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What if the oldest roots of human spirituality are inherently more Feminine than we've been taught to imagine? In this rich and expansive conversation, I sit down with writer, poet and scholar of ancient religion Gabriela Gutierrez to journey into the deep past—to the Palaeolithic caves, the earliest expressions of religious experience, the role of women within prehistoric ritual life, and the forgotten relationship between humanity, the Earth and the sacred. Together we explore what archaeology, mythology and living traditions might reveal about our oldest spiritual inheritance, and what remembering it could mean for us today. About Gabriela Gabriela Gutierrez is a Spanish–Welsh writer, poet, and scholar of ancient religion. She works at the intersection of myth, ritual, and ecology to recover the animistic worldviews that preceded institutional religion. She speaks several languages and has worked internationally in human-rights advocacy, field research, and traditional ritual lineages. Drawing on both archaeological fieldwork and study within living traditions, she bridges scholarship and direct experience to explore how myth and spirituality can return to modern life as embodied sources of meaning. Her first non-fiction book is forthcoming with Shambhala Publications, and her poetry has appeared in Clarion Poetry Magazine. In this episode we explore: The possibility that Women were among humanity's earliest ritual specialists, and the female and feminine roots of prehistoric spirituality. Why paradox lies at the heart of authentic spiritual experience—an and/and rather than an either/or. The Imaginal as a genuine way of knowing and a valid research methodology. The earliest archaeological evidence of religious experience within Palaeolithic cave art, dating back 40,000–60,000 years. How non-human symbolism within cave imagery reveals the animistic worldview of our ancestors. The famous storming bison cave paintings, and what they reveal about prehistoric ritual life. The common threads of what Gabriela calls the Old Religion, and what "religion" meant before institutional faiths emerged. The four archetypal mythic stories that recur throughout prehistoric Europe, and why female initiation sits at the heart of each. The forgotten feminine face of the sacred, and why reconnecting with our deep history matters today. The ritual of dismemberment, communal grief, and our ancestors' relationship with the cycles of death, renewal and the Earth. Moving beyond rigid masculine and feminine polarity through Gabriela's beautiful invitation to consider both Mother Earth and Father Earth. The myth of Descent as a menstrual story, including links to Persephone, Minoan culture and ancient menstrual initiation. Why all women carry an initiating capacity through the womb, though not every woman would necessarily have been a ritual specialist. The modern tendency to anthropomorphise gods and goddesses, and what is lost when we forget the animate forces beneath their names. Who the Melissae really were, and Gabriela's fascinating research into the Bee Priestesses of Ancient Greece. Why bees—one of the oldest sacred feminine symbols—escaped the renunciation suffered by so many other creatures sacred to the feminine. Episode Resources Cave paintings of Altamira What the Bee Knows - PC Travers The Flowering Wand - Sophie Strand Minoan Fresco Art of ‘Xeste 3’ Akrotiri Connect with Gabriela Instagram: @honeyedways Substack: Under A Fig Tree Website: www.gabrielamairgutierrez.com Connect with Rachel Instagram: @therachelhodgens Website: https://rachelhodgens.com.au Remember to rate & review the podcast - and share this episode with a friend who would enjoy it!

What if the womb is more than another organ in the body? What if it is one of the ways the Earth continues to speak through us? In this episode, we journey into an ancient way of seeing the female body—not as separate from nature, but as an expression of it. Together, we explore the womb as an ecological organ: a living, sensing landscape that is continually shaped by its relationship with sunlight, darkness, food, water, soil, seasons, and the wider living world. Through the symbolism of caves, the science of female biology, and the wisdom of cyclical living, this conversation is an invitation to remember that the body has never been separate from the Earth—it has always belonged to her. In this episode, we explore: • Why caves have been revered as sacred places of ceremony and initiation throughout human history • The symbolic and ecological relationship between caves and the womb • What it means to see the womb as an ecological organ rather than singularly as a reproductive organ • Ecology as the study of relationships—and why the womb is a living expression of this principle • How sunlight, circadian rhythms, nourishment, soil, microbes, forests and our environment continually shape the health of the womb • The fascinating science of how the womb "listens" to the world around it • Why reconnecting with your menstrual cycle changes the way you relate to yourself and the living Earth • How modern environments can disrupt our innate rhythms—and why this isn't a failure of the body, but an adaptive response • Remembering that the female body is not a biological machine, but an ancient sensing, receiving and transforming ecosystem that emerged from the Earth's own intelligence • Why coming home to the wisdom of the womb is also a return to belonging Connect with Rachel Instagram: @therachelhodgens Website: www.rachelhodgens.com If this episode resonated with you, I'd be so grateful if you left a 5 star rating and review. It helps more women discover Weaving the Wild and supports this work to continue reaching those who need it. And if someone came to mind while you were listening, send them this episode! These conversations are how we continue remembering — together.

