Autumn officially arrives tomorrow morning (September 22) in the northern hemisphere.
Fall is a gorgeous time of year – a season of transition, harvesting, letting go, preparing for winter. The pace of nature slows as we approach winter.
Thank you Mama Earth for the beauty of Autumn.
#autumn
#equinox
#dayequalsnight
#cycles
#seasons
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Words and Photo
by Nancy Lankston
New moon in earthy Virgo, sign of the earth priestess.
Virgo is all about honoring the rhythms and cycles and seasons of this beautiful planet.
As Summer is drawing to a close in the northern hemisphere, this is the perfect time to perform a simple ritual in honor of the seasons.
Light a candle, say a prayer or make an offering to Mama Earth. Express your gratitude for our beautiful, sacred planet and its seasons.
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“It’s high summer – time to celebrate the old Celtic festival known as Lughnasadh in Ireland and Lammas in Britain – the traditional time of pilgrimage in the northern Celtic lands where for centuries people have rejoiced in the endless light-filled days by climbing sacred hills, drinking at holy wells, or voyaging to green islands set like jewels in a sunlit sea.
As we pause in our labours, celebrate the warm weather and enjoy the fruits of our daily work, we have an opportunity to take stock of what the seasons so far have yielded: to reflect upon our hopes and dreams that were sown in the dawn of the year, came to life in the springtime, and are now maybe ready to bear fruit. On the spiritual level, we can ask ourselves what wisdom we have garnered so far this year:
What will be the harvest of our souls?
For as the wheel turns, the life-giving triumph of the harvest must give way to death, reminding us that nothing stands still, and that on the human level, for whatever is gained in our lives, there must be an equal giving-away, a sacrifice, so that cosmic balance and order can be maintained.”
~Mara Freeman
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Lammas or Lughnassadh (pronounced Loo-nuh-suh) is usually celebrated at the cross quarter in early August. The precise zodiacal cross-quarter is when the Sun reaches 15 Leo in our sky.
#wheeloftheyear
#seasons
#cycles
#harvest
#bounty
#grateful
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Thank you Father Sun for the light and energy you bathe Mama Earth in every day. You make life possible and we are so grateful.
#SUN
#celebrate
#sacred
#solstice
#longestday
#summer
#WheeloftheYear
We now enter what the ancient Celts called the light half of the year.
Time to honor and celebrate the light.
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#wheeloftheyear
#beltane
#mayday
Photo by Nancy Lankston
Here’s a short guided practice to help you connect with Mama Earth and celebrate spring. This was originally recorded by Nancy Lankston in 2020.
#spring
#grounded
#grateful
#joy
This week, we reach the time of Imbolc in the Northern Hemisphere.
Imbolc is a Celtic celebration that falls halfway between winter solstice and spring equinox.
There is a Celtic legend about the Cailleach, an ancient crone goddess who is associated with this time of seasonal transition (see above). This legend predates Groundhog Day by thousands of years.
Spring is on its way.
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#Imbolc
#cycles
#seasons
#cailleach
#naturegoddess
#celebrate
“The sun is now holding its place in the sky. Daylight is neither diminishing nor growing. Things are at a stand-still, as though the world were poised for the change that is coming.
For the ancients, this was a tremendously sacred time. The planet continues its annual rotation; day continues to follow night. But something deep is occurring to our planet. It has reached a significant pivot point in the annual cycle. Opposite to its parallel summer location, the earth now holds still.
The soul holds still like this, just before great change occurs. It is a silence so profound that it seems as though time has stopped. In this magical moment, we have the chance to set in motion great changes, great happenings. This is the moment when the seeds of new life, new growth, must be planted.”
~ Patricia Monaghan,
The Goddess Companion
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#solstice
#stillpoint
#magic
#cycles
#seasons
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