Dancing Nature's Rhythms
Yellowing or Vintage month. Moving indoors, garden furniture goes away and chimneys are cleaned ready for the fires to be lit.Time of apples Sun in Libra until 22nd 6th New moon in Libra 20th Full moon in Aries. Medieval- Blood moon, Native American- Hunter moon Winterfylleth, or the “winter full moon,” because, according to Bede, Read more about October[…]
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
Lammas – 3pm August First harvest Virgo new moon September September, or Hāligmonath, meaning “holy month,” when celebrations and religious festivals would be held to celebrate a successful summer’s crop. Holy, wood, harvest or barley month. Celtic- Singing moon Medieval- Barley moon Native American- Corn moon Harvest moon Fruit moon Cherokee – Nut moon Hydrangea blooming Read more about Autumn[…]
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[…]
7.30 Waiting for the sunrise 13 jet black jackdaws Perched on the power lines with, like me, front row seats Then taking off, they glide, swoop, flap Flying remnants of darkness Swimming In a hazy grey watercolour sky shot through with luminous streaks of coral light The cloud breaks And pale blue sky becomes visible Read more about 7.30 Waiting for the sunrise[…]
Blue Iris Poems and Essays By Mary OliverA celebration of the bounties and blessings of nature. A Book Excerpt on Wonder How Would You Live Then? What if a hundred rose-breasted grosbeaksflew in circles around your head? What ifthe mockingbird came into the house with you andbecame your advisor? What ifthe bees filled your walls with honey and Read more about Autumn breakfast[…]
After the harvest, acknowledge what could have been better. Take stock, Balance the books, learn the lessons, forgive yourself let go of what is detrimental, move into the next cycle. Change if focus eyes front what do we need to do going forward, learn our lessons and let go of
When I was the stream, when I was theforest, when I was still the field,when I was every hoof, foot,fin and wing, when Iwas the skyitself, no one ever asked me did I have a purpose, no one everwondered was there anything I might need,for there was nothingI could notlove. It was when I left Read more about When I was the forest….. when I was the river[…]
What a year for the Snowberries! All the berries are in abundance this year Will it be a harsh winter I wonder? St. Michaelmas day was certainly bright. But the snowberries, so perfectly round and white How haven’t I really noticed them, or at least haven’t given them more than a cursory glance In all Read more about Snowberries[…]
The Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels, In medieval England, Michaelmas marked the ending and beginning of the husbandman’s year, George C. Homans observes: “at that time harvest was over, and the bailiff or reeve of the manor would be making out the accounts for the year.” In British and Irish tradition, the quarter days were the four dates in each year on Read more about Michaelmas[…]
The South the snake shedding its skin The west the Jaguar with its power it’s claws and it’s gentle paws To the North the hummingbird that can fly backwards and release so that it can dart easily side to side and it’s perseverance To the East the Condor soaring through the sky wings touching the Read more about Honouring the four directions or seven[…]