Cancer season invites us to slow down, soften, and remember that feeling is its own form of wisdom. In this Zodiac Season Embodiment episode, we journey through the medicine of Cancer as an archetype—not as a personality type, but as a living intelligence available to all of us as the Sun moves through this sign. Together we explore emotional wisdom, the womb-body, the sacred element of Water, ancestral memory, the Motherline, belonging, and the practices that help us return home to ourselves. In this episode, we explore: Why Cancer season shifts us from the mind into the feeling bodyCancer as Cardinal Water and the wisdom of beginning from feelingThe Moon, feminine intelligence and cyclical livingWhy emotions are messengers rather than problems to solveThe Crab as a teacher of emotional boundaries and protectionThe deeper meaning of Home, belonging and the Fourth HouseThe womb as a keeper of memory and emotional wisdomThe Red Thread and healing through the maternal lineageAncestral inheritance, emotional patterning and intergenerational healingThe gifts we receive from our Motherline—not only the woundsCancer's shadow expressions, including emotional dependency, porous boundaries and emotional avoidanceSelf-mothering and cultivating emotional safetyWomb-centred rituals and practices for Cancer seasonWorking with the medicine of sacred WaterPractical ways to connect with your ancestors and MotherlineLearning to truly feel rather than analyse your emotions Episode Resources: Episode 143: Water Is Life: Hydration, Light and the Sacred Intelligence of Water with Isabel Friend Connect with Rachel: Instagram: @therachelhodgens Website: www.rachelhodgens.com If this episode resonated with you, I'd be so grateful if you left a 5* rating and review. It helps more women discover the podcast and supports this work to continue reaching those who need it. And if someone in your life came to mind while you were listening, be sure to send them this episode!

"The fertile intelligence of all life begins in the dark. And our feminine bodies know this more than anything." In this episode, we explore the living terrain of the Dark — not as something to fear, fix, or illuminate, but as a place of deep feminine wisdom. Together we journey through the parallels between Winter, menstruation, the dark moon, and the unseen processes of becoming. We explore what becomes accessible when we slow down, soften our grip on constant doing, and allow ourselves to enter the fertile mystery that lives beneath the surface of modern life. This conversation is an invitation to reclaim the intelligence of darkness, deepen your relationship with Winter, and remember the ancient wisdom your body already knows. Inside this episode: • The deeper meaning of the Winter Solstice and why it has been honoured across cultures for thousands of years• Darkness as a realm of mystery, gestation, intuition, and creation• Why modern culture struggles with stillness, rest, uncertainty, and the unseen• The relationship between women, the feminine, and the wisdom of the dark• Menstruation as an initiation into our Inner Winter and cyclical descent• How truth, intuition, and deeper knowing often emerge during times of darkness• What circadian biology teaches us about our innate relationship with light and dark• Why Winter asks us to move differently, conserve energy, and cultivate deeper listening• The fertile void and the feminine capacity to trust what has not yet taken form• The forgotten nourishment that darkness offers the nervous system, psyche, and body EPISODE RESOURCES: 148. Circadian Biology: Our Bodies Are Creatures of Wild Light with Karinda Wholistix (Part One) 150. Our Bodies Are Creatures of Wild Light: A Practical Guide to Circadian Living with Karinda Wholistix (Part Two) Block Blue Light — my tried and testing - and absolute favourite blue light blocking glasses. You can receive 15% off through my link: ⁠Block Blue Light⁠ (From 15th–30th June 2026 Block Blue Light are also running a sale, making it a beautiful time to explore their range of glasses, light globes, light boxes, infra-red panels and their entire range to support your circadian health.) Connect with Rachel Instagram: ⁠@therachelhodgens⁠ Website: ⁠www.rachelhodgens.com Remember to leave a comment, rate & review. Merry darkness & happy Winter Solstice my loves!

