April showers
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April
Start April Sunrise (Twilight (6.16am) 6.50am, Sunset (Twilight) 7.49pm (8.24pm) By the end of the month (5.48am) 8.38am 8.38pm (9.16pm) Hailstones & Sunshine, blackbirds bicker, blackthorn blossoms, Llygaid Ebril – Aprils eye, the celandine opens 1st April fools day 5th Qing Ming Pure Brightness / Clear and bright – qīngmíng festivals 5th Read more about April[…]
April in the garden
This exciting month is a mix of new growth and spring awakening, thanks to the showers in April and the ground warming, you will notice a lot of plants growing quite rapidly. Generally, there is a bit more sunshine this month but still the chance of wind and showers. If you grew a range of spring Read more about April in the garden[…]
Vernal Equinox – Ostara
The time of the year equivalent to 6am We enter the light half of the year and rise from sleep Light reaches its peak of increasing at 4 minutes per day compared to 1 minute/day at the solstice. It will continue to increase but more gradually from now until the summer solstice. The full moon Read more about Vernal Equinox – Ostara[…]
Spring Equinox
https://open.spotify.com/track/0OHFi8Oq2W8LIXhC43q2pQ?si=G5azx6nRSFShMccvJe4QqA Sandra Ingerman All spiritual tradition hold same belief that Before anything manifests in the physical world, it has to start first in the unseen worlds as an intention. The intention creates everything that we’re seeing in the world right now. So let’s start working in the unseen worlds and start planting the right seeds Read more about Spring Equinox[…]
Pisces New moon
Pisces two fishes swimming in opposite directions- All that was integrated from last year in germinating the seed and incubating/overwintering/weathering/nourishing the seed with the broken down goodness of latest year’s detritus taken down into the earth to feed and give rise to the roots & shoots of this years new life. Dreams, liminality, the place Read more about Pisces New moon[…]
jīngzhé – hibernating insects awaken
Earth aerated Jīngzhé, 惊蛰, is the 3rd of the 24 solar terms (節氣) in the traditional Chinese calendars. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 345° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 360°. More often, it refers to the day when the Sun is exactly at a celestial longitude of 345°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually Read more about jīngzhé – hibernating insects awaken[…]
March Full worm moon in Virgo Lunar eclipse
March full moon Ides of March Roman festival of Anna Perenna Goddess of the wheel of the year Anna Perenna was an old Roman deity of the circle or “ring” of the year, as the name (annual perennial –per annum) clearly indicates. Her festival fell on the Ides of March (March 15), which would have marked the first full moon Read more about March Full worm moon in Virgo Lunar eclipse[…]
Spring
Michael hetherington liver and gall bladder meridians connected with smooth flow of energy around the body and detoxifying. Yoga opening the side body and shoulders, pummelling and qigong. Spring is that time of year when new energy, new life and new dreams blossom. As we move out of the colder and more introverted months of Read more about Spring[…]
Sun moves into mutable Pisces 4-6am The dreamer, pulling us in and out of winters slumbers
Dreams, liminality, the place between sleep and waking. The time of reawakening, stirring out of hibernation bringing the dreams of winter to the shore of consciousness. The final sign of the zodiac, the birthing of the dream. Believe. As we start to ebb & flow in & out of sleep. The Two fishes pulling in Read more about Sun moves into mutable Pisces 4-6am The dreamer, pulling us in and out of winters slumbers[…]
February/March Moon gardening
Aquarius until the 19th – Water bearer – purifying & nourishing the earth Pisces from 19th two fishes swimming in opposite directions- All that was integrated from last year in germinating the seed and incubating/overwintering/weathering/nourishing the seed with the broken down goodness of latest year’s detritus taken down into the earth to feed and give Read more about February/March Moon gardening[…]
This could be a good time
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for You have been telling people that this is the Eleventh Hour, now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour. And there are things to be considered… Where are you living?What are you doing?What are your relationships?Are you in right relation?Where is Read more about This could be a good time[…]
The Wheel of the Agricultural Year
The January Man The January man he goes around in woollen coat and boots of leatherThe February man still shakes the snow from of his clothes and blows his handsThe man of March he sees the Spring and wonders what the year will bringAnd hopes for better weather. Through April rain the man goes down Read more about The Wheel of the Agricultural Year[…]
A GOLDEN COMPASS
Forget every idea of right and wrong any classroom ever taught youBecause an empty heart, a tormented mind, unkindness, jealousy and fearAre always the testimony you have been completely fooled!Turn your back on those who would imprison your wondrous spiritWith deceit and lies.Come, join the honest company of the King’s beggars –Those gamblers, scoundrels and Read more about A GOLDEN COMPASS[…]
The best season
Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things,this is the best season of your life. by Wu Men Hui-k’aiEnglish version by Stephen Mitchell Flowing in and out of all the cycles of the life. Our breath, the circadian daily rhythmn , Read more about The best season[…]
For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet
Joy Harjo Put down that bag of potato chips, that white bread, that bottle of pop. Turn off that cellphone, computer, and remote control. Open the door, then close it behind you. Take a breath offered by friendly winds. They travel the earth gathering essences of plants to clean. Give it back with gratitude. If Read more about For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet[…]
Moon phases
Watch the animation below to see how the phases of the Moon work during a complete lunar cycle. https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/names-full-moons-throughout-year How many phases of the Moon are there? In between these, the Moon goes through multiple stages of partial illumination during its different phases. These are the banana-shaped crescent Moon, the D-shaped quarter Moon and the almost complete gibbous Moon. Read more about Moon phases[…]
The Natural Flow of Life
In the Complete book of Oriental Yoga Hatha and Taoist Yoga for the Seasons By Michael Hetherington says,“ There is no doubt that energy moves through us differently according to the time of day, the climatic conditions, the attitudes we harbor and the cycles of the moon, just to name a few. With the natural Read more about The Natural Flow of Life[…]
Seasonal rhythms
The Earth’s seasons can be understood as “phases of the Sun”, similar to how the Moon goes through its cycle of phases. This graph shows the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere, with the x-axis being time and the y-axis being intensity of Sun energy (blue) and temperature (pink). (For the Southern Hemisphere, this cycle is Read more about Seasonal rhythms[…]
Look Carefully
Hokusai says look carefully.He says pay attention, notice.He says keep looking, stay curious.He says there is no end to seeing. He says look forward to getting old.He says keep changing,you just get more who you really are.He says get stuck, accept it, repeatyourself as long as it is interesting. He says keep doing what you Read more about Look Carefully[…]
Early spring winds
When the clouds pass on a north easterly It’s as if the whole world has turned on its axis To spin in the opposite direction So used to the south westerlies are we What is this wind from the north bringing? What different perspective rides in on this strange breeze/air? Songs & stories from the Read more about Early spring winds[…]