Happy Cross Quarter Day!

Happy Cross Quarter Day!

November 1st is one of four Cross Quarter days that mark the halfway point between an equinox and solstice. This day is referred to as "Samhain" (pronounced sow'win), a Gaelic word meaning "summer's end". It's the halfway point between the Fall Equinox and the Winter Solstice that can be viewed as the division between the lighter half of summer and the darker half of winter. It is definitely a time of change!

Added to the mix is All Souls Day, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a New Moon in the zodiac sign of Scorpio and Daylight Savings! All this to say today is a potent astronomical and astrological day. Life is cyclical and the ancients always looked up to keep track of these cycles which helped them stay in tune not only with nature but themselves. Nature is one of our best teachers after all and when we pay attention to what's going on outside, it helps give us a reflection to what would best serve us inside.

All Souls Day and the Day of the Dead is an honoring of our ancestors and those who have walked on to the other side before us. It's a good day to take time and ponder our ancestral roots, who we are, where we came from and offer some form of gratitude to those who are gone but not forgotten.

A new moon always beckons a time to begin again! Each month the moon goes dark and is a good reminder to set those intentions. As the moon grows in light each month, so too can we grow those intentions leading up to when it is full that will hopefully illuminate something for you that was previously held in the shadows.  

We turn the clocks back this weekend! Who doesn't need another hour to complete our projects?? The trade off though is early darkness yet nature knows best! Is is that time of year when we will benefit from slowing down a bit, getting to bed earlier and taking time out to go within. The dark days of winter herald a time to listen deeply to the callings of your soul, to come unplugged from the drama and trauma of the world and tap into your own "good medicine" by listening to what your mind, body and spirit truly needs.  Journal those intentions!

 And go deep this cross quarter time! The universe is showing us the way.

Aho.