There is a rhythm your body has always known — the rhythm of light and darkness. In Part Two of my conversation with naturopath Karinda Wholistix, we move into the practical application of circadian biology — exploring simple ways to work with our ancient relationship with sunlight, darkness, and the natural rhythms that shape our health. From light breaks and evening rituals to the nuanced conversation around sun exposure, this episode is about bringing circadian wisdom into the reality of modern life. About Karinda Karinda Wholistix is a BHSc Naturopath, Fertility Awareness Educator, and Menstrual Cycle Educator based in Naarm (Melbourne), working with women online across Australia. She specialises in helping women decode what their bodies are communicating through their hormones, periods, and menstrual cycles — getting to the root of what’s driving symptoms rather than simply managing them. She is the creator of Harmonised Hormones, a naturopathic program built around deep investigation and treatment tailored entirely to the individual, and hosts Oh My Menses, a podcast dedicated to honest conversation about periods, hormones, and cyclical living. Karinda’s mission is to help as many women understand what their body has been trying to tell them and reclaim their cyclical power. We Cover Why regular “light breaks” throughout the day are one of the most powerful ways to support circadian rhythm — and simple ways to weave this into daily life, including eating meals outdoorsFull-spectrum light boxes and globes for those waking before sunrise, particularly during the darker monthsHow to navigate artificial light exposure throughout the day and evening, including yellow, amber, and red light-filtering toolsCreating a circadian-supportive evening environment and why darkness before sleep is one of the most important signals we can give our bodyHow to change your phone screen to red at night to reduce blue and bright light exposure after sunsetThe nuanced conversation around sunscreen and sunglasses, and how they may alter the way our bodies receive and interpret sunlightMorning sunlight, building a “solar callous,” and practical ways to receive sunlight safely while reducing the risk of burning Episode Resources: If Women Rose Rooted by Dr Sharon Blackie How to turn your phone screen red at night — Karinda’s tutorial Block Blue Light — for blue light blocking glasses, clip-on lenses for prescription glasses, amber and red globes, red light panels, and circadian-supportive lighting tools. Beau and I personally use their red lenses to block artificial light at night, and both Karinda and I use and recommend their products. You can receive 15% off through my link: Block Blue Light (From 15th–30th June 2026 they are also running a sale, making it a beautiful time to explore their range.) Connect with Karinda SIGN UP FOR HER UPCOMING MASTERCLASS: Returning to Our Natural Rhythm: Circadian Rhythm, Sunlight & Darkness for Whole Body Health Find her on Instagram: @karinda.wholistix Karinda's Free Cycle Tracking Guide Harmonised Hormones — Holistic, Tailored Naturopathic Support Podcasts — Oh My Menses & The Nuanced Naturopaths Connect with Rachel Instagram: @therachelhodgens Website: www.rachelhodgens.com

Gemini season arrives like a fresh wind. After the grounding, stabilising energy of Taurus season, something begins to move. Curiosity awakens. Questions arise. We become more aware of the world around us and our place within it. In this episode, we explore Gemini not as a personality type, but as a teacher within the zodiac journey. A living archetype that invites us into greater curiosity, learning, observation and connection. Together we'll explore Gemini's foundations as a mutable air sign, its place in the unfolding journey of the zodiac, and the deeper wisdom this season offers. We'll reflect on the symbolism of the Twins, Mercury as Gemini's ruling planet, and why Gemini reminds us that life is not something to master, but something to remain in conversation with. This episode explores: • Gemini's role in the zodiac journey and the transition from Taurus season • Gemini as a mutable air sign and what this teaches us about adaptability and perspective • The symbolism of the Twins and the wisdom of holding multiple perspectives • Mercury, communication, learning and the exchange of ideas • Curiosity as a spiritual practice • The sacred art of paying attention • Information versus wisdom and navigating Gemini's shadows • Practical ways to embody Gemini season through observation, conversation and learning • Reflection questions and invitations for the season ahead Gemini reminds us that wisdom is not only found in certainty. It is found in wonder. In questions. In paying attention. In remaining open to what life is trying to teach us. May this season invite you back into conversation with the living world around you. EPISODE RESOURCES: Sophie Strand on Instagram (or search her name on any podcast app!) Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Instagram accounts I’ve recently followed:@diaryof.orchid @freemansroad @jungle_doctor @korimeloy @alix_cu @elysenutritionist ––– CONNECT WITH RACHEL: Instagram: @rachelhodgens Website: rachelhodgens.com If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, leaving a review, or sharing it with someone who may be walking this path alongside you.

