Samain Moving Moon
The Great Wheel congruence I mentioned a few posts back, the one between closing on Samain (Oct. 31st) and having our first full day and night together in Colorado on the 21st of December, the Winter Solstice, are not the only ones.
When I went back over posts related to this decision, I discovered Kate and I discussed the possibility and then decided to move on April 30. That day we planted a small seed that began to germinate on May 1st. That’s Beltane, the Celtic holiday that marks the opening of the growing season.
That means the idea of moving to Colorado took root that day and began to flourish over the growing season. We tilled the ground around it over the summer and into the fall, finally harvesting the fruit of a new home on the day marking the end of the growing season.
There is natural magic here. Yes, these dates are coincidences, but the congruity between our dreams and their realization in parallel with the Great Wheel’s turning demonstrates, profoundly I believe, the interdependent nature of our lives as human animals (see the TED talk below) and the life of plants and other animals. We reflect in our lives the patterns to be found in the world around us. I find this deeply comforting.
