Thursday 22 September 2016

Autumn Equinox

The Magic of Autumn Equinox

The different seasons offer much wisdom for our spiritual journey. Autumn is a season of transition, reminding us that our lives are constantly moving forward in a continuous cycle of death and rebirth.

The trees start to pull in energy for the coming winter, the chlorophyll in the leaves decreases and they turn gold, red and brown before finally dropping to the ground to be drawn back into Mother Earth.  At this time we too are asked to drop the beliefs, thoughts and judgements we are holding on to that no longer serve us.

This is a time to gather in the harvest, to celebrate the fruits of the dreams we planted in the spring and in letting go we also find abundance.

The Autumn Equinox is a time when the hours of daylight are the same as the hours of darkness, perfectly in balance. We too can balance the energies within ourselves creating a feeling of equilibrium and peace.

Autumn reminds us of the impermanence of everything. We have experienced the budding of life in spring and the flowerings and profusions of summer. Now the leaves fall and bare branches remind us of the fleeting nature of all things, safe in the knowledge that death is not a permanent state and rebirth surely follows.

Pure energy cannot die and so it follows that we, as pure energy, cannot die and our spirit is eternal.