Beginning of fall
Fall quadrant includes energies of Libra, Scorpio & Sagittarius
In The northern hemisphere,the autumn Equinox, September 21-22, occurs when the Sun crosses the celestial equator, hitting zero degrees of Libra. This marks the half way moment when night and day are equal, the harvest is gathered, and we turn inward toward longer nights. It is a time of gratitude for the bounty, and of loss at the dying. It was the time of the Elysian Mysteries when Persephone descended to the underworld to reign for the coming winter months. Like she, we face our inner darkness, for the first Elysian instruction is, “Know Thyself first.” The second is, “Seeds of wisdom are gathered in silence.”
Those born in the fall are required to fertilizing for the next cycle, and prepare for winter. They must pay attention to what has value, and what must be released. Libra and Scorpio tend to be restrained, serene, and graceful, like the skeletal structure of a tree against fading autumn light. These autumn bodies tend toward the perfection of getting it right. Librans are motivated to be balanced, Scorpio’s to dive deep, and Sagittarians to be inspiring.
Scorpio’s deal with endings, There is often a sadness, or solitary flavor, for autumn is a time of longing, of turning inward. This fosters discernment and the ability to find meaning in experience.
When stressed, autumn people become depressed, constrained, or aloof. Traps of perfection may paralyze them from entering into life fully, or they may make judgments and create standards too severe to allow enjoyment.
Practicing Savasana prepares for dying, just as autumn prepares the ending of growth. All cycles prepare for the next one; the end of childhood, the end of parenting, the end of working, the end. Period. When we use Autumn energies well, we are at peace with the letting go and dying. We move to closure in Grace. We acknowledge loss, releasing what is no longer necessary. We die over and over, in the same way we come to Savasana; hearts open, bodies soft, minds tender.
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