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Family Herb CornerRituals of AutumnAutumn is Here! Equinox day is the official start. (This year it arrives at 9:51 a.m. GMT
on Sept. 23.) Summer days of bountiful enthusiasm are over and all too soon
winter days of quiet reflection will arrive. Now is the time to seek some balance
and harmony in our lives. Balance permeates the season. Astronomically there
are equal hours of light and darkness. The sun rises due east and sets due west
and is in the constellation Libra, symbolized by a balanced set of scales. Good
and evil spirits lurk about and vie with each other for our attention.
Celebrating AutumnLet’s begin celebrating Fall by connecting with Mother Earth. Go outside with your kids. Use your senses. Can you feel a difference in the air? Do the clouds look different? Are the colors different? What about scents? Sounds? What’s going on in your garden? Dig up a bit of soil or turn the compost pile. What critters are at home there? What are they doing? Go on a family excursion into the woods. Open your mind and senses. Drink in the sights, smells, sounds of the Fall forest. Remember our key word, “Imagination?” It certainly was the force behind folklore handed down to us. Fall provides a great opportunity for everyone in the family to make up stories about nature experiences that can become part of your family’s folklore legacy. Write them down in your family journal. And then let’s ponder a few autumn icons. –M. Jane Toth Next: Pumpkins |
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