Tag: Autumn
An Embarrassment of Equinoctial Riches
Yo, check my mandala. (I’ve always wanted to say that.) It’s the autumnal equinox again, an event I’ve celebrated now six years running, a time for gratitude and reflection, even as we step into the dark, into the creative power of the abyss, even as we acknowledge our losses. I made the mandala to express […]
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We’re finally getting a couple days of cooler, drier air, so it’s time to break out the autumnal tunes. I think just about everybody in New Orleans is in a better mood today. It won’t last, but we’ll enjoy it while it’s here. What passes for autumn in the subtropics really doesn’t compare to what […]
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The autumnal equinox takes place today at 10:44 AM Central Time. It seems to me like the autumnal equinox gets short shrift. The solstices are celebrated (Christmas, Midsummer) and of course the vernal equinox is the subject of an enduring myth. But the poor old autumnal equinox gets no traction in the popular mind. I […]
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