Start of Scorpio season scorpion belly to the ground the leaves blaze & drop Middle section Phoenix rising from the ashes of the previous generations, honouring standing on the shoulders of giants 8 days of remembrance hallowtide all saints /all souls ends with Martinmas 7th or 11th st martins day feast November patron saint of soldiers Read more about Scorpio new moon[…]
“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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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 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[…]
November. I let go and trust, the light within guides my way – Jilly Shipway Autumn into winter buzzing Ivy flowers & snowberries yellowing gold into red Leaves fall and we Remember Darkness deepens temperatures drop First frosts arrive and Fires are lit Time of Candles and lamplight Mulching Burning the old makes way for Read more about November Almanac[…]
Samhain to Valentines Day (Deep dark – Sagittarius & Capricorn) Stalking our inner selves “There was no one near to confuse me, so I was forced to become original.” Haydn. Brew, Stew. Soften the shellRoot November. December. January. February
Celtic for ‘summers end’, Samhain is one of the most important dates in the Celtic calendar, if not the most important. It marks the completion of one year and the beginning of another. Calan Gaeaf is the name of the first day of winter in Wales, observed on 1 November.[1] The night before is Nos Galan Gaeaf[1] or Noson Galan Gaeaf, Read more about Samhain[…]
Magic mushrooms & Murmurations Autumn into Winter Yellowing gold into Dark red blaze Fire Season Burning Rememberance Leaves fall Trees stand tall Bare naked clarity Face the truth Learn the lessons Mulch the goodness down down down and In Here at the meeting point The past feeds what is to come Scorpio season of transformation Read more about Scorpio Season[…]