At the Autumnal Equinox - the wheel of the year turns & we find ourselves moving deeper into dark of the year. In the tropical zodiac, at Equinox, we say the Sun is crossing the celestial equator, moving from Virgo into Libra, the sign of the scales - a time to take stock. Are the scales balanced? Do they tip & spill? Are they full? Do we know what to harvest & what to plow under? Can we identify & cut away outworn habits & emotional baggage that can choke our growth?
But in sidereal astrosophy we see the Sun in relation to the actual constellations as they are in the starry heavens, with the Sun actually appearing in the crown of stars in the constellation of the Virgin. When we use the tropical zodiac, the 4-foldness of the Equinoxes & Solstices form The Cross, which reminds us of an event that occurred only once in history, at the time of the incarnation of Christ. Then, the start of Spring was at 0 degrees of Aries, the Ram - the first sign in the zodiac.
At the Equinoxes we have the horizontal beam, a balance of light & darkness. At the Solstices we have the vertical beam, an opposition of light & dark. At Autumn Equinox the Sun is balanced in Libra, which then marks the transition from light to dark. Libra is a threshold, a gateway between the upper chakras & the lower chakras.
In the upper signs, from Aries thru Virgo we have a memory of the cosmic human being before it was formed on Earth. From Libra to Pisces, the human form meets the physical world. So we can look at the upper half of the zodiac as being related to our past cosmic creation by the ‘gods’ & the lower half of the zodiac as our human journey of ‘The fall’ & then hopefully our redemption out of our own ego forces. The Sidereal zodiac shows us the vernal point has moved thru the ‘procession of the equinoxes’, so that it is now descending thru the lower half of the zodiac, taking humanity along on its evolutionary journey. Adoring this great cross, formed from the 4 Cardinal Points of the Equinoxes & Solstices, are the 7 Festivals: Michaelmas, Advent, Christmas, Easter-tide Ascension, Whitsun & St. John's-tide. These festivals are the 7 Cosmic Roses unfurling from the center of The Cross.
So today on this Autumnal Equinox, we can contemplate & celebrate this solar moment of equality & balance, experienced by everyone around the globe. We can also think about how the world has changed, how the constellations have moved on, how The Christ has united with the Earth, & is now working in us to redeem our evolution. We can take our initiation in hand when we consciously co-create the festivals in the solar-cycle of the year, working to unfold the 7 Roses of transformation within, & out in the world. And so it is my friends, that we begin our journey, like Persephone, into the dark of the year...feel your power go within like the seed planted deep within the darkness of the Earth...We must be initiated into these dark mysteries before we can truly celebrate life’s renewal... The apples fall from the tree, the corn & grain are gathered in, the grapes are crushed for wine... The Sun God is sacrificed to the night & the fertile Mother assumes the face of the Wise Crone – the Harvest Hag challenging us to face our shadow... Balanced Blessings ~hag
Mabon (an ancient Celtic name for the Autumnal Equinox) A salmon swallows the nut of wisdom - And leaps from the river's dark depths - A bright flash of silver in the bent rays of light - A hawk wheels in the eye of the Sun, His elongated shadow moves - Over an ancient green mound - A fox gleams gold and russet there at the fringe of the forest - Her eyes glinting secrets - From the coming twilight realm A Maiden sits silent - Clasping two crossed swords - In elegant equipoise. On his knee the King muses by a deep pool… Spirit is tied to the wheel - Crystalized in the last shock of corn - Pierced by the oblique sun lit spear - With eyes that see - Down into the root - Where autumn grain waits - To Be - Easter-Tides’ Seed The death of bedazzled day - And the dawn of focused night - Meet in symmetry - Halfway - Thru the cycle - We enter the return - Sail West Beloved Sun King - We follow You - Into the Dawning Dark ~hag
22 September 2024 - “Speaking with the Stars”
~ jbconradoTODAY!Sunday 22 September 2024 from 1 PM – 2:30 PM Central Time (US & Canada)Join us for an online Community gathering employing Science, Art, & Spirituality in the co-creation of a cosmopolitan Michaelmas Festival withMysteria Mystica Americana (MA) Including special guests Michael Draskovic, & music & speech with Ultra-Violet ArcherAll are welcome - Go to the Upcoming Events page to register Or simply Join Zoom Meeting 22 September 1 PM – 2:30 PM CT https://us06web.zoom.us/j/7050174041?pwd=IHmFS9yuzUXffIXg5b4OojEMtLzbFA.1&omn=86167978650 Meeting ID: 705 017 4041 Passcode: MA
Here is a link to recordings of our past offerings
Farm Day & Michaelmas Festival at Zinniker farmSaturday 28 September 2024 – 1 pm Biodynamic Prep making, 5 pm Potluck, 6 – 7:30 pm Sound Healing & other festivities celebrating the Season. RSVP only contact Hazel@CogRite.com Stay tuned for details
4 - 6 October 2024 Annual Southeast Biodynamic Conference - Celebrating the 100-year anniversary of biodynamic agriculture. Hosted by Jeff Poppen ‘the Barefoot Farmer’ Long Hungry Creek Farm in Red Boiling Springs, TN
17 October 2024 - a Sukkot / All Souls / Full Hunters Harvest Moon "When you sit in the Sukkah, 'the shade of faithfulness,'
Join us at the Goetheanum for the performance of Rudolf Steiner’s Four Mystery Dramas 26-31 December 2024
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Greetings Friend, you currently a free subscriber to Cognitive Ritual. Thank you for receiving my workings freely offered. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. ALL donations go to support Zinniker Farm - The oldest Biodynamic Farm in America! Together we can spiritualize the Universe. XOX ~hag
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Sunday 22 September 2024
In Elegant Equipoise
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