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[…]

Chinese season of Xiǎo xuě – Slight Snow

This period, from roughly 22nd November to 7th December, signifies increasing cold, the beginning of light snow and traditions like food preservation and preparation for harsher winter conditions. The Minor Snow (Xiǎo Xuě) solar term includes three 5-day pentads that symbolise the deeper transition into winter, marked by The hiding of rainbows, Leaf fall complete, even Read more about Chinese season of Xiǎo xuě – Slight Snow[…]

Martinmas / Remembrance Day

St. Martins day -patron saint of soldiers  First calendar day of winter in many european countries Winters day marches in with frosts Start of winter  Slaughter of animals laying in of stocks of cured meats in preparation for winter Blodmonath November pre Christian thanks to gods sacrifice Bede calls pagan rituals vanities their Sacrificing animals Read more about Martinmas / Remembrance Day[…]

First frosts

Frost forms in swirling ferns and birds sing it’s praise,crows call far out across the fields and beyond expanding my hearing and my heart as I follow the sounds into the beyond. The average first frost for many inland areas in the UK and Ireland is within the first ten days of November later along the Read more about First frosts[…]

Lì dōng – Winter stirs

In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around November 7 and ends around November 22. This marks the first signs of oncoming winter. “Water begins to freeze” (水始冰水始冰), Fog, drizzle, mist “Earth begins to harden” (土乃凍土乃凍), the smell of decaying leaves “Otters catch fish” (鴻雁來/獺祭魚鴻雁來/獺祭魚), starling murmurations begin

Beaver, Mourning or Tree Moon or for me Remembrance Full moon in Taurus

Beaver, Mourning or Tree Moon or for me Remembrance or Ancestors Moon The November full moon in Taurus opposite from the Scorpio sun rises the eagleScorpion, Phoenix, Eagle, now rooted & reborn, the Eagle in the form of the naked tree spreads its wings to the winter winds, as the darkness draws in around us Read more about Beaver, Mourning or Tree Moon or for me Remembrance Full moon in Taurus[…]