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[…]
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[…]
Sitings of the crescent moon glowing in the embers of the setting sun reach us on Sundaybut we only catch sight of it on moon day and are awed. with the risingthe little egret orchid blooms, takes flight and fades almost within a day we could so easily have missed it. And it’s presence Leads Read more about Late September – fleeting moments[…]
Month of long shadows & mists Rose hips, Elderberries & Blackberries Apples ripen, nuts begin to fall, swallows gather before migration. Conkers drop & mushrooms pop Hops & Asters flower As spiders move indoors and bees cling to the Ivy Month of Harvest named Haligmonath – Holy month in Anglo-Saxon. 1st September – Start of 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[…]
