Allhallowtide 2022

The Western Christian triduum of Allhallowtide is upon us - All Saints' Eve (Halloween, Oct 31), All Saints' Day (Nov 1), and All Souls' Day (Nov 2).

Allhallowtide is a time to remember the dead, including martyrs, saints, and all faithful departed. The present date of Hallowmas (All Saints' Day) and thus also of its vigil (Hallowe'en) were observed as holy days of obligation. 

Practiced by Christians initially but popularized by the public and soon turned into commercial enterprises all over the world. 

All Saints Day around the world

Today this multi-day holiday is celebrated internationally in many diverse cultures. It focuses on gatherings of family and friends who pray for and remember loved ones who have died, and assist them on their spiritual journey.

eclipse season 2022

As 2022 draws to an end it feels like time is speeding up for us. The final solar eclipse of 2022 is coming fast. It's a partial eclipse (the sun won't go completely dark) visible in parts of Asia, Africa and Europe on Tuesday. 

a partial solar eclipse, 2012 (image by Phillip Jones)

The new moon and partial solar eclipse in Scorpio will occur on October 25, 2022. This potent Scorpio energy provides the chance to make important changes in our lives that will benefit us well beyond this Moon cycle.

divine mapping

The 10:10 gateway is significant because it marks a turning point in human history. As we move from the Age of Pisces into the Age of Aquarius this portal can accelerate the process. The lower frequency energy of fear in the Piscean Age has been used by some to control, disturb or even try to stop humanity's ascension.

celestial map depicting Pisces & Aquarius constellations

While the new energy of the Aquarian Age is one of love and union. As the lower energies crumble and fall away the 10:10 portal allows us to raise our vibration, increasing our frequency to connect with our higher destiny and realize our soul purpose. 

Oct 1 | International Observe the Moon Night

We aren’t that far apart if we’re looking at the same Moon. Whether we are cutting our hair in protest, boycotting Shoppee because of their bad choice of an enabler endorser or frustrated over bungling Facebook preparations to shift to Meta - we all are guided by the light of this sole beloved Earth satellite.

This reflected light is called earthshine. Credit: Zolt Levay

I see the moon, the moon sees me. ⁣

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International Observe the Moon Night is a time to come together and connect with fellow Moon-enthusiasts and other curious people worldwide. Everyone everywhere can participate in learning about lunar science and exploration, take part in moon-watching and honor both cultural and personal connections to the Moon.⁣

what we hold sacred

We - a society so obsessed with noise, news clips, action, arguments, debates, anger, confrontation, stimulation and busy-ness - must recreate ourselves and re-carve a place of silence (some might call it prayer) in our lives. It is a great healing measure for the wounded world outside of us, and the wounded world within us. ~ Lyla June Johnston

a place of silence

Has the "civilized" Western approach to spirituality "domesticated" deep and complex ancient Eastern practices? ~ Peter Kingsley

Turning them into something comfortable and relaxing that can be monetized and compartmentalized from the destructive systems of corporate economics and politics, wealth production, standardized education, colonialism, militarism and ecological destruction?

full circle

The 9:9 energy portal on September 9 was fierce and focused on areas of our life where changes that need to be made. No time to excuse people in our lives that are troublesome or pretend that all is well when it isn’t.

last retrograde cycle for 2022

This energy takes no hostages and is quite fierce and forceful. It is highly recommended that we ride this energy and drive the momentum in the coming weeks.

grand slam send off

Serena Williams has likely played her final match. After a thrilling run through the early rounds of the U.S. Open, she lost last night to Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia.

Time Magazine cover story

Williams’s poise, strength, style and array of hairstyles have inspired Black girls and women to see themselves in the game she has dominated.

wellbeing

We had a discussion on another blog about the importance of setting our boundaries. When lockdown was imposed on us due to a worldwide pandemic the value of healthy working boundaries increased in importance. Now that we are back to being more mobile and interactive the benefit of these boundaries are being tried and tested even more. 

Self-care is how we treat ourselves. It's how you find enjoyment, play, happiness, balance, rest, and companionship. Everyone is in the middle of a life story, and that story is shaped by what we say yes and no to. Our YESes and NOes are what boundaries are made of.

Let's begin with the most essential boundary tool that everyone has. Take a moment and visualize a compass in your hand. It looks just like this - it has two words on it, yes and no. We use this compass to make decisions, figure out relationships, and set boundaries our whole life.

I can dream

The recent Elvis movie of Baz Luhrmann brings The King back to life for generations of fans. Elvis Presley - the man, the legend, the voice - has been impersonated and depicted many times through the years. 

Elvis Presley himself & played by Austin Butler

Baz Luhrmann's latest extravaganza, Elvis, stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks alongside a range of performers portraying real-life superstars. The movie is an ostentatious take on the life of The King in all his humanity and glory.

portal of hope

“Provide hope and inspiration for collective action to build collective power to achieve collective transformation, rooted in grief and rage but pointed towards vision and dreams.” ~ Patrisse Cullors, founder, Black Lives Matter

It’s a statement that acknowledges that grief and hope can coexist.

book & author

The tremendous human rights achievements—not only in gaining rights but in redefining race, gender, sexuality, embodiment, spirituality, and the idea of the good life—of the past half century have flowered during a time of unprecedented ecological destruction and the rise of innovative new means of exploitation.

[T]he rise of new forms of resistance, including resistance enabled by an elegant understanding of that ecology and new ways for people to communicate and organize, and new and exhilarating alliances across distance and difference.

Hope locates itself in the premises that we don’t know what will happen and that in the spaciousness of uncertainty is room to act. ~ from Hope in the Dark (2016) by Rebecca Solnit.