Month of long shadows & mists Rose hips, Elderberries & Blackberries Apples ripen, nuts begin to fall, swallows gather before migration. Conkers drop & mushrooms pop As spiders move indoors and bees cling to the Ivy Month of Harvest named Haligmonath – Holy month in Anglo-Saxon. 1st September – Start of Meteorological Autumn based on Read more about September Almanac[…]
Set the seed Late summer (Earth element) is the most humid time of year. It’s that time when the days are still long and hot but the intensity of the summer heat has started to back off a little. In many of the tropical countries it gives rise to the monsoon season. This time of Read more about Late Summer[…]
Heart meridians And throat chakra Om mani padme hum Padma mudra
Map 4 directions Earth & Sky Centre Remembering / Honouring the 4/ 6 directions helped traditional peoples remember where they were & their place in the scheme of things Not just in place but also in time Rhythms of life & In the line of Ancestors, the people who have come before them & those Read more about Summer Solstice[…]
The culmination of the 6 months from the Scorpio new moon in November – the two magical times of samhain and beltane. A sacred pause in the cocoon as the caterpillar transforms into the butterfly Pink Moon – April Here is Moon Circle’s 3 minute Taurus Scorpio Full Moon Ritual by Dana Gerhardt and “April’s Full Pink Moon” Read more about Full Pink Moon in Scorpio[…]
It’s early May and spring has finally taken hold. Many of the migratory birds have returned from their winter homes, the crocus have come and gone, and the trees are starting to show their leaves. In the Northern Hemisphere, May sits in the middle of astronomical spring (March 20-June 20) and near the end of Read more about May[…]
April 20 -May 04 Gu yu is the last solar term of spring & marks the beginning of warmer temperatures and the onset of the rainy season, marking the time when rainfall becomes sufficient to nourish crops, allowing growth to take root and develop more fully. It is therefore an important period for farmers to Read more about Chinese Gu yu Grain Rain[…]
Time of Blossom, Migrating birds, Rainbows and Honouring the ancestors China Japan Qingming festival one of China’s largest events based off of the lunar calendar when Chinese families visit the tombs of their ancestors to clean the gravesites and make ritual offerings to their ancestors. Honoring one’s ancestors is deeply rooted in Chinese culture, as Read more about Chinese season of Clear and Bright / Pure Brightness[…]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000tp83 Radio 4 Good Friday meditation – Behold the Man