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The Essence of Autumn


Goodbye summer.  Thanks for the wonderful times!  


Friday, September 23rd marks the beginning of the fall season, with the autumnal equinox. The equinox has been celebrated since ancient times as having great significance. On this day, the length of day and night are exactly equal.   Nights will become longer as autumn passes.  


The essence of each season is a reflection of what is going on with us.  Read these keywords and see if you can see similarities to the cycles you are personally going through.


As summer transitions into fall, plants are supple with life. The fruits of our labor are now ripe for the picking. 

Family gathers, giving thanks for the season's harvest. Refreshing cool breezes return. Leaves fall as mother nature clears off her branches.  

This season involves a lot of activity and visible transitions.


Autumn is the season of culmination, celebration, and space.

If you've been diligently working, you've brought forth a bountiful crop. If you've been focused on growth and your ideal creation, you'll have your most rewarding harvest yet. You can see much growth has taken place since originally setting your goals in spring.  

It's a perfect time to celebrate and feast. Give thanks for the gifts you've been given! There is always so much to be thankful for.  Start with the little things and then connect with how awesome the big things are as well.  Feel the joy of thankfulness emanate from your heart.  Pause and congratulate yourself on all the work you've done, this cycle and throughout life.


If things are not going as planned, it's a natural time to become aware of what new opportunities are arising for you and what changes you would like to make.  What can you improve?  Stuck in the same-old, same-old?  Are your relationships, job, or creative projects in a rut?  Release things that are not up to par so that you leave room for new opportunities to come in. Letting go of the excess can create space for the things you want more of. It's an ideal time to release things that we are not fully appreciating. 

The last nights of autumn are the most mystical of the year. They are ideal for meditation and depth of connection. During these times it is much easier to pierce the veil and feel a deep connection. 

As the leaves fall, it is a perfect time to review the fruit you've grown in the past six months (since last spring). Can you see anything that needs to be weeded out? Clarify what you're creating and adjust what you can to make it your ultimate experience.

Bask in the time of your harvest. Soon the reflective months of winter roll in and complete the cycle.

Enjoy the harvest of your efforts!  Celebrate and give thanks! Let go of what is not your ideal.



by Danielle Crume © 2011


  

Originally Posted: 11/18/2009
Last Edited: 9/20/11
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