Equinox Guidance: Release is Necessary for Nourishment

Hello beautiful beings, and Happy Equinox!

We’re standing in such a potent portal right now. The second eclipse has just passed, the season tips into Libra, and today we meet Autumn. It’s a threshold moment - life asking us to move forward, once we’ve truly committed to unburdening ourselves.

The weeks after an eclipse aren’t about rushing ahead, they’re for integration. Some people picture this as energy sinking into the Earth, or settling into the body. I’d invite you to take it one step further: integration happens through action. It’s the devotion of committing, and then following through.

We’re all skilled at talking a good game - planning, imagining, mapping out the steps. But how often do those intentions dissolve into convenience? We plan the nourishing meal and end up grabbing the easy option. We say we’ll walk, but the day slips by. Intention is powerful, but only when you carve out the space for its blessings to actually land.

And if a new season feels overwhelming - if the scope of Autumn, or even the next six months until the eclipses return, feels like too much - here’s the grace: you only need to be directionally correct. You don’t need the whole plan. Just tune into the next few steps. Choose one area of life, get clear on the outcome you desire, and let the path reveal itself. Follow your intuition day by day, and the details take care of themselves. The real practice is learning how to return to center when you drift.

A story from my own closet…

This past year, I’ve been quietly refining my wardrobe. It wasn’t cluttered or chaotic, but I knew something was off. A few days ago, I opened the doors with a curious mind, ready to explore what didn’t feel aligned.

To my surprise, I didn’t overhaul everything. I pulled out only a few pieces and shifted a few things around. But the shift wasn’t in the clothes - it was in me. I slowed down, I got clear, and I asked myself: Why am I still holding onto this?

Every single thing we own takes up space, physical, mental, energetic. Clothes in particular carry a weight: they’re extensions of identity, signals of how we see ourselves, or uniforms we once wore to fit in. Holding onto what no longer feels right is like wearing skin that doesn’t belong to you. It’s subtle self-betrayal, cut by cut.

Some items were “just in case.” Others were “kind of comfy.” But I don’t need a stained sweatshirt for comfort, my clothes already fit and feel good. So instead of criticizing myself, I began to gently release anything that wasn’t a true yes.

The wisdom of trees

I read a quote the other day that really stayed with me. "During yoga, the instructor spoke about how trees become their strongest in autumn, because they aren’t bearing fruit or producing leaves, all of their energy is pushed down into the roots. So what externally appears as death, is actually the catalyst for new life.”

Isn’t that stunning?

I feel this perfectly mirrors the art of decluttering and relinquishing the possessions that end up possessing us. On the surface, it might look like we’re losing - clothes, books, old identities, even familiar comforts. But really, we’re reclaiming strength, pushing our energy deeper into what sustains us. When we stop pouring ourselves into what’s external and distracting, we return to center. We come back to what truly nourishes.

A few Equinox meditations to explore over the coming days...

• Why do I feel obligated to keep things in my life that do not contribute to my health or happiness? What would help me to begin to change my environment?

• What would it feel like to have a space that is organised, spacious, light, breathable, free? What can I remove today that will start to create this feeling?

• Which items have I attached my identity to? What do I believe I will lose if I release the item?

• What would inspire me to commit to clearing the space, clearing my time, clearing my body and mind? What will remind me to move towards health when I tempted to continue an unhealthy pattern?

You are stronger without the burdens of possessions that weigh you down. You are freer without the roles you feel forced to play. This Equinox, let yourself shed what no longer serves, with grace, with ease, with lightness.

Blessings for clarity, spaciousness, and focus,

-Jennifer 

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