autumn

The end of autumn is upon me. And, while I’ve been slowly shifting along with the seasons, there has also been a flurry of activity filling my days + weeks. Hence, this long, epic…

The dark season surrounds me this year. Or, rather, I am consciously dropping into it. But, it is also spilling out into my life. However difficult, though, it feels right to let go and…

It’s finally here. My birthday week and the autumn equinox. You know, it’s not like I sit around all year just waiting for this week to come, but I sure do love it when…

Last week, I mentioned that I follow the old Celtic calendar and welcome autumn with the beginning of August. It may seem a little premature to begin to celebrate the arrival of autumn on…

According to the ancient Celtic calendar, August is the beginning of autumn. Hard to believe when many of us have been dealing with heatwaves lately, right? Still, the energy of August is like a…

I am deep in the heart of November. And, as I write this, the full moon’s energy is most definitely reaching me from the cosmos above. Just to be clear, this is also a…

I vowed to go deep into the darkness this month. To settled into it. To explore the mysteries + wisdom to be unearthed, but damn. It’s tough. As we enter the middle of November,…

November is a deeply spiritual + mystical month. A time where, in the darkness, we find ourselves close to the unknown, the unseen, and the mysterious. In my last post, I described November as…

November is the dark, mysterious void. It is the time between the end + the beginning. It is not the old year… we left that behind on Halloween/Samhain. But, it is not yet the…

We’ve made it to the end of October. It’s the final days before Halloween. The march toward the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain (from whence came our modern day Halloween) is upon us. And,…

I’d like to personally invite you to The Gathering starting November 1. A 30 day creative journey to the innermost depths of your soul in the darkest days of the year. In one week,…

Every autumn I find myself being drawn even more deeply into the archetype of the witch. Oh that word conjures up so many thoughts, feelings, fears, and stereotypes, doesn’t it? But, I dare say…

I didn’t really have anything specifically in mind for today’s MOTM (mood of the month) post – which may be why I am writing it so late. But I do know that I want…

Welcome to October, y’all. Darkness is upon us now. The days grow shorter, the wild nights grow longer. Magic + mystery hang like mist in the air. It’s the time of descent. It is…

I cannot believe that we have come to the last Mood of the Month post for September. But, it’s happened. That slow, shifting of the seasons is now coming to an end as we…

My favorite season arrived today with an EPIC sunrise… and I’ve been feeling all cozy, mellow, and inspired all day long. So to quietly celebrate the start of the dark, contemplative, mystical part of…

This is what I’ve been waiting for. This month. This season. This post! It’s time for a question + answer list, y’all. And that’s always a fun way to really dig deep + do…

Finding balance is the perfect medicine for our souls this month. If you are sinking down further into the September with each passing day, like me, then you may have also felt the slow…

It may still be late summer, but autumn is just around the corner + I am really starting to settle into September now. So… that means that it’s time to do a little seasonal…

Hello, loves! Who’s in the mood for blankets, mugs, apples, cool air, and a bit of magic? Well, ready or not, welcome to my absolute favorite time of the year. There is so much…

I think I’ve always known that there is a 5th season without really knowing it. I’ve felt it… mostly in that time between mid-August to the autumn equinox in late September. It’s always felt…

Somehow August is almost over + summer is slipping away without any updates from me for weeks. So, here’s a photo graphic summary of the last few weeks of summer. I’ve been a bit…

I had a whole post in mind to share with you last weekend. A way to welcome the holiday season with a sense of presence + meaning. But, obviously, that didn’t happen. Never fear,…

you guys. this november is a moody one. i didn’t mean to drop off into nowhere the past few weeks, but since halloween/samhain i’ve been in some kind of bubble or fog. first there…

Well, magical souls, we’ve arrived. It’s Samhain/All Hallow’s Eve and the air is filled with mystery and magic. And I’d like to bring some of that energy to this post as I round up…

Alright, here we go. Just a few days until halloween and I thought this would be the perfect time to talk about my love for ghost stories. There’s no better autumn activity than to…

If there is any time to be witchy, then it’s now. I mean, there are just under two weeks until Halloween/Samhain. Eeeeek! I’m so excited! So, it’s high time we tap into those moody,…

Have you noticed the Rhythm of the Year image on my website somewhere? I’ve posted it in a few places. It’s in the right column of this page. And on my home page as…

Everything about this year is so different, thanks to Covid-19 + the year from hell that seems to never end. Nevertheless, time is moving onward, days are passing, and the seasons are changing. In…

We’re just two days from the autumn equinox (or spring for you southern hemisphere lovelies) and two-ish days away from the last new moon. That means that there is a bunch of new energy…

Hey, sweet folks. I’ve got a question: You ever feel like you’re trying so hard to align and make sense of everything, only to feel like everything you do is still misaligned + makes…

There’s no denying that life continues to be strange, a bit chaotic, and worrisome all around the world. I think it’s safe to say that 2020 is changing everything. I feel that already I…

All births begin in the dark. There is a passage from nothingness to somethingness, from chaos to order, from emptiness to fullness, from the void to the veritable. But the journey from the deep…

Well, that happened. October flew by. Looking back, I feel like it was all a blur. I don’t even know if it was a busy or a slow month. What I do know is…

Happy October, y’all. Anyone out there as excited – and frightened – as I am? Every single year, without fail, I am bursting with those moody October vibes as soon as my birthday has…

Come Mabon, come my favorite time of year. It is the day that initiates the season that I love most of all. The cozy, cool, dark, wild, inward season. And while Mabon may be…

Let’s just start with the main reason I love September. 1. September baby It’s my birthday month. I mean, really. Enough said, am I right? I may be turning 45, and other people may…

Or, rather. November is never how I want it to be. I want November to be slow, cozy, and filled with days of blankets + coffee + red wine. What inevitably happens, every single…

I know that it is still autumn for us in the northern hemisphere. And, I am not wishing time away. But, I just can’t shake that feeling that autumn is slipping away and winter…

Did you know that it’s possible to use Samhain/Halloween as a marker for the beginning of the turning of the sacred wheel of seasons? It’s the perfect reset time, actually, with its roots in the…

I turned 44 just a few days ago. But, in some ways, it feels like forever ago. Probably because I’ve got life, death, and Pa’lante on my mind. Ok. Let me back up a…

Ahhhh… the autumn equinox is upon us in the northern hemisphere + my soul is so very content. This is my time of year. This is the season that my soul settles into +…

Dear soft autumn, You are just around the corner. I can feel you in the air. And in my bones. My soul is settling in. My breath is slowing + deepening. And, as each…

It was just a month ago that I was standing on the sand at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina at midnight with my brother + my wife. The moon was full up above, the waves…

I do a post on the autumn equinox every year. Because I loooove it + because I find it important to mark the changing of the seasons. To marvel at how the light changes…

Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go. – Unknown Happy fall, fellow northern hemisphere friends! And happy spring to everyone else!  Today we shift into autumn mode (or spring mode),…