January in the garden
Ornamental garden: Vegetable garden: Other jobs:
February
Lichen on bare branches, winds howl, birdsong builds, daffodils spear & leafbuds fatten Love is in the air, on the song of courting birds. February comes from the word februum (purification) and februa, the rites or instruments used for purification. Time to spring clean, out with the old, to make space for the new. Lent Read more about February[…]
Diminishing moon waning into darkness
This time of the lunar cycle with the moon disappearing into darkness (before the new moon on Thursday) can be a difficult time of the month, as energy levels drop and our inner critic can tend to take a hold and we haven’t got the energy to keep the positivity up. This time of the Read more about Diminishing moon waning into darkness[…]
January Almanac
Catkins dingle-dangle, mosses glow green & small birds fluff up against the cold but the light steals back as bright winter aconites & snowdrops emerge. 1st New Years Day 5th Twelth night – Christmas tree down & time to wassail the apple trees singing to them & blessing them for a fruitful year. 6th Epiphany Read more about January Almanac[…]
New moon in Capricorn
Capricorn is identified as the satyr Pan, the god with a goat’s horns and legs, who saved himself from the monster, Typhon, by giving himself a fish’s tail, becoming a sea – goat and diving into a river. Although they can appear boring and unfeeling: its not true! While Capricorn’s top half, the Goat, can navigate Read more about New moon in Capricorn[…]
January
Stirrings. January takes its name from Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings. He had two faces so he could see the future and the past! He was also the god of doors. Winter light. Naked trees and bright moons. Dark skies and stars. Quieten rest in the stillness Ice and snow swirl and whirl Breathe Read more about January[…]
Dark Midwinter moon
Dark moon at Capricorn time of year ( as Sagittarius moon is on Sagittarius/gemini axis & there is much mental – its dreamy imaginative thinking but still ) at Capricorn moon step back from active thinking, active planning & just feel our way into what is arriving (& Capricorn tap root is feeling it’s way) Read more about Dark Midwinter moon[…]
Winter solstice Murmuration
Tim Dee Dusk on the winter solstice: the shortest day and longest night of the year. I was cold and alone on a track on the Somerset Levels, looking towards the dying light in the west. Moving across the sky in front of me, like the breath of the earth, were thousands of birds – Read more about Winter solstice Murmuration[…]
Capricorn 12-2am
Winter solstice – Jan 21st / end of lunation Suspended energies going in both directions light is rising but temperature dropping Drop out of bottom of out breath Low energy – Quiescence – Be still – Rest Deep sleep know that stuff is happening Work is going on – Trust let yourself be worked on by unseen Read more about Capricorn 12-2am[…]