Category: Seasonal Living
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Into the Darkness
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.” Carl Jung I thought I was aware of the cycle of the seasons. I thought I knew about the changing levels of light we enjoy in the UK. I am learning that I had no idea. Until this winter,…
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Samhain and the Cailleach
Cover art by Jurga Creations “I feel the nights stretching away, thousands long behind the days, till they reach the darkness where all of me is ancestor.” Annie Finch Although Halloween was celebrated on the 31st of October, another anciently acknowledged ‘thinning of the veil’ and, for many, the changing of the year, will not…
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Autumn Arrival: Customs and Folklore of the Equinox
“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.” John Donne We are fast approaching the equinox and the moment of astronomical autumn which takes place on the 23rd of September here in Western Europe. In the meteorological definition, though, autumn began on September 1st. So, for those…
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A Druid’s Midsummer
“May the long-time sun shine upon you, all love surrounds you, and the pure light within you, guide your way on.” Unknown Midsummer is a glorious time of the year, the longest amount of day light, the shortest night. Our ancestors have honoured it since time began. It is a time of celebration, of reflection,…
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A Druid’s Ritual at the Spring Equinox
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” Lady Bird Johnson A woman walks along a deserted beach in her sturdy Docs on a pet of an evening in March close to the Equinox. She is alone, there is no partner, no child by her side, not even a dog. She carries nothing, no book, no bag,…