

If this spoke to you, it helps me immensely if you could take a few moments to help spread the word by liking, sharing (either publicly or with a friend), commenting back, etc <3

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P.S. I also have a monthly gathering called: Embodying a New Paradigm. It’s also designed to support us being the change we want to see in these times. The final Sunday of each month, our next one if you’re watching this when it comes out, is March 29th. Join us? https://www.wildsacredjourney.com/embodying-a-new-paradigm

[for more ways to work with me in tending your creature self, particularly after burning out from trying to be a machine (including bespoke 1:1 mentoring):

www.wildsacredjourney.com
https://wildsacredjourney.substack.com/]