The days are clearly a lot longer now than they were only a few weeks ago at Imbolc, and certainly in comparison to the longest night of Solstice! Not only is it staying light for more hours of the day, but with the return of Daylight Saving Time, our evenings are once again transformed. Sun at 7pm? Sign us up! … Read More »Hope Springs Eternal
Summer Solstice! Just the words alone conjure up images of lazy days at the lake, picnics in the park, and long bike rides. From the standpoint of sunshine, we have reached the pinnacle of the year: for six months, every day has brought just a smidge more brightness to our lives. Solstice is an opportunity to reflect on this, and… Read More »A Family-Friendly Celebration of the Longest Day
Spring Equinox: in Minnesota, maybe just the first word of this phrase is enough to quicken the pulse, to allow us to relax shoulders long hunched against the cold. Spring Equinox, coming just days after the deeply clover-centric St Patrick’s Day, is a promise of greenery to come; buds, leaves, flowers will soon heed its call. Every year, we are… Read More »Spring: The Promise of Life
The harvest is in; the stiff, cold winds heralding winter’s approach have scraped the land and trees bare. At our middle latitudes, the sun sinks ever earlier as the darkness consumes more of our waking hours. As we clean gutters, rake up the remaining autumnal detritus in our yards, dig out heavy coats, and hunt down our shovels, many of us find… Read More »Winter Solstice – Let the Darkness Invite You
The Autumnal Equinox marks the passing of summer and the arrival of fall. The baking heat gives way to a mellow cool; the deep greens of our world erupt in a cacophony of reds, yellows, and oranges. As the year wanes, we welcome this poignant season, a time of taking stock, of reflection—inevitably reminding us of our own numbered days,… Read More »Fall Equinox Celebration
