by Della Ratcliffe | Sep 20, 2022 | Courses & Workshops, Wheel of the Year
Are you ready for the Equinox? For those in the Northern Hemisphere, it arrives on 22-September @ 6:03 PDT · 23-September @ 1:03 UTC At each Equinox, a point of balance of light and dark around the world, I meditate on the balance in my life and look to the...
by Della Ratcliffe | Sep 23, 2019 | Wheel of the Year
September’s Equinox arrives today at 07:50 UTC, marking the start of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere (SH) and for us in the Northern Hemisphere (NH) the first day of Autumn. There are many different naming traditions for the Equinox: Autumn Equinox is also known as...
by Della Ratcliffe | Sep 14, 2019 | Wheel of the Year
I have started to gather and dry some ingredients for my planned Fall Equinox loose incense blend, for using in my celebrations and rituals throughout Autumn. I’m using ethically foraged ingredients and, so far have, oak leaves and moss, pine needles, wild hops,...
by Della Ratcliffe | Mar 20, 2018 | Wheel of the Year
Blessings on today’s Equinox! I love that the colour red is associated with both the Spring Equinox AND the Autumn Equinox. Many of us are familiar with the pastel colours of Spring (also associated with Easter) — the pale pinks, yellows, greens — but...
by Della Ratcliffe | Sep 22, 2017 | Rituals and Ceremonies, Wheel of the Year
The Equinox arrives today, on September 22nd at 1:02 PM Pacific Time / 20:02 UTC. For those in the Northern Hemisphere, this Equinox marks the astronomical start of Autumn and is known by many in the Pagan or Wiccan communities as Mabon, as Alban Elfed (Light of the...