February in the garden
Vegetable Garden:
February
Lichen on bare branches, winds howl, birdsong builds, daffodils spear & leafbuds fatten Love is in the air, on the song of courting birds. February comes from the word februum (purification) and februa, the rites or instruments used for purification. Time to spring clean, out with the old, to make space for the new. Lent Read more about February[…]
Winter solstice Murmuration
Tim Dee Dusk on the winter solstice: the shortest day and longest night of the year. I was cold and alone on a track on the Somerset Levels, looking towards the dying light in the west. Moving across the sky in front of me, like the breath of the earth, were thousands of birds – Read more about Winter solstice Murmuration[…]
Sometimes a Wild God & Dreams of Winter
Bbc radio 4 Poetry please with Michael Sheen reading Dylan Thomas A dream of winter https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0025vhs?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
Winter
Monk: What happens when the leaves fall and the trees are bare?Union: The golden Wind, revealed.Hegikan Roku the blue cliff record.Yoga through the seasons Sandra sabatini,In Buddhism the Golden Wind is a metaphor for the reality that you can only experience and which we call God. From midway between Samhain and winter solstice, so the Read more about Winter[…]
Bear Hibernation December – Spring Equinox
When the weather grows cold and the food supply finally dries up, black bears retreat to their winter dens. Males bed down around mid-December and emerge in mid-March; females, which give birth during the winter and stay with their cubs for two years, remain in their dens longer, from late November to mid-April.
Winter
“On the coldest day you appreciate the warmth of the fireand the blanket around you the most .On the darkest night you can see the stars of the northern skyand endlessness of the universe the clearest.” The Making of Winter Poem – Secret Garden In Celtic nations such as Ireland, the winter solstice is traditionally considered as Read more about Winter[…]
Imbolc – In the belly & St Brigid’s day
At the mid point between winter solstice & spring equinox Spring stirs This Celtic festival honours the goddess Brigid, who represents the maiden, and heralds the beginning of the awakening of nature. St Brigid and her magic cloak St Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland (c. 451-525) is one of Ireland’s patron saints along Read more about Imbolc – In the belly & St Brigid’s day[…]
Aquarius 2-4am lightness
After the watery goat sees the way through rules rules rules Comes The airy water bearer Fixed air sign right at the end of winter Time to embrace new potentials and to open our minds to alternate perspectives. The new is moving emerging from the shell of the old
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[…]
Aquarius 2-4 am
Aquarius, the sign of the sacred water-bearer, purifying & nourishing the earth Sun in Aquarius 20th January- 19th February Moon cycle in Aquarius 9th feb – 10th march. (Equivalent to 3.30 – 5.30am) Stirrings. THE MONTH OF LOVEBirds singing & nesting Valentine’s Day/birds wedding dayDreams turning into plans. Roots pushing down establish foundations Prepare the ground. tap into your inner wisdom during Read more about Aquarius 2-4 am[…]
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[…]
April
April takes its name from the Latin word aperire, meaning ‘to open’ New life bursts forth from translucent red pomegranate tips on the branches of the handkerchief tree and I stand surrounded by a choir of lilac leaves as they open soft, furry, almost-purple buds and unfurl into delicate new leaves with blushed red tips sounding their 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[…]
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[…]
March in the garden
Ornamental Garden: Vegetable Garden:
March
March is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. This statue shows him in battle gear. The Roman calendar originally began in March, and the months of January and February were added later, after a calendar reform. Sun in Pisces until the 19thDreams, liminality, the place between sleep and waking. The time of reawakening, stirring Read more about March[…]
January in the garden
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Diminishing moon waning into darkness
This time of the lunar cycle with the moon disappearing into darkness (before the new moon on Thursday) can be a difficult time of the month, as energy levels drop and our inner critic can tend to take a hold and we haven’t got the energy to keep the positivity up. This time of the Read more about Diminishing moon waning into darkness[…]