Fall Equinox is the balance of dark and light, day and night, and the drama of the descent of the Goddess throughout multiple cultures and traditions reflects the equinox: Demeter and Persephone, Inanna and Ereshkigal, Isis and Nephthys. The sweet sorrow of the Autumn season acknowledges that decay and death are always inevitable and that […]
Fall Equinox
Pumpkin Mushroom Soup for Samhain by Kimberly F. Moore
Autumn easily ranks as my favorite season and being back in the northeast and having all four seasons just thrills me to my toes, but Autumn is my special time. I know you know, because I practically chant it like a mantra. I think sometimes that falling in love with Autumn is the thing that […]
AUTUMN EQUINOX FREE MEDITATION CIRCLE – THE DESCENT OF PERSEPHONE
Blessings of the Autumn Equinox to all of you! I am ready to fully step in to the crisp weather of Autumn and the embrace of the Dark Mothers. I am also delighted to pick our monthly Goddess Meditation Circles back up for the season. Our Autumn Equinox Free Virtual Ritual Meditation Circle is a […]
MotherRoot – Autumn Equinox Offerings
Blessings of Autumn!! The “official” season of Fall begins today and I for one am grateful for welcome the balance. The early eclipse season of August brought intense energies to bear upon us personally and as a collective. I have been keeping the candles lit here at MotherHouse and including prayers each and every day […]
Autumn Equinox Meditation by Judith Laura
Before this meditation begins, light a fire outside or in a fireplace indoors, or light one or several candles. Breathe deeply and relax. Close your eyes. Let your breathing become slow, even, more and more relaxing. Relax, relax into the darkness. Relax deeper into yourself. Descend into yourself as deeply as you desire. As you […]
Mabon Divination – Shifting Into Autumn by Brandi Auset
Mabon is approaching. Trees are shaking off their summer green to adorn themselves with their colorful autumn coats, as the season’s last glow slips away before the waxing darkness. Now is the time to reap what was spring-sown, whether seeds, ideas, dreams, or plans. It is also the time to be grateful for the bounties […]
New Moon in Virgo Blessings – Navratri, Durga Puja, Mabon, and Autumn Equinox Resources
Blessings of this New Moon in Virgo to you all! This New Moon is a powerful lunation that syncs up with Navratri (Durga Puja) and the Fall Equinox. Plus, it is the first New Moon since the Solar Eclipse of August and we are still processing that energy. The intentions that are seeded at this […]
Mabon – Bringing in the Harvest by Dr. Susan Harper
The Fall Equinox (around September 21 in the Northern Hemisphere) marks the turn from the expansive energy of Summer into the contemplative energy of Fall. Winter is approaching, and in many places there is a chill to the air in the early mornings and in the evenings. Trees begin to lose their leaves and display […]
Seasonal Altars – Signs and Symbols of Autumn by Kimberly Moore
Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again. — Joseph Campbell Sacred Space is what you make it. It can be an intentional altar, a room, a chair, an outdoor space. The key is the feeling. How does your heart express itself in this space? Gather your symbols, your treasures. What reminds you […]
Navratri and the Divine Mother Durga by Laura Amazzone
As we face the many ecological, political, social, and religious crises of these shifting times, a 1500 year old myth, the Devi Mahatmya and the millennia-old ritual worship of the Great Goddess Durga provide philosophical and spiritual insight into the powers that can aid us in the deep process of transformation which we face both […]
