Wednesday August 12, 2026 CALL TWO REPLAY. Call Two got into the Curriculum intended for the first day. I might have tried aser to a teachget us up to pace too fast. As a space holder, I need to walk the line of keeping up with curriculum AND moving at a sustainable and regenerative Second Act Pace. There was a lot packed into this call, and I intend to move more slowly next call and focus on more HomePlay toward the end.

We discussed the Process of Alchemizing our Maiden into our Mother from the Foundational Maiden to Mother Rite of Passage, and I hinted that will aid us in Alchemizing our Mother into our Enchantress.

I told the story of being Shocked out of my Summer Season by a woman ten years younger.

I told the story of the beginning of my Unmasking.

HomePlay Prompts:

When you hear the story of being SHOCKED OUT OF SUMMER, what feelings come up in you? Have you had the moment you realized you were no longer in the First Act of your Life? Did it come from your own knowings, or from the outside?

Can you Dream Back into a World where our Rites of Passage- our changes in our Seasonal Realities- don’t have to scream or find us violently? Instead of the “friend” who sharply told me to realize I was “Invisible in Patriarchy,” what would a more loving, wise and compassionate guide into the Second Act of Life look like? In other words, how would you help a woman see she was no longer in Summer, or Mother, and it was time to Cross in the Second Act, Enchantress, Fall Season?

UNMASKING: When you hear the story of when I put on my First Mask, does it jog a memory in you? Or do you already remember your first masking? As we near the end of our First Act, our first act masks start to crack. What Masks have you been wearing, that are starting to show cracks? If you close your eyes, and start to access that Inner Teenager Inside, what Masks does she say you’re wearing at Midlife? If you can pick one of those masks, for example, the “NICE WOMAN” mask what is under that? If you can start to practice peeling that off, what would be under “NICE?” And can you let who is underneath, breathe?

Here is the POEM BY ROSIE PEACOCK ON THE INVOCATION OF GODDESS HECATE OF THE CROSSROADS.

When you hear Rosie speak about “laying your old identity on the altar,” what comes to heart and mind?

Wednesday, August 19, 2026. CALL 3 REPLAY. We opened with the teachings of the Autumn Season and Autumn Tree for the Autumnal Woman. We discussed the Threshold and the Liminal Space more. We delineated where we had been to where we were entering. We talked more about UnMasking, and the process of the UnMasking Ceremony. There was no Homeplay this Recording. In the Friday Integration, we chatted more about Unmasking, so I am including that link HERE.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026. CALL 4 REPLAY. We opened with a grounding exercise, and then asked the question: “What would be the reason for patriarchy burying the fall season?” Everyone shared their thoughts on this topic, and talked about facing aging with compassion for ourselves and others. We looked at the many different phases of the autumn season, including composting, regenerating, Samhain, howling of the ancestors, golden hour, and hormonal shifts. What shifts did you experience at the midlife split?

HomePlay: First-Act Funeral. Can you begin to envision your first act funeral? How would you piece together something so beautiful to honor your summer, mother season and put her to rest?

Wednesday, September 2, 2026. CALL 5 REPLAY.

Wednesday, September 9, 2026. CALL 6 REPLAY. Tending to the inner teen, finding your river of joy, and embracing and honoring our own sexuality. How do we reject the patriarchal ideals of what beauty is and liberate ourselves from the male gaze and misogynistic culture we live in? We talked about the spiral, fluid, non-linear path of transitions and how we tend to what is birthing not just what is dying. The in-between times of the cocoon stage are where we shed and slowly get to a place of knowing. We explored denial and how looking outside of ourselves will not move us forward or bring us back to ourselves. How do we let go of our old identity when it has become a prison? We explored the traits of the end of Mother stages, and how to use them as teachers.

HomePlay: Preparing for the Grief Ceremony with coven member Vanessa Bonnin. Vanessa will lead us in a grief ceremony using a format based on Joanna Macy and Molly Brown’s Truth Mandala. This experience holds space for sharing grief in a safe container. Vanessa asks you to intentionally gather a stone, a stick, some dry leaves (or autumn leaves to fully embody midlife) and an empty bowl, and invite them to accompany you as you express your grief.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026. CALL 7 REPLAY. For this gathering, coven member Vanessa Bonnin lead us in a powerful grief ceremony where everyone was invited to share their grief and feel into it while also being given tools for processing and letting go.

Wednesday, September 23, 2026. CALL 8 REPLAY.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026. CALL 9 REPLAY. We started off with a dancing meditation by Gabrielle Roth called “Body Parts” to help us connect with the body. Then coven member Jessie Jackson shared her unmasking ritual with everyone. She shared step-by-step details on how everyone can perform this ceremony themselves to uncover the masks they are wearing and what they want to call in and step into at the midlife crossroads. Sarah shared her story of the Saffron Woman, and how we need to look inward, not outward for guidance and awakening.