CUSP: Climbing Up the Spiral Pathway

I swanee, getting to the second harvest this year was like running a race or something!  I have to tell you too, kiddos, Mama’s getting a little too long in the dentures to be running races!

This seemed to be a very, very hard year for everyone, and I don’t just mean this stinkin’ economy, although that’s quite a kick in the pants as well, but just in general it seems that a great deal has been demanded from everyone since that first spark hit our hearts back in December.  Read the rest of this entry »

This is definitely the time of the year for changes to be happening.  As humans, we still tend to internalize and act on the patterns and paths that were woven into time by our ancestors.  As agricultural people, humans farmed according to the sun and moon cycles and yesterday/today (depending on what calendar you use) was Autumnal Equinox, also called “Mabon.”  That was the time that the second harvest would begin in most geographical areas, particularly in European countries.  The first harvest began August 1st and continues on until the fields are barren in late October/early November and is the result of the efforts of our own hands:  the garden and fields.  The first of the corn and grains and legumes would be ready for harvest around that time and would continue for weeks to come as the plants produced in their own cycles of growth until the annual yield was reached. 

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