At the River's Source: Reclaiming Inner Sovereignty In Autumn
At the River’s Source: Reclaiming Inner Sovereignty In Autumn
The Autumn Descent
The leaves loosen and drift. The light thins. The air carries a sharper edge.
Autumn is not just a season of harvest—it is a season of descent. Nature teaches us what we often try to forget: that release is as sacred as growth, and that the path to what is most real always begins with letting go.
This is the time of year when masks and false crowns grow heavy—the roles we’ve worn to survive, the stories that are too small and the crowns that never truly fit. Autumn whispers: It’s time to set them down.
In the old traditions, autumn was understood as a threshold season, when the veils thin and we are invited into the mysteries of shadow, depth, and soul. It is the season of sovereignty—not sovereignty as control or domination, but sovereignty as belonging to your own soul, aligned with a greater order.
To walk sovereign is to remember the authority seeded in your bones, waiting beneath the masks.
Water: Healing & De-conditioning
Autumn’s element is Water—the element of emotion, depth, and dissolution.
Water teaches us how to soften, how to flow, how to let inherited shapes dissolve so that something more authentic can emerge. To reclaim sovereignty, we must allow what is false to break down, just as water wears away stone.
De-conditioning is not only a mental act; it is emotional and embodied. Sovereignty asks us to feel what has long been denied, and to release the stories that no longer hold truth.
👉 Begin your exploration to reclaim sovereignty with the Water Gateway, where you’ll find resources and practices for healing, emotional de-conditioning, and reclaiming your sovereign self.
☄️ Chiron: The Wounded Healer-Shamanic One
In my own life, burnout revealed something deeper than exhaustion. I realized I was carrying un-metabolized ancestral wounds—patterns of silence, suppression, and fear of visibility passed down through my lineage.
This is Chiron’s teaching: the wound is not weakness, but initiation.
Chiron, the archetype of the Wounded Healer-Shamanic One, shows us that our fractures connect us to ancestral and collective suffering—and that within them lives the medicine we are called to share.
To reclaim sovereignty, we must walk through our wounds, not around them.
Sovereignty: Drinking from Source
Sovereignty is often pictured as a throne, a crown, an external symbol of power. But true sovereignty is far older and wilder.
I see the Sovereign waiting not in a palace, but at the river’s source—drinking directly from the living waters, from what is wild, untamed, and true and aligned with Source itself.
Sovereignty is not domination. It is walking crowned with soul, rooted in clarity, flowing with truth.
The Autumn Sky Allies
Every season brings its archetypal zodiacal sky allies. In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumn constellations guide us through the descent:
♎️ Libra — Sovereign balance, boundaries, and right relation.
♏️ Scorpio — Descent into shadow, reclaiming hidden power.
♐️ Sagittarius — Visionary truth, walking crowned in freedom.
These zodiacal guides remind us that sovereignty is both seasonal and archetypal, woven into the cycles of the sky. These are not abstract symbols—they are seasonal guides, mirrors for the inner work of sovereignty.
✍️ Reflection Questions
Autumn is the season of letting go. It teaches us that in order to step into sovereignty, we must first release what is false.
Use these as journaling prompts or discussion starters:
What mask am I ready to shed?
What truth flows beneath it waiting to be spoken?
What medicine might my wound carry — not just for me, but for my lineage or community?
These questions are not for quick answers. They’re thresholds to walk with, like the autumn constellations overhead. Let them accompany you as you step into your own descent.
🌑 Your Invitation
This autumn, the river is calling. The wound is stirring with medicine.
We are each invited into the descent—not as punishment, but as initiation. To shed what no longer serves, to heal what has been carried too long. Sovereignty is not given to you—it is remembered. And the remembering begins in small acts of release, healing, and alignment with Source.
If you feel the call this autumn, there are three ways to step into this work with me:
🍂 Free Taster Workshop — Saturday, Oct 4 (9–11 am PT)
A guided, 2-hour online circle to meet the Wounded Healer, break old spells, and align with the autumn sky allies of Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius. Register for Free Here🌊 Reclaim Inner Sovereignty: A 6-Week Autumn Coaching Journey — begins Wednesday, Oct 15
A full immersion into identity healing, de-conditioning, ancestral remembrance, and sovereign embodiment. Together we will walk crowned—not with domination, but with soul. Learn More Here.👉 Chiron: The Wisdom of the Wound, a transformative self-study course. Explore where Chiron lives in your astrological birth chart and uncover the soul-level invitation to transform core wounds into sacred medicine, woven with ancestral healing and mythic insights.
The descent is already in motion. The question is: will you step through?