There is a conversation your body is in every single day — with light. Long before we tracked hormones, optimised sleep, or tried to “hack” our health, the human body evolved in deep relationship with the rhythms of sunrise, daylight, dusk, and darkness. And whether we realise it or not, our biology is still responding to those ancient cues. In this episode, I’m joined once again by Karinda Wholistix for a deep and fascinating conversation on circadian biology, sunlight, mitochondria, and the profound ways our bodies are shaped by the light environment around us. We explore how our systems read and respond to “wild light”, what begins to shift when that rhythm is disrupted, and why understanding this relationship changes the way we view hormones, energy, sleep, nervous system health, and more. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation — laying the foundations for understanding the intelligence of circadian rhythm and the body’s relationship with light. About Karinda Karinda Wholistix is a BHSc Naturopath, Fertility Awareness Educator, and Menstrual Cycle Educator based in Naarm (Melbourne), working with women online across Australia. She specialises in helping women decode what their bodies are communicating through their hormones, periods, and menstrual cycles — getting to the root of what's driving symptoms rather than simply managing them. She is the creator of Harmonised Hormones, a naturopathic program built around deep investigation and treatment tailored entirely to the individual, and hosts Oh My Menses, a podcast dedicated to honest conversation about periods, hormones, and cyclical living. Karinda’s mission is to help as many women as possible understand what their body has been trying to tell them & reclaim their cyclical power. We Cover: The foundations of circadian biology — what circadian rhythm actually is, and the spectrum of light from sunrise through to sunset and darknessWhat is happening in those early rays of sunrise light, and the different cues associated with UVA and UVB light throughout the dayHow our eyes and skin receive and respond to sunlightMitochondria, light, and energy production within the bodySome of the body systems most impacted by light exposure — including many that are rarely discussed in relation to circadian healthWhat disrupts our natural biological rhythm, and why modern environments can create mismatch within the body Episode Resources: Episode with Isabel Friend: 143. Water Is Life: Hydration, Light, and the Sacred Intelligence of Water Block Blue Light — for blue light blocking glasses, red light globes, and circadian-supportive lighting tools, you can receive 15% off through my link Connect with Karinda Find her on Instagram: @karinda.wholistix Free Cycle Tracking Guide Harmonised Hormones — Holistic, Tailored Naturopathic Support Podcasts — Oh My Menses & The Nuanced Naturopaths Connect with Rachel Instagram: @therachelhodgens Remember to hit subscribe, rate and review - every little one counts!

Taurus season arrives as the exhale after the fire of Aries. Where Aries initiates, Taurus roots. Where Aries sparks, Taurus sustains. In this episode, we descend into the fertile, sensual, embodied world of Taurus — fixed earth, ruled by Venus, and deeply connected to the body, the senses, value, self-worth, and our relationship to abundance. Together, we explore the archetype of the Bull as an ancient symbol of vitality, instinct, fertility, and grounded power, tracing its connection to the sacred feminine, the body, and the pulse of life itself. This episode is an invitation to slow down. To inhabit your life more fully. To reconnect with the wisdom of the senses. To explore your relationship with receiving, resources, pleasure, worth, and the deeper currents beneath scarcity and accumulation. We speak into: Taurus as fixed earth + the second sign of the zodiacVenus as ruler of TaurusThe Bull as a symbol of fertility, instinct, sensuality & embodied powerTaurus and the sacred femininePresence, slowness & inhabiting the momentSelf-worth, values & the relationship to receivingTaurus shadow expressions: scarcity, materialism & stagnationAbundance as something we attune to, not chaseBuilding a life through consistency, nourishment & devotion This season asks: What would it feel like to truly land in your life? To trust the earth beneath you. To soften into enoughness. To let yourself receive. 🌿 If this episode resonated with you, I’d love for you to subscribe, leave a review, or share it with someone walking closely with the rhythms of earth, body, and becoming. Find me over on Instagram @therachelhodgens

