“Let us be the ancestors our descendants will thank.”
— Winona LaDuke – Anishinaabeg, Minnesota.
Fall is the time of letting go and release — the season of the Po, the “corporeal soul,” expression of sorrow, governed by Venus, the star of metal.
It mirrors the actions of both the lungs and the large intestine, the paired organs of the Metal element in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Just as trees shed their leaves, we must let go of what no longer serves us.
Time to let go of the dictatorship of time imposed by capitalism1. Thank you Dr Kiki to remind me about this, again!
Time to let go of people, habits, and thoughts that we no longer need to carry in our lives — because they do not align with the higher version of ourselves or our legacy to humanity.
I am shedding.
And this Fall newsletter is about shedding, letting go, and slowing down, through words and images.
A Season to Honor Our Ancestors
This is a time to honor Ancestors.
those who fought for the lives we live today,
those who gave us life, hope, purpose…
and those whose traumas we can transform into opportunities and acts of agency in service to the gift of life.
“Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from a world to another”
« « L’astronomie contraint l’âme à regarder vers le haut et nous conduit de ce monde vers un autre. »
Platon in La République (Livre VII, verset 529d/529e)
Reflecting on our ancestors means questioning where we come from — dust of the universe & the universe within us.
Remembering is an act of sovereignty.
As I’ve shared before, honoring cultural traditions and myths, cultivating knowledge, and upholding the power of storytelling are essential elements of our collective memory in the shared Agora: our Cosmogony.
I invite you to read my Summer reflection on Substack about Memory, the senses, and our relationship to Nature, in an article titled Mnemosyne.
SUMMER HIGHS
– Volcano, native Americans and eco-art at Caldera Arts
– Mother Foucault’s Poetry Festival in Portland
Show your support for Mother’s Foucault Bookshop!
– Making my own natural pigments and exploring Pokeberry fruit juice.
– Kruder & Dorfmeister‘s “The K&D SessionsTM Live” at the Crystal Ballroom
– Started playing the Conch…🐚
ART STUFF ON SUBSTACK
Charlie, a music to Remembrance (poem & music)
La Symphonie des Oiseaux Brumes (poem)
Don’t Look Twice (poem & collage)
THIS FALL…
🍁Nov & Dec – Last 2025 Creative Workshops at Hoyt Arboretum!
– Nov 16th: Giving Season: Eco-Art Collage, Gratitude, & Reciprocity
– Dec 7th: Winter Magic: Card-making of Love, Light, & Hope (Family Friendly)
🍁En plein Air ! French Conversation Group in Portland
This November, join me at the Leash Botanical Garden to discover Fall highlights and expand your French vocabulary in a relaxed time in an exceptional garden.
Spots are limited – Contactez-moi !
🍁Nov 17th: 6:30pm to 8pm: Online November Creative Workshop: Shedding Circle: Shedding with the season with heart & presence
et enfin…
Take a moment to melt into rest.
Fall is a season of gratitude and a time to slow down to gather what the previous seasons have brought into our lives.
Welcome it with presence, grace, and kindness.
We need one another to show up in rhythm with nature, transforming chaos into inspiration, guided by heart-led souls.
Happy Full Moon…
With love & gratitude,
Sincèrement,
Clara-Julia
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- “Since the invention of the clock, capitalism has increasingly treated time as an inanimate object largely independent of the environment.” — Rachelle Wilson Tollemar, An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for daylight saving time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself The Conversation, October 27 2025 ↩︎
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