The Autumn Equinox is a time of balance.
It marks the point in time when the length of day and night are the same, serving as the end of summer and the commencement of the fall season. It is also a time of returning to ourselves, the beginning of the year of the Soul, the Hero’s Journey in the arc of our lifetime. Preparation for the quest and purification of the heart, strengthening of the physical self. It is a time of germination of the seed.
One year I was walking on a mountain trail in Tennessee and saw a perfect image of the changes, capturing the sense of loss of summer’s bounty and the anticipation of the fruits of the fall.
A gentle turn, and returning.
