I have always felt that fall to the beginning of winter is the most spiritual season of the year.
All of our most emotionally potent holidays fall in this quadrant of the year. Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas/Yule and New Year's always pack a punch. The best parties with family and friends and people we care about visiting or spending some time with. Renewing old acquaintances and making new friends.
This is the time of year we celebrate our harvests, we remember our dead, we begin new semesters of school, new seasons of work, a time to express gratitude, then celebrate the return of the light both in the form of the Sun and of Christ, then the new year. What a powerful set of subjects and feelings to focus on!
Fall always brings the best new books from publishers and the best new movies from the film industry.
Fall brings new seasons of shows from performing arts groups, orchestras and theaters. New seasons of shows on TV or streaming services.
A lot of the best new things in many respects, come out in fall when you think of all the things I have mentioned.
During this harvest season it is worth remembering that what we are harvesting is what we planted. As we express gratitude, this is also an opportunity to see what changes need to be made with what we did not harvest so that we can do better next time.
We do that as we make plans for parties. These are times when you give consideration as to who you want to invite. Who are the people who are good influences, good energies, helpful people in our lives? Which people do we want to cut cords with? Reinforcing some ties and cutting others reflects our feelings about the holiday parties.
These are not superficial choices. It is natural that as we evolve, our friends evolve. And as our circle of friends evolves, our social events and parties evolve. People we meet at these events might become more of a part of our lives in the coming year. Endings and beginnings are significant at this time of year.
How spiritually guided do we feel with the way our lives are going now? If we have not thought about it before, now is the perfect time. To give it thought in preparation for future actions.
It is a spiritual season for spiritual thoughts. I enjoy the whole feel of it with the turning colors, orchestral music, home cooking that makes the air fragrant, fireplaces, and all those other things that speak to us of love, comfort, home, friends, family and the time to reflect on our past, present and future.
I always love hearing from you, so if you feel like sending me a note, calling or coming to see me, please do!
Have a wonderful day!
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