Happy New Year! We’re fast approaching the “still point” of the year that I mentioned in last month’s column – October 31st, Samhain/All Hallows Eve/Halloween, and its counterpart Dia di los Muertos (or Day of the Dead). This is one of...
We are now in the fullness of fall. Don’t be fooled by the idea that fall begins on the equinox, or that the trees aren’t fully golden. The season began to turn on the first of August with Lughnasad, and is now coming into its peak with Mabon, the festival...
Come the first of August, Earth Element will enter again to mediate the shift from summer’s firey nature into autumn’s metal rhythm. This cross-quarter day was originally named for the God Lugh, the Sun King, who’s light begins to wane after the...
Ok, one more rant about the messed-up-ness of the Gregorian calendar’s perspective on the cycle of the year:June 21st is not the “beginning” of summer any more than December 21st is the “beginning” of winter. This day marks the height of...
