Plant Ally Circle

🌑 Elder • When Darkness Returns

Early Winter •Elder Archetype • Death • Surrender • Integration• Wholeness

This circle is part of The Wild Soul’s Journey: a seasonal series of Plant Ally Circles that follow the soul’s evolution through the natural seasons and archetypes of Child, Adolescent, Adult, and Elder. Each Plant Ally Circle invites you into relationship with a seasonal plant guide and a stage of the soul’s journey.

Early Winter is the threshold between life and rest.

a time when what has fallen begins to break down, when the soul releases what can no longer grow, and the wisdom of decay begins its quiet work of transformation.

It’s the season of Elder, who reminds us that wholeness comes not from holding on, but from trusting the Earth to receive what’s ready to return.

There comes a moment when the soul knows it’s time to lay it all down,

to stop holding on, and to let what has been lived return to the soil.

Now, with Elder, we arrive at the threshold of surrender.

Elder stands at the edge of the underworld,

hollow and rooted. Inviting us to offer everything we’ve carried back to the Earth. The identities, the patterns, the striving,

the stories that can no longer grow.

This is the time to lay it all down,

not as loss, but as an act of reverence.

To Trust that the Earth knows what to do with what’s finished.

That she will break it down through her sacred decay,integrate it,

and return it to the web of life in her own way.

In our culture, death and endings have been exiled.

We rush past them, forgetting that are part of the sacred rhythm of life.

Here, Elder is our guide, the Wise One, the Crone.

Who stands between worlds, holding the knowledge that death is not the end, but the return. Teaching us to die consciously, to offer what’s finished as an act of devotion, and to trust the unseen regeneration happening beneath the frost.

✨ This circle is a space to honor what is ready to be given as an offering to the Earth, to give your year back to the soil that holds you, and to remember that surrender is how life continues.

You’ll also receive Elder tea during circle and receive a bottle of flower essence to take home, supporting continued integration through the season.

This is a sacred space to slow down, connect with the Earth, and listen deeply to the wisdom within and around us. No prior experience with journeywork, plant spirit practice, or ritual is needed. All who feel called are welcome!

We’ll gather in ceremony to connect with Elder through:

🍵 Elder tea and embodied plant communion

🌑 Seasonal + archetypal teachings on death, surrender, and transformation

🕯️ Guided dismemberment journey Elders guidance to release the old ways of being into the Earth’s care

🎭 An Elder Council Where the wise voices of Elder and Earth move through the circle, reminding us what it means to return.

What to Bring:

-A journal and writing utensil

-A mug for tea

- Item to bring to the alter (optional)

Who This Circle Is Helpful For:

• Those navigating inner transitions or sensing the close of a season in their life

• Anyone longing for space to honor endings. To be witnessed and supported where that isn’t often available in daily life

• Those ready to lay down what’s complete and integrate what’s been lived

• Seekers who feel the call to slow down and reconnect with Earth’s regenerative cycles

• Anyone desiring to be held in community through the sacred process of surrender and return

🌿 Learn more about The Wild Soul’s Journey and Plant Ally Circles at:

https://www.wildwithinwellness.com/wildsoulsjourney

https://www.wildwithinwellness.com/plantallycircles

Each circle in The Wild Soul’s Journey is a standalone offering, no previous attendance or sequence is required. You're welcome to join at any point. Every gathering stands on its own while also weaving into a larger seasonal rhythm. Come when you feel called whether it’s your first time or part of a continued journey.

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