Aries season marks the beginning of a new astrological year — a return of instinct, clarity and forward movement. In this episode, I explore the foundations of Aries through its element, modality, ruler and house, and why this season often brings the urge to begin again. We talk about momentum, boundaries, life-force energy, and the essential lesson Aries comes to teach us before anything else can unfold. This is an invitation to trust what’s stirring inside you — and take the first honest step forward. WE COVER: + Aries energy foundations (it's element, ruling planet, symbol, house and more) + What the modalities are in astrology and the rhythm they create + The significance of Aries being a cardinal fire sign + The conscious momentum that Aries ignites this season + Aries redraws boundaries and highlights what we no longer tolerate + Awakening INSTINCT and inviting us to live, act and respond with less thinking and more gut-reaction + What feelings such as Restlessness, Impatience, Frustration, Irritability and Anger are revealing this season + Why it's time to take deliberate, unwavering action toward your heart and vision Plus so much more. EPISODE RESOURCES: Episode: Making Good Soil in the Darkness: Weaving Aries Season & Autumn Energy with Kerryn Trisha Don' forget to Subscribe, Rate & Review my loves! Thanks for listening as always xx

Progesterone is often described as the “pregnancy hormone,” but its role in the body goes far beyond our concept of 'preparing the uterus for pregnancy'. Progesterone's influence informs many different systems within our bodies. In this episode, we explore progesterone from a wider perspective — looking at how this hormone relates to the brain, supports the nervous system, helps balance estrogen, and plays a role in metabolism and thyroid function. Rather than acting in isolation, progesterone is part of a broader hormonal ecosystem that influences how the body regulates stress, energy, and overall wellbeing. You’ll learn how progesterone is produced in the menstrual cycle, why the luteal phase is a particularly sensitive time for the body, and how modern lifestyle factors can influence progesterone levels. We’ll also explore a few practical ways to begin supporting progesterone naturally, through nervous system regulation, nutrition, and creating the conditions that allow hormonal rhythms to function well. INSIDE THIS EPISODE: What progesterone is and how it’s produced in the body Why progesterone rises after ovulation during the luteal phase The relationship between progesterone, the brain, and the calming neurotransmitter GABA How progesterone interacts with estrogen and why balance between the two matters Common symptoms that can arise when progesterone and estrogen are out of harmony Progesterone’s connection to metabolism, body temperature, and thyroid activity Why the luteal phase can be a more stress-sensitive time for the body How modern lifestyle factors can impact progesterone production Gentle ways to begin supporting progesterone and hormonal balance EPISODE RESOURCES: Nuanced Naturopaths Arc Woman Episode: 142 Grounding: The Body, Electrons & Our Dialogue With the Earth on Apple or Spotify Remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review to help the show! Every form of support is appreciated! Xx

