Welcome to Everything Speaks if You Listen with Jen CobbleWorks where we befriend our humanity and the Sacred through story, soul questions, and every day life.

In this week's episode, I share two invitations with you. The first one is to join me for an upcoming podcast episode where my teacher and friend, Mary DeJong of Waymarkers, will tell the story of Fox Woman Dreaming and encourage us to listen to Story's sacred presence and wisdom more often. I spend the first part of this episode sharing my own love of story and applied mythology and introducing you to the themes Mary and her work are grounded in.

The second invitation this episode has us stretching into the innate shadow and light of the winter season and the sacred holidays that we celebrate this time of year. I talk about my own need to recognize what is hard and challenging and dark in my life right now, and in our shared realities right now, while also needing to recognize what is alive and brimming on the horizon. We are not asked to demean or diminish the dark in favor of a saving light. We are asked to witness the dark, see it for more than fear and trauma, but also a place of seed bearing, like a womb. We are asked not to live in the dark so much and so long that we cannot tolerate hope and the possibility of peace. We need both. And this episode explores these needs and the tension they create...which is sometimes a beautiful, creative tension.

The link to the Shadow + Light course I mention (with NO homework in it!) is below. Use coupon code BOTHAND at checkout for 10% off the $37 cost. If this cost does not align with your budget this year, please email me at jen@jencobbleworks.com

cobbleworks.teachable.com/p/shadowandlight

I'm Jen Cobble Willhoite, a contemplative storyteller, spiritual tool designer, and life-long soul seeker. My path is formed and framed by questions more than answers. I'm more comfortable wondering and wandering about things spiritual than I am in ideology, religion, or dogma.

My soul language and connection with Spirit is primarily grounded in Celtic Spirituality, science, nature, seasonal cycles, myth, folklore, and stories of all kinds. I do have roots in progressive Christianity that I sometimes speak from. My tap root, though, is ordinary life. I believe enlightenment is rhythmic, unfolding, and found in our everyday experiences and selves. I also offer tools and courses on my modern interpretation of the examen: a daily ritual of looking back, looking within, and looking ahead to cultivate a rapport with your inner wisdom and the Sacred as you understand it.

Every week, I share an episode from my own spiritual explorations, offering invitations for you to explore these themes on your own. Thanks for journeying with me!