Xiao shu – slight heat
The heat rises in the chinese solar lunar calendar
New Moon in Cancer
According to Lia Leendertz in The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2020 This moon is the time where, With all the work, lessons and reflections under our belts, now we are in a good position to understand the direction we want to move towards. This new moon says listen to your dreams and sit down Read more about New Moon in Cancer[…]
What seeds to sow in July – Liz Zorab
French beans, Chard, Carrots, spring cabbage, pak Choi, radishes, beetroot, turnips, spring onions, little gem lettuce, lollo rosso & winter salad leaves, coriander, parsley, dill, endives, kohl rabi.
July Bloom & Wild
Purple Knapweed, Yellow wagtails Puffs of Meadowsweet & Pokers of Rosebay Willowherb & the smell of cool woodlands 5th New moon in Cancer 7th July Islamic New year & Chinese season of Xiǎo shǔ – Slight heat 15th St. Swithin’s Day – On St Swithin’s day if it doesn’t rain, for 40 days it will Read more about July Bloom & Wild[…]
Capricorn Full Moon – The Strawberry or Honey moon
June’s Moon is called the Honey Moon due to ancient European marriage customs and the giving and drinking of mead (honey) wine.
Cancer Season
21st June – 21st July High summer 12 noon – 2pm The sun at its zenith. The peak of the growing season Maternal Mother Earth providing abundant food feasting home summer bbq Caregiving inc., Self care Teenager coming of age x Secretive hard shell, Sensitive crab claws passive aggressive sideways, Moody overly sensitive Home , carry Read more about Cancer Season[…]
Summer Solstice
Now I become myself Now I become myself. It’s takenTime, many years and places;I have been dissolved and shaken,Worn other people’s faces,Run madly, as if Time were there,Terribly old, crying a warning,“Hurry, you will be dead before—”(What? Before you reach the morning?Or the end of the poem is clear?Or love safe in the walled city?)Now Read more about Summer Solstice[…]
The time of no night
From 23rd May – 20th July inclusive there is no astronomical night in England and Wales. https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/cardiff?month=6&year=2020
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[…]
Dog days of Summer
Roughly corresponding to the sun being Leo, the searing heat of this time of summer. From the Dog Star Sirius returning to rise over the pre-Dawn horizon which for the Egyptians occurred in early July & heralded the flooding of the Nile & the return of fertility. The Dog Star’s connection to dogs was not Read more about Dog days of Summer[…]
St. Swithan’s Day
St. Swithin’s Day, also called St. Swithun’s Day, (July 15), a day on which, according to folklore, the weather for a subsequent period is dictated. In popular belief, if it rains on St. Swithin’s Day, it will rain for 40 days, but if it is fair, 40 days of fair weather will follow. St. Swithin was bishop of Winchester from 852 to 862. Read more about St. Swithan’s Day[…]
Holly – Eighth month of the Ogham Celtic Tree calendar, July 8th – August 4th
The year has turned, the Holly king rises into ascendancy as the light begins to wane. http://www.thegoddesstree.com/trees/Holly.htm Tree of SacrificeIlexEighth month of the Celtic Tree calendar, July 8th – August 4thEighth consonant of the Ogham alphabet – Tinne Planet: Mars and SaturnElement: FireSymbolism: The Sword of Truth, Unconditional love, sacrifice, reincarnationStone: Ruby, BloodstonePowers: Protection, Anti-Lightning, Luck, Dream Read more about Holly – Eighth month of the Ogham Celtic Tree calendar, July 8th – August 4th[…]
Cancer New Moon
https://www.astrograph.com/horoscopes/configurations/2016/July/04 Cancer New Moon All of the moons we have had over th least few months have been perfect in helping us to learn from and process and rise up into all that has been happening – but the magic of this new moon solar eclipse falling literally hours after we move through the doorway Read more about Cancer New Moon[…]
Let the rhythm call you home
Hard rain overnight. 4am Crack of Dawn pulsing energy. Deep, dark new moon journey. Blue throat chakra, black cat.Bigger cats, lions, tigers and jaguars, prowl and roar. Summer solstice wonderland Jasmine scent.Peas pop. Wild cherries with poison at their hearts. Soft breeze, floating clouds, rustling leaves. Father’s Day cider and hops.Sleep so near and so Read more about Let the rhythm call you home[…]