Today’s message moves us deeper into the unfolding journey of this Advent season. If the past few days have invited you to step into the mystery and plant a tender seed of hope, today brings a sense of nourishment — a reminder that something ancient, generous, and wildly abundant is already supporting your path.
Card of the Day: The Corn — Mystical Shaman Pocket Oracle
Audio Summary (provided by AI)
The Corn arrives with a message of generosity from the natural world. In the realm of sacred symbolism, this is the moment when the seed we planted — that seed of hope we set down earlier in this journey — has already burst into life. Even though it was “only yesterday” we planted it, the spiritual metaphor invites us to receive its abundance now.
This card reminds us that life is offering more than enough. Scarcity can fall away for a moment. The natural world models this for us: air freely given, nourishment rising from the earth, support beneath our feet. The Corn teaches that your presence matters in the larger web of things, and even your small gestures of gratitude or connection with the land are meaningful.
It’s an invitation to let yourself be held, to trust that you have been supported even in darker seasons, and to remember that you will harvest what you’ve been tending inside yourself. Joy, hope, and abundance can meet you here.
May this card remind you that you’re part of a generous, living world — and that you have enough, you are enough, and you are never moving through this story alone.
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💛 A Soft Invitation: Rooted Word Circle Returns December 10
As this Advent journey unfolds, many of you have shared how grounding it feels to have a daily moment of reflection. If your inner voice is asking for more space, more breath, more gentle tending, I’d love to welcome you into Rooted Word Circle — my monthly 30-minute guided writing ritual.
This month’s theme is Return to Your Light, a perfect companion for December’s long nights. We’ll settle in with a grounding practice, receive a reflective prompt, write quietly in community, and weave a collective poem from everyone’s words. It’s intimate, nourishing, and designed for sensitive souls who want to feel connected without pressure.
🕯️ Rooted Word Circle: Return to Your Light
📅 Wednesday, December 10
⏰ 12:00 p.m. Noon ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
💻 Live on Zoom
⏳ 30 minutes
💛 $10
This is a live-only gathering, held softly and sacredly.
Your voice belongs here.
Thank you for being here. Comments and coffee are my fuel.
If you’d like, you can buy me a coffee to support this Advent podcast series.
Gently caffeinated, of course. ;)
Wandering onward,
Sam
Wandering Willow 🌿
Reconnecting Through Nature
