#equinox
From my altar to yours, have a wonderful autumnal equinox.
Halloween’s origin is ancient and astronomical. Since the fifth century BC, Halloween has actually been celebrated as a cross-quarter day, a day halfway between an equinox (equal day / equal night) and a solstice (minimum day / maximum night in the northern hemisphere). With a modern calendar however, even though Halloween occurs next week, the real cross-quarter day will occur the week after. Another cross-quarter day is Groundhog Day!
Halloween’s modern celebration retains historic roots in dressing to scare away the spirits of the dead. Perhaps a fitting tribute is this view of the Ghost Head Nebula (NGC 2080) taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. Similar to the icon of a fictional ghost, it is actually a star forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way Galaxy. The nebula spans about 50 light-years and is shown in representative colors.
Image Credit: Mohammad Heydari-Malayeri (Observatoire de Paris) et al., ESA, NASA
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Autumn gold at autumn equinox.
“He must try this summer, he thought, to see what having leaves felt like.”
— Douglas Adams (So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish)
We’re halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.
However you celebrate, my wish today is - in between the hectic pace of daily life -that you all get a few minutes to yourselves and your practices today.
Chichen Itza Equinox 2020 is coming❗❗ Are you ready?
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#equinox #equinoccio #chichenitza #cancunadventure (en Chichén-Itzá, Yucatan, Mexico)
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Equinox enjoying the chilly Autumn morning from atop my altar.
I didn’t catch it on camera, but just before I snapped the first picture she had a lovely moment where she “kissed” my onyx raven, which is something I do when I’m asking for Marzanna’s help and guidance. Very sweet–I hope Marzanna helps her with what she needs!
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Happy Autumnal equinox! Good Soup season best season.
What a way to call in the new season. It really is starting to feel like autumn. Happy Mabon, and best wishes to all this reaches
Save The Date : 2020
The 13 Full Moons of 2020
Friday, January, 10th
❄️ Sunday, February, 9th
Monday, March, 9th
Wednesday, April, 8th
Thursday, May, 7th
Friday, June, 5th
Sunday, July, 5th
Monday, August, 3rd
Wednesday, September, 2nd
Friday, October, 2nd
Saturday, October, 31st
Monday, November, 30th
Wednesday, December, 30th
Retrograde Planetary Movements
Uranus Retro in ♉️ : Aug, 12 (2019) – Jan, 1st
Mercury Retro in ♊️+♒️ : Feb, 17th – Mar 10th
Pluto Retro in ♑️ : April, 25th – Oct, 4th
Saturn Retro in ♑️+♒️ : May, 11th – Sept, 29th
Venus Retro in ♊️ : May, 13th – June 25th
Jupiter Retro in ♑️ : May, 14th – Sept, 13th
Mercury Retro in ♋️ : June, 18th – July, 12th
Neptune Retro in ♓️ : June, 23rd – Nov, 23rd
Uranus Retro in ♉️ : Aug, 15th – Jan, 1st (2021)
Mars Retro in ♈️ : Sept, 9th – Nov, 14th
Mercury Retro in ♏️+♎️ : Oct, 14th – Nov, 3rd
Celestial Signs
♑️ Capricorn : Dec, 22nd – Jan, 19th
♒️ Aquarius : Jan, 20th – Feb, 18th
♓️ Pisces : Feb, 19th – Mar, 20th
♈️ Aries : Mar, 21st – Apr, 19th
♉️ Taurus : Apr, 20th – May, 20th
♊️ Gemini : May, 21st – Jun, 20th
♋️ Cancer : Jun, 21st – Jul, 22nd
♌️ Leo : Jul, 23rd – Aug, 22nd
♍️ Virgo : Aug, 23rd – Sept, 22nd
♎️ Libra : Sept, 23rd – Oct, 22nd
♏️ Scorpio : Oct, 23rd – Nov, 21st
♐️ Sagittarius : Nov, 22nd – Dec, 21st
Sabbat Festivals (Northern Hemisphere)
Imbolc – Candlemas : February, 2nd
Ostara – Vernal Equinox : March, 21st
Beltane – Mid Spring : May, 1st
☀️ Litha – Summer Solstice : June, 21st
Lammas – Harvest : August, 1st
Mabon – Autumnal Equinox : Sept, 23rd
Samhain – All Hallows’ Eve : Oct, 31st
❄️ Yule – Winter Solstice : December 21st
Sabbat Festivals (Southern Hemisphere)
Lammas – Harvest : February, 2nd
Mabon – Autumnal Equinox : Mar, 21st
Samhain – Witches’ New Year : May, 1st
❄️ Yule – Winter Solstice : June, 21st
Imbolc – Candlemas : August, 1st
Ostara – Vernal Equinox : Sept, 23rd
Beltane – Mid Spring : October, 31st
☀️ Litha – Summer Solstice : Dec, 21st
These are not the astrological dates, but a handy guide none the less! Message me for the astrological dates, if interested!
A wheel of the year I designed several years ago. I’m not “wiccan” or pagan, but I do follow the changing of the seasons.
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#ostara con #aquaman #equinox #springtime #sol #viento // de #thor no se sabe nada #desaparecido
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Hey everyone!
I know I haven’t done anything for months, but what with work, house problems, and having to protest shit AGAIN, I’m having a hard time even eating sensible meals.
Have a wonderful Spring Equinox, and hopefully we can all see a better season soon. In many ways.
Spring
All of us, lost leaves,
are carried unceasingly
into the future
In Spanish:
Somos llevados
de manera incesante
hacia el futuro
Tomorrow is the Spring equinox, the days have been becoming longer and longer and Winter is ended. I see, and I love, the smooth and accurate mechanichs of nature and the continuous cycles of life. We ride a wave ruled by PI dancing on sine and cosine… eternal, undefined ad infinitum, restricted to a small interval of unlimited values.
What was will be, and Future is just a reflection of the Past.
I see poetry in Math, don’t you?
