The First Harvest: Lughnasadh or Lammas? Aug1by Christine Valentor As the golden sun winds down and the days ever so slightly grow shorter, we find ourselves at the first harvest feast also known as Lughnasadh or Lammas. The cross quarter festival which falls midpoint between the Summer Solstice and the Autumn Equinox in the northern hemisphere. Lughnasadh Read more about Lughnasadh or Lammas[…]
Worts & weeds for bees, goldfinches chatter & swallows prepare to leave, blackberries & rowan berries & a shower of hazelnut husks from fattening squirrels. Named after the Roman emperor Augustus Listen to Lia Leendertz August podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xJAM0P94rx8nWgHBIQSEG?si=eQlY6YWARvmMif4dsWThPQ&dl_branch=1
Lions gate starting 28th July peaking and celebrated on 8th -12th August & lasting until the end of Leo (21st August) is the Egyptian return of the flood, fertility and the divine feminine, bringing in infinite abundance, incredible potential for manifestation, creativity and heightened sensitivity to equanimity, heightened spiritual awareness, awakening, and insight and healing. Read more about Lion’s gate[…]
24th July – 11th AugustRoughly corresponding to the sun being Leo, the searing heat of this time of summer. From the Dog Star Sirius returning to rise over the pre-Dawn horizon which for the Egyptians occurred in early July & heralded the flooding of the Nile & the return of fertility. The Dog Star’s connection Read more about Dog days of Summer abundance[…]
Lasting until the 8th August which is the begninning of Autumn coinciding with the Celtic festival of Lammas the first harvest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_calendar At Dashu, the sun crosses the celestial longitude of 120°, a full 30° past the summer solstice. While daylight hours have already begun to shorten after Xiaoshu (小暑), the cumulative heat from prolonged Read more about Da Shu – The Chinese 3 week season of Great heat[…]
The turning of the year as the temperature peaks and starts its gradual descent. And the growing season turns to ripening and harvest. When Leo is in its strength and power, this energy knows and remembers its radiant and shining divine essence, shared by all life. We are born to make manifest the glory of Read more about Sun in Leo[…]
Cure yourself with the light of the sun and the rays of the moon.With the sound of the river and the waterfall.With the swaying of the sea and the fluttering of birds. Heal yourself with mint, with neem and eucalyptus. Sweeten yourself with lavender, rosemary, and chamomile. Hug yourself with the cocoa bean and a Read more about You are the medicine – María Sabina Magdalena García […]
As we move into late summer, The Earth, air and Sea are at their warmest. It is holiday season and there is a lazy feeling, things can wait. There is a feeling of abundance. The natural world is ripening. Lammas, on the 1st August, being the first of the 3 harvest phases of year, wheat Read more about Late Summer[…]
St. Swithin’s Day, also called St. Swithun’s Day, (July 15), a day on which, according to folklore, the weather for a subsequent period is dictated. In popular belief, if it rains on St. Swithin’s Day, it will rain for 40 days, but if it is fair, 40 days of fair weather will follow. St. Swithin was bishop of Winchester from 852 to 862. Read more about St. Swithan’s Day[…]
Air shimmers In the rhythm of the seasons, it is the moment when yang energy reaches its apex and begins its subtle turn toward yin. The heat rises in the chinese solar lunar calendar Overview Xiaoshu (小暑), or “Minor Heat,” is the 11th solar term on the Chinese lunar calendar, typically starting around July 7 Read more about Xiao shu – Slight or Minor heat The onset of full summer[…]