Pisces season brings us to the final waters of the zodiac. This is a time when the edges between worlds soften — when intuition heightens, dreams become louder, and many of us feel a little more sensitive to life itself. In this episode, rather than focusing on a traditional astrological forecast or the many planetary transits moving through the sky, we explore Pisces as an archetypal teacher. What does this season invite us to feel?What qualities does Pisces awaken in the body, psyche, and spirit?And how can we move with this current rather than resisting it? We begin by exploring the foundations of Pisces — its element, modality, and place as the final sign of the zodiac — and why this position in the wheel carries such profound meaning. Pisces is the place where everything dissolves back into the great ocean of life before the cycle begins again. Because of this, many people notice themselves feeling: • Dreamy, floaty or a bit spacey• More tired or energetically porous• Emotionally sensitive and deeply empathic• Overwhelmed by noise, stimulation, or the pace of the world• Drawn toward solitude, quiet, and reflection Pisces season also opens the door to the dream realm, imagination, intuition, and the wider natural world — reminding us that life is far more mysterious than the rational mind often allows. But like all archetypes, Pisces carries both gifts and shadows. When its energy becomes imbalanced, we may find ourselves slipping into escapism, numbing out, or dissolving healthy boundaries. In this conversation, we explore how to move through this season with awareness — honouring the call for rest, protecting our energetic boundaries, and listening more closely to the quiet whispers of the inner world. Pisces ultimately reminds us of something ancient and simple: We are not separate from life. We are part of the same dreaming ocean. And sometimes the invitation is simply to soften… and remember WHAT we are. EPISODE RESOURCES: Episode: 141 Womb Oracle Dreaming: Feminine Dreamwork with the Land, Body & Soul with Stella Porta: Spotify or Apple Song: Silent Spirit - King Gizz (they're not on Spotify anymore) If this episode landed for you - let me know! Drop a comment or shoot me a DM and share you experience of Pisces Season! Remember to subscribe, rate and review - it's so very much appreciated!

We are bodies of Water, living on a body of Water. This episode is an invitation to feel the sacred intelligence of Water that moves through our blood, spirit, earth and cosmos — and to remember that this Intelligence flows within you. May this conversation awaken reverence, responsibility, and deep belonging with the living waters that sustain all life. Isabel Friend is an international ambassador of Water, public speaker, and educator. As a student, servant, and steward of Water, she seamlessly blends science and spirit into a comprehensive cosmology of Water wisdom. Spanning the practical insights of health, hydration and biology, to empowering tactics for Watershed guardianship and ecological activism, to the esoteric and subtle insights of ancient indigenous Water wisdom, to the heady scientific discoveries of cutting edge Water research, Isabel's offerings are as multifaceted as Water itself. She has taught about Water throughout the US, Canada, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Bali, Mexico and Thailand. She is currently semi-nomadic, and enjoys spending her time fire-dancing, hiking, riding her motorcycle, and geeking out like a mad scientist in her laboratory. Most importantly, Isabel is deeply devoted to helping YOU embody the empowerment that is inherent in being a body of Water, living on a body of Water. Because Water is life, and life is sacred. In this episode, we explore: What true hydration actually means in the body — why simply “drinking more water” is often just irrigation, and what is required for genuine cellular hydrationThe watersheds that exist within our own bodies, and how dehydration impacts these internal rivers — experienced as pain, inflammation, gut dysfunction, and mental health challengesWhy movement is the missing piece that “completes” hydration - and the flow within our lymph, fascia and blood/vascular systemsThe feminine energetics and nature of water — and why “the water we drink is the blood of the Earth”The significance of springs and our ancestral and energetic connection to themIndigenous hydromancy techniques and water divinationWater and Light — how sunlight, moonlight, and starlight inform the water within usPhotons, water consciousness, and angelic frequenciesWater glyphs and the language of waterThe political reality of Water — who owns it, whether it should be owned, and how this issue is already unfolding globallyMy personal experience with water sovereignty and the floods that ravaged my hometown in 2022This episode is both a remembering and a reckoning — a return to reverence and a call to conscious guardianship. May it awaken your relationship with Water as sacred, alive, and inseparable from your own body, blood, and breath. EPISODE RESOURCES: Masaru Emoto Dr Carly Nuday Analemma Water Wand findaspring.org Living Energies: An Exposition of Concepts Related to the Theories of Viktor Schauberger - Callum Coats The Spell of the Sensuous - David Abram CONNECT WITH ISABEL: For all her courses: www.waterislife.academy Shop for Water Alchemy tools: www.waterislife.shop Follow on IG: @jenisabelfriend Follow on YouTube: Water Is Life channel Join her upcoming Water Is Life Retreat in Tulum (March 2020) CONNECT WITH RACHEL: Follow on IG: @therachelhodgens Website: www.rachelhodgens.com Remember to hit SUBSCRIBE, share this episode with a friend and leave a rating and review!

