Spring
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At any given point in the Wheel of the Year, whatever is happening in nature is also happening in us–in our lives & in our spirits. Right now is the time for planting seeds. This is the time to plant your garden. The ground is alive and rich. The rain is nourishing. The sun is bright & warm. The Earth is fertile and life is…
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As many of you know, I recently relocated from Seattle USA to Dublin, Ireland. It’s been a very literal season of rebirth & new beginnings for me this Spring. We are constantly undergoing personal rebirths & experiencing new beginnings throughout our lives. Rarer, to experience an entire dismantling of your life, and rebuilding it anew. It’s definitely given me a deeper, more complex view,…
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This is the first of spring’s three moon cycles. The first moon cycle was a time of awakening: Our spirits woke up from our winter’s rest, and we’ve been looking at all our new dreams–deciding which ones we feel really excited to bring into our lives this year. Last month was a time of open-minded, playful exploration of your winter dreams. What are you drawn toward? Where do…
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During the cold, dark winter months we spent a lot of time stuck inside. Now that spring is here, I’m feeling ready to throw open my doors & let in the fresh air of spring. This is the time to clear out the clutter & to mop up the dust that accumulated while we were snuggling inside all winter. It’s time to clear out the…
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This month we reach the midpoint of Spring. This month is Beltane; the cross-quarter day that marks the middle of Spring & celebrates the overwhelmingly fertile energy present in nature. The days have gotten noticeably longer, the temperature is warming. And we should be outside celebrating this incredibly joyful, positive, invigorating energy in nature. Only … these are not things we are experiencing in our lives right now.…
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This week’s Full Moon arrives at the same time that many of us are preparing to honor the mothers in our lives. (In the U.S., Canada, Australia & many, many other countries, this Sunday is Mother’s Day, May 14th.) Even if you’re country isn’t observing Mother’s Day this week, spring has long been a traditional time to celebrate the mothers in our lives. Right now everything…
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1. Everything is bursting with life right now. May is, hands down, one of the most gorgeous months of the year. Abundant, vibrant, delicious life is bursting all around us. The leaves have returned to the trees. Shrubs I cut down to the ground last fall are now 3’x3’ bushy bushes. Our hops are 6’ high and out of control, twisting their vines along…
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Mid-Spring is a Super Sexy Time of Year Everything is just really damn sexy. The colors! They’re so vibrant and rich. Those brand new baby green leaves on the trees are, like, day-glo. The flowers right now are so seductive and gorgeous. And their scent! Have you smelled a freshly bloomed rose yet?! They’re so sensual and delicious. The garden is also being…
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And, welcome to The Seasonal Soul. May Day feels like a meaningful day to give birth to this new, beautiful, (kind of scary, and super vulnerable) endeavor. May Day is a day of joyful celebration for all the new life exploding all around us – the flowers, and the birds, and the trees. It’s also a time to celebrate any new life growing within…
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Today was a struggle. I sat down to write all of you, my friends, and my brain was not cooperating. Someone had flipped the off switch. Instead of writing, I really felt like I could lay my head down on the wooden table, right there in the middle of the coffeeshop, and just go to sleep. BUT, “I have my To Do List. I…