Seasons change and so can we.

Nature gently shifts into one other guise, giving us an ideal alternative to note, observe, and honour the turning of the wheel.

Stars re-balance throughout the Fall Equinox on September Twenty second-Twenty third, an occasion marked astrologically by the solar shifting into Libra, which is the seventh zodiac signal.

This indicators a shift in power, because the Solar seems in the signal of the Scales (on the preliminary 0º level), balanced Libra, truthful, simply, cool and diplomatic.

Libra is a Cardinal Zodiac Signal (like Aries, Most cancers, and Capricorn).

These are the turning factors of the Zodiac Wheel that instigate, with motivation to take motion; Aries with a recent begin and the intrepid ardour for a brand new starting, Most cancers with the inclination to seek out safety and place, Libra with the impetus to attach on an mental degree, Capricorn to maneuver in the direction of longevity, sustaining tangible builds over time.

Day and night time are of equal size at the moment.

In reality, the phrase equinox really means ‘equal night time’, and the period of the day and night time at the moment are the identical.

We’re on the level that harmonizes the lengthy days of summer time (and lightweight) and the lengthy nights of winter (and darkness)…

It is a nice time for a mid-year check-in, not just for you however for reaching out to others, too!

Libra Season makes for a super month for reflection round our private relationships, to point out consciousness and lengthen courtesy and kindness to a different.

Have a look at your individual behaviour in the direction of all people you come into contact with, not solely a partner or enterprise associate (or work spouse) however the way you deal with an arch rival, frenemy or competitor, too.

This is a chance to change.

Shift Gears!

Simply because the leaves change their colours we will transfer into a special gear, and are available into alignment with a greater approach of being…

Acknowledge the darkish and lightweight inside, taking stock, taking inventory of what’s good and dangerous, ready to be neutral, truthful and simply…

It’s attention-grabbing that within the astrological system of Planetary Dignities the Solar in Libra is taken into account in its ‘Fall’ (whereas the Solar in Aries is Exalted or in its Exaltation, robust and vibrant).

The Solar is falling away now, whereas Saturn is Exalted in Libra – the darkness creeping in, as Saturn represents finality…

Important Websites For The Equinox…

In Machu Picchu, the Metropolis of the Incas, there may be an archaeological website perched atop a mountain overlooking the Urubamba Valley.

Right here, a large stone sits on the prime of this sacred mountain referred to as Intihuatana, which suggests “the place when the solar will get tied.”

The stone is completely positioned so that every nook sits on the 4 cardinal factors (north, south, east, and west), and at precisely midday on the date of the spring or fall equinox, the Solar’s shadow disappears.

The stone is a exact indicator of the date of the 2 equinoxes.

• The Nice Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre

The Nice Sphinx and Pyramid of Khafre in Egypt additionally mark the spring and fall equinox, with a peculiar phenomenon.

If you happen to stand straight in entrance of the Sphinx at sundown on the date of both equinox, you’ll observe the Solar setting on the Sphinx’s proper shoulder.

At this angle, the Solar additionally sits on the southern nook of the Pyramid of Khafre, situated behind the Sphinx.

Quarter Days…

The Autumn or Fall Equinox (mid autumn) is one of many quarter days within the calendar, the opposite quarter days being:

• the spring equinox (or vernal equinox),
• the summer time solstice (or mid summer time),
• and the winter solstice (additionally referred to as mid winter).

Mabon – The Second Harvest Competition!

Every of the 4 quarter days has a Photo voltaic Competition: Ostara (spring equinox), Litha (summer time solstice), Mabon (autumn equinox) and Xmas (winter solstice).

The beginning of Autumn-time or the Fall Equinox coincides with Mabon, the second harvest (the primary being Lughnasadh, the final being Samhain or Halloween).

In historical cultures this was a time to retailer meals for winter (specifically the farmers gathered hearty meals like gourds, pumpkins, grapes and apples).

The Cornucopia…

The Cornucopia–or Horn of A lot–is a standard image for Mabon, a logo for an considerable harvest but in addition a steadiness of male (phallic) and feminine (receptive) that can be utilized at the moment…

Seasonal Modifications…

That is at all times such an exquisite level within the calendar to acknowledge, once we see seen shifts throughout us within the colors of nature.

Deliver it house with a feast for you and yours!

Honour the time of yr consuming meals which are seasonal; corn, beans, squash, apples, pumpkins, root greens and so forth. and use herbs of this season too: rosemary and sage.

Concord & Equality!

Most of all we will have fun with a second of steadiness in our personal lives, taking the day for stillness, appreciation, and honoring the passing of time with gratitude.

Christian Festivity…

The Christian competition Michaelmas (or the Feast of Michael and All Angels, the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels) is well known on the twenty ninth of September yearly, a day related to the start of autumn.

Right here a ‘T’ for temporibus (latin for phases, or periodically), with Archangel Michael, holding scales to weigh the souls on the Final Judgement and spears a dragon beneath his ft.

The identify Michaelmas comes from a shortening of “Michael’s Mass”, in the identical model as Christmas (Christ’s Mass, at Xmas) and Candlemas (Candle Mass, at Imbolc – the center of Aquarius Season).

Word that the autumn equinox within the northern hemisphere is the spring equinox within the Southern hemisphere (Australia, South Africa, South America, New Zealand and different locations south of the equator), and vice versa.