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You are not lost.
You are becoming.

I’m Jema, astrologer, mother of four, and sacred space holder at This Holy Hearth.
I guide mothers and creatives through thresholds of change with astrology, ritual, and story.

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Explore the Paths

This holy hearth is a digital garden, not a straight line. A curated collection of resources to meet you where you need it most. Wander where your soul is tugging you…

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Path of the Hearth

Rituals, motherhood, slow magic, tending the everyday sacred.

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Path of the Stars

Astrology, moon cycles, and the sky-stories that hold your becoming.

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Path of the Dreamer

Meditations, inner journeys, dreamwork, mythic inner landscapes.

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Path of Becoming

Identity shifts, thresholds, matrescence, and slow transformation.

Explore Your Becoming
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How to Work With Me

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Flame Tending

A spacious, nourishing 4 day Telegram immersion. Following the gentle wisdom of the Cycle of Becoming; remember, root, tend, grow. We walk gently but deeply into the season you’re in, the invitations of your chart, and the rituals or practices that help you tend what matters most.
This is where clarity, devotion, and direction return. learn more..

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The Cauldron

A 3 or 6 month container for deep alchemy and transformation. We meet in the rhythm of your life, voice-to-voice, heart-to-heart, through spacious Telegram threads and seasonal chart reflections. This is not about fixing or rushing. It’s about listening, attuning, and trusting the slow alchemy of your becoming.

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Jema Killala-Barnard

Meet the mother behind the work..

My journey has been one that has taken me to the depths of myself, so that I can also meet you in your depths.

The Descent
At 21, I became a mother on my own. I lost both my parents young. I was expelled from my church for falling in love. And I grieved a late miscarriage that broke my heart wide open.

The Initiation
Through astrology, ritual, and the rhythm of the seasons, I learned how to live inside these thresholds, to hold grief and joy, rupture and beauty, at the same time.

The Return
I am now crafting a magical life with my beloved and our 4 wildlings and I guide other mothers and seekers through their own thresholds. I offer space to be witnessed, to listen deeply, and to rediscover the fire that still burns within. Together we craft a wildly beautiful vision to step into, one season at a time.

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