In the Druid tradition, the Cailleach is the goddess who represents the dark time, the time of tearing down and decay, but also it is she who builds the bones of the land, the bringer of the mountains. Within nature and our own lives we find the same cycles of darkness, death and decay leading to renewal and rebirth. We cannot have one without the other. Hail to the Cailleach, an essential aspect of ...
Ironweed dried remains - what looks like dried petals is the calyx. Photo by Brennah Cavanaugh Photography LLC "When one sees Eternity in things that pass away, then one has pure knowledge." ~ From the Bhagavad Gita Ironweed beginning to blossom Ironweed in bloom Dried Ironweed in Autumn Icey Winter Ironweed Ironweed is a native perennial plant which grows at Crossing Hedgerows Sanctuary along with other native wildflowers such as Joe Pyeweed, native ...
Going into the darker time of year is difficult for many of us. Our energy wanes with the sun. The cycles of the year and the seasons are really also our own cycles in so many ways. It seems a bit trite on the surface, but the more l delve into the layers of it, the more I find there is to discover. From the fullness of a breath taken, to the emptiness of a breath released, ...