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When the Veil Grows Thin
October arrives with mist and memory. Leaves tumble from the trees in shades of amber, gold, and russet. The air starts to smell of woodsmoke, decay and damp earth. Days shorten noticeably, drawing us indoors to the warmth and light. The land is letting go. This is a...
September – The Balance of Autumn
September arrives quietly. The air feels sharper. The leaves are starting to turn. Slowly the garden is starting to shut down, as the flowers slowly stop blooming and the seed heads appear. Some plants have already started to wither their growth and put themselves to...
August – First Harvest
August carries a different feeling. A feeling of change is in the air. The days are still warm, but the light has changed. Shadows lengthen. Mornings arrive with a hint of coolness, and the first signs of autumn appear around the edges of the landscape. The year is...
The Season of Plenty
July feels abundant. The hedgerows are heavy with leaves and berries. Gardens overflow with flowers and life. Bees move from flower to flower with quiet purpose and the warmth of the sun lingers long into the evening. This is a month of fullness. Not quite yet harvest...
At the Height of Light
June is where the days stretch long and golden and the shadows grow soft. The frantic pace of springs slows down and even time itself seems to slow, as if the world is lingering in the moment that it knows cannot last. This is the season of the start of the ripening,...
When the World Blooms
May feels like a spell being cast. Blossom drifts through the air. Bees thrum like prayers. Even the evenings seem to glow, as if the sun is reluctant to leave. May is the month where the world is no longer becoming because it has moved into the now and it just is, it...
When the Earth Softens
April is the sound of rain on soil. It is mud on boots, green on every branch, petals scattered like offerings along the ground. The world no longer whispers its return – it sings it. Everything is swollen with life now. Sap rises. Roots stretch. The air smells of...
When the World Stirs
March feels like an awakening, still stretching, still yawning – but no longer asleep. The air smells different. The soil softens. It is slowly getting warmer during the day. Light spills into rooms that were dark all winter. This is the month of in-betweens, where...
When the Light Returns
This month is one of my favourite months of the year. In my garden I hear the birds begin to practice their songs, uncertain but hopeful, starting their mating rituals and beginning their nest building. There are signs of life peeping from the cold earth as the...
At the Threshold of the Year
January is a month for listening, not rushing. In this “threshold month,” the pottery studio is quiet and cold, turning the focus toward inward planning, research, and the slow ritual of recycling clay. Explore the “Crone” aspect of the goddess and learn why rest is a vital part of the creative process.