The Autumnal Equinox and the Harvest Moon

The thunderstorms began during the night, bringing much needed rain to this part of the state ... waking to the sound or raindrops hitting the roof I also remember that the Equinox is this evening - in this part of the Northern Hemisphere it comes at 11:03pm, or some time very close to that, and brings with it a full Harvest Moon. The day has been appropriately hazy and misty, with some patches of blue sky and I'm hoping to be able to have a small fire outside in the fire pot, and to also be able to observe the moon as it sails across the sky, in the company of Jupiter ....

Autumn days, golden weather and misty, foggy evenings bring reminders that it is the Season of the Witch. It is a mystic season of elegant mysteries, of the fullness of Harvest, the safety of gathering darkness and the growing hush of a country side waiting for the opening of the Book of Secrets and the wisdom which will be revealed.

"Lord, it is time. The summer was very big. Lay thy shadow on the sundials, and on the meadows let the winds go loose. Command the last fruits that they shall be full; give them another two more southerly days, press them on to fulfillment and drive the last sweetness into the heavenly wine."
- Rainer Maria Rilke