Part of the Journeys Into the Mirror collection of reflections by Janneke Koole—born from a lifetime of spiritual practice, personal healing, and a deep connection to nature. Inspired by her mother’s way of seeing beauty in the everyday, Janneke invites us to look at the outer seasons as mirrors for our inner lives. Each piece offers a story, image, or guided practice to help you reconnect with your senses, your spirit, and your own truth as a woman.
You are invited to journey into the mirror of Autumn
Engage, reflect, journal, and find your own connection to Autumn.
It does not matter what time of the year it is—these reflections take you into yourself as a season. It does not matter what stage you are in your life, each season has an invitation for you.
You are invited to journey into the mirror of self-reflection to deepen your self-acceptance and encourage your self-expression.
Woman is like Autumn
The last of the harvest lies splendid in the fields
The baby is born
The family has been fed
And now…
Pausing, reflecting, and praying
We see, we release for we know…
As the fruit is harvested and taken out of the fields
What is born out of our womb is not ours to keep and hold
What we cook is eaten; what we clean is soiled again
The leaves fall from the trees
The winds come to wipe the slate clean
Change is in the air
And so we listen, we learn and we prepare once again
Visit a farmer’s market during the autumn when they spill over with harvest foods,
fall colors, pumpkins and squash.
Delight in the smells; taste some homemade food;
see what Nature has birthed and what farmers have gathered.
Visit with yourself and review your abundance.
What have you “birthed”? (There are many forms of babies—don’t limit your review to physical children.)
Embrace, appreciate and then release them into the big circle of living.
Then go outside and feel the wind on your face.
Ask, “What’s next for me? For what must I prepare at this time?”
You may wish to journal:
I am Autumn. I am….
Excerpted from “Journey’s into the Mirror” written by Janneke Koole
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