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Spring Has Sprung

March 20, 2022 By Nancy L Leave a Comment

The equinox today signals the start of spring in the northern hemisphere.

An equinox is a point of balance in the seasonal cycle. Day and night are roughly equal in length at this turning point. And this year, an almost full moon in Libra is amplifying the shift.

In the chaos of these uncertain times, it is easy to become ungrounded, anxious and afraid. A connection to Mama Earth helps restore balance and calm.

So, take a few moments today to honor this seasonal shift toward life and new growth. Go outside. Breathe in and out. And express your gratitude to Mama Earth for the many gifts of spring.

🌱

#spring
#equinox
#findbalance
#cyclesandseasons
#wheeloftheyear
#newgrowth

Filed Under: Inspire Nature Love, Seasons of the Sun, Share Ideas and Practices Tagged With: balance, equinox, grow, mama earth, nature, ritual, season, spring, sun, wheel of the year

Samhain; Betwixt and Between

October 31, 2021 By Nancy L Leave a Comment

Originally published November 1, 2017


Certain times in our lives are filled with potency and magic. Twilight is such a time, as is dawn. These are magical moments when it is neither day nor night. Birth is another potent in-between time, along with death. These special times mark borders and transition zones. The in-between is a sacred time when magic is afoot.

Here in the northern hemisphere, we find ourselves on the boundary between autumn and winter. The light is slowly fading away as our Sun drops lower and lower in the sky and our nights grow longer. This is another potent in-between time. The ancient Celtic people would celebrate Samhain (Sow-in) at this time.  Some tribes chose to celebrate at the 1st new moon after late harvest. Other tribes celebrated at the 1st full moon after harvest. The celebration of Samhain was a beautiful way to honor the seasonal  transition out of the light and into the dark.

The veils between the worlds grow very thin during this sacred in-between time.  Loved ones who have departed this Earth are believed to be nearby. Many people in Mexico honor this by celebrating Dia de los Muertos  (Day of the Dead) at this time.

Samhain is the perfect time to acknowledge and celebrate the sacred cycles of birth – growth – death – rebirth that are an integral part of Nature.

♾

Some suggestions for acknowledging and honoring the magical in-between time of Samhain:

Take a few moments to honor everything you have “harvested” this year.

Bow to your ancestors and thank them for giving you this life.

Offer love and prayers to loved ones who have transitioned.

Thank the brilliant light of summer and embrace the deep dark of winter.

Listen for spiritual guidance to help you in the coming year.

♾

Celebrate the Magic of Samhain.

Split Boulder Photo by Nancy Lankston

Filed Under: Open to Earth Wisdom and Guidance, Sacred Earth, Seasons of the Sun Tagged With: ancestors, dark, light, ritual, sacred, Samhain, season, sun, wheel of the year

Season of Sun

June 19, 2021 By Nancy L Leave a Comment

Happy Summer Solstice!

#longestday
#celebrate
#sunshine
#summer
#fairies
#magic
#light
#power
#yang
#revel
#play
#joy

☀️

Summer Solstice is June 20th, 2021.
(in US)

Image: Puck and Dancing Fairies
by Richard Dadd, (~1840)

Filed Under: Inspire Nature Love, Sacred Earth, Seasons of the Sun, Share Ideas and Practices Tagged With: joy, nature, ritual, sacred, season, solstice, summer, sun, wheel of the year

Last Night As I Was Sleeping

April 9, 2021 By Nancy L Leave a Comment

Photo by Gavin Mackintosh South Molton, United Kingdom

Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that a spring was breaking
out in my heart.
I said: Along which secret aqueduct,
Oh water, are you coming to me,
water of a new life
that I have never drunk?

Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that I had a beehive
here inside my heart.
And the golden bees
were making white combs
and sweet honey
from my old failures.

Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that a fiery sun was giving
light inside my heart.
It was fiery because I felt
warmth as from a hearth,
and sun because it gave light
and brought tears to my eyes.

Last night as I slept,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that it was God I had
here inside my heart.

-Antonio Machado
Translated by Robert Bly

Filed Under: Dream a New Earth, Open to Earth Wisdom and Guidance Tagged With: Antonio Machado, bee, dream, heart, love, nature, poem, spring, sun, wisdom

Eternal Sunrise, Eternal Sunset

December 27, 2020 By Nancy L Leave a Comment

“This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.”

~John Muir

🌎❤️

Image: Mother’s Night Sunset
(eve of solstice)

by Nancy L

Filed Under: Inspire Nature Love, Sacred Earth Tagged With: cycle, John Muir, love, nature, rhythm, sacred, sun

Return of the Light

December 20, 2020 By Nancy L Leave a Comment

Winter Solstice is upon us in the northern hemisphere.

Our Earth has reached a transition point in its journey around the Sun (far right in the graphic above). Here in the north, our days have been getting shorter and shorter since summer. But now, the light begins to return to us. Our days will gradually lengthen and lighten until Summer Solstice in June (far left in the graphic).

At Winter Solstice, our ancestors paused to celebrate this seasonal shift and the return of life giving sunlight. Now is a time for earthy rituals.

Light a candle, say a prayer, walk in nature and offer our Earth and Sun gratitude for the alchemical magic of sunlight, water and soil that sustains us all.

🌞🌎

#CyclesandSeasons
#ReturnoftheLight

Image: Wikipedia

Filed Under: Sacred Earth, Seasons of the Sun Tagged With: dark, light, mama earth, ritual, season, solstice, sun, wheel of the year, winter

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