What if grounding isn’t a wellness trend or health hack — but a physiological relationship your body has always known how to participate in? In this episode, we explore grounding not as a stress-relief practice, but as a living, electrical dialogue between your body and the Earth. We unpack what’s actually happening inside your physiology when your bare skin touches the ground — and why your blood, nervous system and immune system are all designed to be in relationship with the living planet beneath your feet. This is a conversation about electrons and inflammation, blood flow, nervous system regulation and eco-somatic intelligence — all woven through the remembering that your body is not separate from the Earth, but shaped by her. Inside this episode, we explore: • Why the body is electrical — not just chemical • How grounding supports inflammation regulation and immune balance • The role of electrons in neutralising free radicals • How grounding impacts blood flow, circulation, and oxygen delivery • The nervous system’s relationship with electrical fields • How modern life disrupts our natural exchange with the Earth • The body’s deep memory of soil, water, and the natural world • Simple, embodied ways to weave grounding into everyday life This episode is an invitation to remember your body as ecological, conductive, and relational being — already in conversation with the living world. CONNECT WITH RACHEL: Find me on Instagram @therachelhodgens Head to the website www.rachelhodgens.com

What if your dreams were not something happening to you — but something dreaming through you? What if the womb, the dream realm and the Earth were one interconnected continuous oracle… and you are part of it? This conversation is an invitation into that re-membering. I’m joined by Stella Porta — dream educator, visual alchemist, and creator of Honeywomb. Stella’s work serves as the living archive of feminine gnosis. Through dreamwork and myth, she helps women reclaim the ancient symbols that once shaped culture - from the bee, the serpent and the wolf. Her teachings are rooted in the body’s wisdom and the ancestral memory that awakens the lineages of the Great Mother. She teaches that our dreams are oracles — living maps that guide us toward the life our soul longs to create. In this episode we explore: The relationship between the womb and oracular practice, and how the womb has always been an embodied gateway into the wyrd, the collective web of knowing.How dreamwork leads us into direct communion with an animate world, where everything is alive, conscious and speaking.The difference between trying to “get” something from dreams vs. living as part of the dreaming world itself.What it means to be a Dream of the Earth — and how the land and more-than-human beings may also be dreaming with us.The shift in perception that comes when we realise we are not separate from the intelligence of life, but expressions of it.Stella shares beautiful examples of dream and land communication that will genuinely give you goosebumps.Dream hygiene and practical advice to enter into dreamworkThe oracular womb practice of Womb Sipping and its connection to the beesIntuition within the context of dreaming and beyond The remembering of the lineages of the Great Mother within the collective, why the feminine was silenced under patriarchy, and how the re-membering is rising nowThis is a delectable, meandering, soul-stirring conversation that asks you not just to see dreaming differently — but to set aside everything you think a dream is. Together we look through a different lens. A world that is alive.A world that is conscious.A world that is endlessly weaving — through you, with you, as you. EPISODE RESOURCES: Stella’s Herstory Library Reading List CONNECT WITH STELLA: Sign up for Stella's workshop SHE DREAMS WITH WOLVES Website: https://www.honeywomb.com/ Instagram: @stella.porta Substack: https://theherstoryarchive.substack.com/ CONNECT WITH RACHEL Instagram: @therachelhodgens Website: www.rachelhodgens.com

The new year carries a particular kind of energy — not a demand to reinvent ourselves, but an invitation to re-orient. In this episode, I’m reflecting on this seasonal threshold and what it means to align our ‘new year intentions’ with nature’s rhythms. I’m also sharing how my approach to health has shifted over the past year — away from quick fixes and optimisation, and toward relationship with the body as an intelligent, animate ecosystem. This episode is both reflective and practical. I walk you through: • The biggest health changes I made in 2025, shaped by lived experience, mould toxicity, and a return to simple foundations • What I’m focusing on in 2026 to support gut/hormonal health, vitality, and long-term wellbeing • How I’ll be knuckling down on some health challenges, the tests and support that I’m reaching for and the daily habits I’m prioritising This episode is not prescriptive — rather it is designed to spark your curiosity within your own health. EPISODE RESOURCES: The Astrology Lounge: The Astrology of 2026; You’ve Waited for This Moment Dirty Genes by Dr Ben Lynch CONNECT WITH RACHEL Find me on Instagram @therachelhodgensContact me: [email protected]