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Belated Thoughts on the Autumn Equinox

The chilly weather came rolling through a bit early around the autumn equinox. Renovations in the living room have made it easier for me to keep a small altar replete with candles and momentos of the season. The equinox came and went, and since then I’ve been watching the weather rather closely. Now is a wonderful time for storms. It was overcast for two weeks straight. Currently there is another thunderstorm overhead.

My husband and I tend a lovely backyard, filled with flowers, trees, and a garden plot in a space much smaller than I grew up with. I spent the equinox harvesting some fruits and herbs. Later, brought out offerings of homemade bread and libations of cider.

I’ve spent the last several years exploring various ways of honoring the trees and harvested plots of land, and always come back to sharing food from my hearth, and liquid libations that hold a special place in my heart. Two of these, blackberry wine, and apple cider, are common offerings during the Sabbats. Its nice to be able to say that after looking at different ways of expressing that gratitude for what the earth provides as well as honoring the bond between myself and the elements, I always come back to food and drink.

Recently I picked up a book on Druidry. It wasn’t out of any sudden desire to jump from eclecticism to Druidry, but thought it would do me some good to read about relationships between individuals and the land, from the Druidic perspective. I also began to think on Cernunnos again in a way that I had not done since I was working exclusively with the Celto-gaulish pantheon, 10 maybe 11 years ago.

~ by tavthe on October 22, 2009.

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