Dancing Nature's Rhythms
Month of long shadows & Blackberry season Conkers drop & mushrooms pop as spiders move indoors and bees cling to the Ivy In Anglo-Saxon Haligmonath – Holy month 1st September – Start of Meteorological Autumn based on the temperature cycle 8th Bái lù – White dew chinese lunisolar calendar 11th New Moon in Virgo & Read more about September Almanac[…]
August’s full Moon was traditionally called the Sturgeon Moon because the giant sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain were most readily caught during this part of summer. Other names for this Full Moon include ”Full Green Corn Moon,” signaling that the corn was nearly ready for harvest, “Wheat Cut Moon,” “Moon When All Things Ripen,” and ”Blueberry Moon.” Read more about Last full moon of summer – in pisces – lightening sturgeon fruit moon[…]
Following on from st swithin’s 40 days ago, st Bart’s sets the weather for the 40 days to come.
The dog days are over & lion’s gate closes. Chu shu limits heat after autumn stirred at Li qui. Swifts are departing & swallows fattening to follow them on their epic journey.Trees are turning & beginning to drop their leaves. As st Bartholomew’s day sets fine weather for the forthcoming days, to take us through Read more about Chǔ shǔ – Limit of heat[…]
Virgo(♍︎) Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area on average between August 23 and September 22, and the Sun transits the constellation Virgo from approximately September 16 to October 30. The mutable earth sign ruled by Mercury. It’s is symbolised by the maiden. Based on Astraea, in Greek mythology, she was the last immortal to abandon Read more about Virgo Season 4-6pm[…]
The transition from summer to Autumn begins. The Beginning of Autumn: It is the first solar term of autumn, and although it literally means the beginning of autumn, the “Autumn Tiger (after heat)”effect still occurs. This is the time of the ripening of the autumn harvesting crops. Despite officially marking the arrival of autumn, this Read more about Li qiu- Autumn stirs[…]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002zjdf?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile 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. Read more about Lughnasadh or Lammas[…]
Worts & weeds Nuts & Berries Goldfinches chattering on thistles & Swallows preparing to leave August brings the best bounty of the season—ripened tomatoes, beans, peas and corn. THE MONTH OF AUGUST August was named to honor the first Roman emperor (and grandnephew of Julius Caesar), Augustus Caesar (63 b.c.–a.d. 14). Find out the origin of each month’s name. Read more about August[…]
The Festival Sabbat of Lammas Lughnassadh, Lugnasad August 1st/2nd It is now high summer and the union of Sun and Earth, of God and Goddess, has produced the First Harvest. Lammas is the celebration of this first, Grain Harvest, a time for gathering in and giving thanks for abundance. Mabon or the Autumn Equinox is the Second Read more about Lammas – Lughnasa[…]
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
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[…]
Pam Younghans says, a Full Moon in Aquarius is electrical – surprising and at times even shocking. The sign is independent, unconventional, and rebellious, often socially aware and progressive. But, at the same time, Aquarius is a fixed sign, which means it can be strongly opinionated and resistant to input from others, preferring to live according to Read more about Buck Full thunder Moon in Aquarius[…]
It Felt Love How did the roseEver open its heartAnd give to this worldAll its beauty?It felt the encouragement of lightAgainst its being,Otherwise,We all remainToo frightened By: Hafiz
Mary Magdalene in The Golden Legend Mary Magdalene had her surname of Magdalo, a castle, and was born of right noble lineage and parents, which were descended of the lineage of kings. And her father was named Cyrus, and her mother Eucharis. She with her brother Lazarus, and her sister Martha, possessed the castle of Read more about Mary Magdalene’s Feast Day[…]
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[…]
Another turning A signpost in the wheel of the year. One month after the solstice. As the full moon risesTrue night returns
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[…]
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for You have been telling people that this is the Eleventh Hour, now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour. And there are things to be considered… Where are you living?What are you doing?What are your relationships?Are you in right relation?Where is Read more about This could be a good time[…]
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The ninth century text, Old English Martyrology, refers to August 1st as the day of hlæfsenunga, which translates to ‘blessing of bread’. At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough. No record of it needs to be kept and you don’t Read more about 1st August – Lammas[…]
https://www.sarahraven.com/articles/august-in-the-garden.htm There’s lots of pruning, deadheading and harvesting to be done in August, so if you’re off on your holidays make sure you get some help for your garden or plan ahead. You can also start preparing for the autumn veg patch and start to sow flowers for next spring. Bulbs and Tubers Harvesting Lovely Read more about August in the garden[…]
The January Man The January man he goes around in woollen coat and boots of leatherThe February man still shakes the snow from of his clothes and blows his handsThe man of March he sees the Spring and wonders what the year will bringAnd hopes for better weather. Through April rain the man goes down Read more about The Wheel of the Agricultural Year[…]
Forget every idea of right and wrong any classroom ever taught youBecause an empty heart, a tormented mind, unkindness, jealousy and fearAre always the testimony you have been completely fooled!Turn your back on those who would imprison your wondrous spiritWith deceit and lies.Come, join the honest company of the King’s beggars –Those gamblers, scoundrels and Read more about A GOLDEN COMPASS[…]
Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn,a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter.If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things,this is the best season of your life. by Wu Men Hui-k’aiEnglish version by Stephen Mitchell Flowing in and out of all the cycles of the life. Our breath, the circadian daily rhythmn , Read more about The best season[…]
Joy Harjo Put down that bag of potato chips, that white bread, that bottle of pop. Turn off that cellphone, computer, and remote control. Open the door, then close it behind you. Take a breath offered by friendly winds. They travel the earth gathering essences of plants to clean. Give it back with gratitude. If Read more about For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet[…]
Watch the animation below to see how the phases of the Moon work during a complete lunar cycle. https://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/names-full-moons-throughout-year How many phases of the Moon are there? In between these, the Moon goes through multiple stages of partial illumination during its different phases. These are the banana-shaped crescent Moon, the D-shaped quarter Moon and the almost complete gibbous Moon. Read more about Moon phases[…]
In the Complete book of Oriental Yoga Hatha and Taoist Yoga for the Seasons By Michael Hetherington says,“ There is no doubt that energy moves through us differently according to the time of day, the climatic conditions, the attitudes we harbor and the cycles of the moon, just to name a few. With the natural Read more about The Natural Flow of Life[…]
The Earth’s seasons can be understood as “phases of the Sun”, similar to how the Moon goes through its cycle of phases. This graph shows the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere, with the x-axis being time and the y-axis being intensity of Sun energy (blue) and temperature (pink). (For the Southern Hemisphere, this cycle is Read more about Seasonal rhythms[…]