an equinox of grace & grief

“Autumn Equinox is a time – a sacred moment – for grieving our many losses, as individuals, as a culture, as Earth-Gaia. At this time we may join Demeter – and any other Mother Goddess from around the globe – in Her weeping for all that has been lost.

The Mother weeps and rages, the Daughter leaves courageously, the Old One beckons with Her wisdom and promise of transformation.” ~ Glenys Livingstone, PhD, “Autumn Equinox: Thanksgiving and Grieving,” Celebrating Seasons of the Goddess

Ninnion Tablet replica

For millennia, in Greece, this Seasonal Moment has been the holy celebration of Persephone’s descent to the Underworld, and in the earliest Goddess tradition, She descends of Her own volition to comfort the dead: the process is one of gaining of wisdom and restoring beauty – She is the Seed planted in the Earth, that will sprout again, grow to maturity and carry life into the future. 

past, present, future perfect

wonder | wander | women love our female trailblazers! Rebecca Solnit and Maria Popova of Brain Pickings are among our top contenders.

Both women are omnivores who avidly aggregate their digging and rooting around into beautifully textured and nuanced story telling that captures our attention and fires our imagination.

This is why we love and respect these two icons. When Brain Picking published a review of Hope in the Dark, we were over the moon.

Autumn Equinox 2014 - skies above us

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We have come to that time of year when we care more about weather watching and the daily reports.

Living in a part of the world subject to four seasons has its perks and perils.