The Vernal Equinox

Beltane – An Ancient, Fiery Threshold

Hi Friends, Today we are diving into this fiery festival of Beltane – full of growing energy, vitality, abundance, and beauty.  I hope you enjoy! These seasonal festival episodes accompany and tie into my seasonal Grounding workshops where we emmerse ourselves in this seasonal energy and find time for slowness, refelction, and connection. Our Beltane workshop will be live tomororw, May 2nd, from 9-11AM MT, and recorded and sent out if you can’t join live.  You can learn more and sign up for my Seasonal Grounding workshops here:www.samantha-sheppard.com/grounding [http://www.samantha-sheppard.com/grounding] Get full access to The Headwaters at samsheppard.substack.com/subscribe [https://samsheppard.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

The Vernal Equinox

Hi there friends, In today’s episode, I’m exploring the themes of the Spring Equinox—also known as the Vernal Equinox, or Ostara. This is a time of balance, renewal, and quiet emergence, as the light begins to return and the natural world awakens. We’ll move through the deeper meaning of this seasonal turning point, touch on its history and ancient connections, and reflect on the symbols and celebrations that have marked this time across cultures. Whether you’re noticing the first signs of spring where you are, or simply feeling a shift internally, I hope this episode offers a moment to pause, reflect, and reconnect. Chapters: 0:00 – General themes 6:51 – History of the equinoxes + prehistoric monuments aligned to the equinox 12:40 – Eostre + the origins of Easter 15:05 – Symbols of the season 17:45 – Other spring festivals and celebrations 21:27 – Closing If you’d like to explore these themes more deeply, you can learn more about my Seasonal Grounding workshops here:www.samantha-sheppard.com/grounding [http://www.samantha-sheppard.com/grounding] Get full access to The Headwaters at samsheppard.substack.com/subscribe [https://samsheppard.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

The Autumn Equinox

Hello dear friends, I am very excited to share with you my first podcast episode. I have been contemplating beginning this journey into a new medium for a while now, excited to talk to you more directly. I’m thinking of these as little voice notes, from me out to you. (Bare with my microphone - this is coming to you truly as a little voice note to your inbox, with a little background buzzing and all) I’m sure this podcast will morph and change just as I do, but for now, my hope is to find a space of gentle, yet deep, conversation, reflection, and vulnerability, as I share my own thoughts and inner journey. For today’s first episode, I am talking all about the Autumn Equinox, this moment within the cycles of the season, and this time of harvest. I hope you enjoy. If you are feeling like you’d like to reflect more deeply through journaling, breathwork, and ritual, I’m holding my Autumn Equinox workshop this Saturday to do just that: Mabon Grounding: A Seasonal Journey Saturday, September 20th 9–11 AM MT on Zoom Recorded if you can’t attend live Sign up here: https://www.samantha-sheppard.com/grounding [https://www.samantha-sheppard.com/grounding] Your first workshop is $5 with code “letsbegin” Get full access to The Headwaters at samsheppard.substack.com/subscribe [https://samsheppard.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]