Sun 20/11 – 21/12 But actually In the sky from Mid December – mid January Sagittarius adventures post menopause Crone freedom A satyr Crotus, son of Pan, pointing arrow at the centre of the universe. Wild, rowdy, lustful creature with little respect for authority and proper manners. Sagittarius are born to explore explore and their Read more about Sagittarius Season[…]
When the weather grows cold and the food supply finally dries up, black bears retreat to their winter dens. Males bed down around mid-December and emerge in mid-March; females, which give birth during the winter and stay with their cubs for two years, remain in their dens longer, from late November to mid-April.
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[…]
“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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
The Exquisite chemistry of autumn colours Are not caused by death or decay But rather exist dormant within the leaf it’s entire life And are only revealed When their work of generating green chlorophyll is done And these inner colours are revealed in translucent luminosity. Autumn colours – something understood Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfandhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000197l
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 transmutation change Death feeds Read more about Scorpio Season[…]