Dancing Nature's Rhythms
From Beltane 1st May, or shortly after as the heat waves catch up with the increased light waves (14th May), until Lammas 1st August, we move into early summer. ”In the western world, we are familiar with the four seasons – spring, summer, autumn and winter. However, in the Taoist understanding of time and change Read more about Early Summer[…]
May in the Garden In May the days are longer and warmer, hopefully the risk of frost will have passed by the end of the month, and there is plenty to do in the garden, greenhouse and vegetable plot.You’ll want to start tidying and cutting back your spring plants,planting out flowers and veg for summerand Read more about May in the garden[…]
1st Calan Mai Beltane – fire festival celebrating the coming of summer and the fertility of the coming year. 2nd/3rd End of Ramadan/Eid 6th Lì xià – Chinese start of summer Mayflowers bloom on the Hawthorn 4th-6th Shavuot, the giving of the torah 8th Buddha’s birthday 8th or 13th Julian of Norwich feast day 9th Read more about May[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
On this day, devotees honor the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. The celebration includes practices of Giving, Virtue, and Cultivation, as well as “the doing of good and meritorious deeds.” THE ANCIENT TRADITION of Wesak has gained additional layers of meaning in esoteric societies. The website of the Lucis Trust (established by theosophy teacher Read more about Wesak – Buddha’s birthday[…]
May May was Thrimilce, or “the month of three milkings,” when livestock were often so well fed on fresh spring grass that they could be milked three times a day. Also pasture month. Flower month and Month of Joy. Roman May honors the fertility goddesses Maia. Beltane Chinese early Summer: a period of swelling, flowering, brimming Read more about May Moon[…]
everywhere abundance and hawthorn mayflowers about to burst
The tao – only 3 things to teach simplicity, patience, compassion Wis-dom In the domain/land/region/home/place/area of wis Wis – Viss / vision / seeing / knowing / understanding Seeing the big picture Definitely, for me, has a compassionate aspect under-standing Old English wis “learned, sagacious, cunning; sane; prudent, discreet; experienced; having the power of discerning and judging rightly,” (good Read more about Wisdom[…]
Named after the month in which it blooms and a sign that spring is turning to summer. The pale green leaves of this hedgerow staple are often the first to appear in spring, with an explosion of pretty pale-pink blossom in May. It simply teems with wildlife from bugs to birds. Its blossoming marks the Read more about May flower[…]
We have been rambling all of the night,The best part of this day;And we are returning here back againAnd we’ve brought you a garland gay. A bunch of May we bear aboutBefore the door it stands;It is but a sprout and it’s all budded outAnd it’s the work of God’s own hand. Oh wake up Read more about Mayday[…]