The Heart Is a Spiral: Life as a ritual of renewal - a podcast by Kathryn Fink

Spring rites of renewal invite us into the twinship of death and rebirth, the power of the present moment as ritual, and finally, the necessary magic of repair and regeneration... all—as ever—within the context of life as a spiral.

|| 0:03 || Opening spell-prayer poem|| 2:53 || Hearth tending: April marks the start of the new window of openings for 1:1 coaching. This is for folks who are yearning to connect more deeply with themselves and their purpose within the wondrous web of being. Last round was fully booked, next window will be in July. Visit kathrynfink.com/coaching to learn more and schedule a quick chat if you're interested.

|| 4:43 || Introducing the vernal equinox and today’s rites of renewal to farewell winter and welcome spring|| 7:01 || Rites of blessing and arrival: The mountain descent of both the katsinam and the vesnas

|| 9:28 || Rites of death and rebirth: Holi and Holika’s burning, the drowning of Morana|| 15:26 || Reframing into renewal, recognizing the realities of the past and choosing the future

Sophie Macklin’s Beyond the Blood course https://www.sophiemacklin.com/btb|| 24:17 || “Marzanna” by the bank Lelek, by permission of Karrot Kommando https://karrot.pl/brzaskbogow

|| 28:12 || Intro to how the spring rites teach us about spiralic living in a way we can apply to the rest of the year, and really our whole lives|| 29:49 || The twinship of death and rebirth

|| 35:02 || The power of the present moment, and the present moment as ritual|| 39:02 || The necessary magic of repair and regeneration

Interview on transformative justice between Mariame Kaba and adrienne maree brown and autumn brown https://www.endoftheworldshow.org/blog/2018/11/7/the-practices-we-need-metoo-and-transformative-justice-part-2|| 47:22 || Love letter to the land

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Image: Vintage photo of Morana’s springtime effigy, artist unknown

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