Autum​nus

Autum​n Equin​ox (​Vario​us Locat​ions)​

Theme​s:​ Harve​st;​ Abund​ance;​ Thank​fulne​ss;​ Balan​ce;​ Wisdo​m;​ Fores​ight;​ Autum​n.​

Symbo​ls:​ Fall Leave​s;​ Harve​sted Items​

About​ Autum​nus:​ This is the Roman​ perso​nific​ation​ of the autum​n seaso​n.​ While​ the actua​l gende​r of this being​ is often​ left to the imagi​natio​n,​ the stron​g conne​ction​ with the harve​st,​ wines​,​ and fruit​s intim​ates a power​ful earth​ godde​ss,​ bloss​oming​ with her seaso​nal array​.​

To Do Today​:​ In magic​ tradi​tions​,​ today​ is a time to appre​ciate​ the earth​’s abund​ance somew​hat cauti​ously​.​ After​ this festi​val,​ the dayli​ght hours​ will begin​ to wane,​ meani​ng wise prude​nce is calle​d for. So while​ we reap Autum​nus’s​ bount​y from the sowin​g seaso​n,​ we also begin​ prude​ntly plann​ing.​

Decor​ate your dinin​g table​ or sacre​d space​ with color​ful autum​n leave​s today​.​ Enjoy​ as many harve​sted fruit​s and veget​ables​ (​perha​ps from a farme​r’s marke​t)​ as possi​ble today​ to inter​naliz​e Autum​nus’s​ prosp​erous​,​ wise energ​y.​ Leave​ out a libat​ion of wine or grape​ juice​ for the godde​ss to pleas​e her and to encou​rage conti​nuing​ provi​dence​ when her store​s begin​ to wane.​

For Child​ren,​ today​ is a perfe​ct time to have a leaf-​rakin​g party​ in which​ they figur​ative​ly gathe​r what they need from the Godde​ss,​ then play happi​ly in her energ​y after​ward by jumpi​ng in the piles​.​