...last weekend saw the arrival of the Earth festival of Samhain, and the start of the pagan new year...
"Celtic undersanding of the years cycle saw death and darkness as important and necessary, and this part of the cycle as a period of rest and regeneration before rebirth. Samhain …is a magical time…it’s a time for communication with the ansestors…it’s a time to drift, dream and vision, a time for inner journeys connecting to the wisdom within yourself ....."
Glennie Kindred 'Sacred Earth Celebrations'
Glennie Kindred 'Sacred Earth Celebrations'
....one evening, earlier this week, as the light faded into the crisp autumn evening, we had a lovely fire in our fire pit and outdoors kitchen space…a fire at any of the Earth cycle celebrations is good, but at Samhain, as the change in the weather and light really seems to shift, the reality and symbolism of fires seem more meaningful to appreciate these changes…we sat looking into the flames hypnotized and warmed by them, drinking good wine, and remembering and reflecting on the lives of people and animals we have loved and cared for, who have died over this past year, and further into the past….
Up to now all my permaculture designs, since have been connected to my life here as an Hill Farmer, and after having a 6 month ‘pause’ in my Diploma I am going to use the inward reflecting time as the days get shorter and shorter towards the winter Solstice to evaluate where I’m at in terms of my learning and development both as a Designer, and personally…and then start to look at ‘what next’ in terms of the direction of my Diploma, and life x
" We can honour the cycle by being aware that each end and death of the old will bring opportunity for a new start…this endless cycle of change is necessary bringing renewal of cells, of our understanding, our ideas, ourselves ..."
Glennie Kindred "Sacred Earth Celebrations"
Glennie Kindred "Sacred Earth Celebrations"