New Worlds of Body, Mind & Spirit Since 1901
For most of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere, the cold breath of winter surrounds us at this time of year. What better way to honor that energy than to create your own shrine of the season? Christmas and the Yuletide have passed, but it's likely that some of your decorative seasonal supplies are still close at hand. To begin, cover a small table with a white cloth to represent snow, even if snow is not prevalent in your area (natural fabric is preferable). You may wish to construct the ...
Mabon is the major harvest festival on the seasonal Wheel of the Year. It's also known as the fall or autumnal equinox and, in folk terms, as "harvest home." Astrologically, Mabon occurs when the Sun enters Libra, balancing night and day equally. It is the halfway point between summer and winter and a time of joy, sorrow, and change as days grow shorter and winter advances. Plants wither and die, trees drop their leaves, and the first frosts arrive. We mourn the passing of light but ...
According to the Gospels(Matthew 28:1–8, etc.), when Mary Magdalene went to the tomb of Jesus the teacher, she found that he was still alive. Lowercase-R "resurrection" happens all the time, especially around the spring equinox. Let's celebrate life! Is there something in your life that seems to have died? A faded friendship? An abandoned project? Are your houseplants dying from lack of water? Go into your alpha state and see yourself standing in front of a cave whose entrance is blocked. Is ...
The Old Farmer's Almanac calls April's full moon "Egg Moon," a nod to the promise of fertility of the spring equinox. Capture this unique and paradoxical energy-potent beginnings (the egg) and completion(full moon)-by making moon eggs. Place three eggs in a bowl of cold saltwater and take them outside. If you can, catch the reflection of the full moon in the bowl. Invoke the power of the full Egg Moon: "Lovely Luna, full and bright, Inside gold, outside white. Reach down with your potent ...
