Our household is in Holiday Madness mode... with the MOAHS (master of all he surveys) on holidays all our routines and rituals have been thrown up into the air. For me, it's been a huge lesson in letting go and also to stop judging what I do as right or wrong, good or bad. It just is ~ what doesn't get achieved is something that will hold over to another day.
It has been interesting also to see MOAHS responses to my little rituals - the five minutes of mediation here and there ("What ARE you doing outside in the sun???" "Did you hear what I said just then?" etc etc). It's even had the effect of him taking the 5 minutes to just BE... now whether he is actually meditating or thinking how to pull apart the motor on the lawnmower is not important. That silence and stillness is the focus!
Then of course, he had a first hand experience with my Medicine Drum. The look on his face as I used my medicine drum, incense and spirit speak to cleanse the house after being away? Priceless! *giggles*
This coming month is the Autumn Clean. Not only is it in preparation for the Wedding of the Year coming up soon it is also an opportunity to sort, clear, store and remove energies and physical objects. Our gardens are a huge focus for us during this time. It's giving us an opportunity to 'meet' with the animals and insects that also call our residence home.
As we did the first sweep of the garden to prioritise and organise our time, resources and enthusiasm, we noted that during Samhain, we will be eating a LOT of pumpkin.. 12 pumpkins on the vine and will be ready to harvest in the next few weeks. If anyone has any great pumpkin recipes, please feel free to send them in!
A stunning pumpkin flower from our garden.
Namaste
"Caithie's got a drum' ...rrr im going to have to get him back for this! hahahahhaha ...mmmmm pumpkin cooked 100 ways :) cant wait for the pics :)) arnt pumpkin flowers just gorgeous?
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