romance, nostalgia, and the harvest moon portal π
on endings, beginnings, and the desire to simply be fully present
Happy Harvest Moon, love.
For the past week and a half, I have felt energy rising. Growing towards the culmination of something significant. Aligning with the waxing moon, which will be big and full and bright any minute now, as I write to you tonight. Bringing me right up to this yearβs harvest moon .
And now that itβs here, a very magical portal has opened.
A threshold. A milestone. A shift. A tipping point. A change.
For the coming week, my deepest desire is to be fully present because I feel as if I am on the cusp of the beginning of something new. Directly after the harvest moon, we welcome the autumn equinox on the 22nd and move into the darkest half of the year. And, then, personally, I will celebrate my 50th birthday on the 24th.
After that, as the harvest moon wanes, the wheel of the year turns once again, and I enter a new phase of my life, the portal closes.
Then, we release.
We surrender.
We let go.
And we move downward and inward, into the season of darkness and wisdom.
But, for now, for the week ahead, I just want to romanticize my life enveloped by the dreamy, mystical energy of the harvest moon. I want to welcome in the mystery and magic of autumn with ritual and reflection. And I want to bask in the nostalgic celebration of what turning 50 means to me.
I donβt know exactly what this autumnal portal is, to be honest. But, I do know that it is me crossing over into something different. It is a completion of something. A closing of a chapter of my life.
But, more than being an ending, as I often think of the entire season of autumn; this portal, this week, this changing of the seasons, is a beginning.
Even as the season of death approaches, I feel more alive than ever. I feel as if I am harvesting and gathering everything I need as I go forward in life; but, more importantly, I am emptying and releasing all that I do not need to carry any longer.
I want to invite you into this autumnal portal with me this week. As a place where you can celebrate, ponder, discuss, feel, experience, and share in the magic of the harvest moon, the autumn equinox, and your own new beginning as we enter the slow, dark, inward season together. A place where you can romanticize everyday moments of your life, cozy up to the nostalgia of remembering, and move slowly through your own portal into autumn.
What are you harvesting and gathering to take with you into the dark half of the year? What do you need to bring along for the next 6 months? How have you grown since the spring? What seeds of wisdom are ready to be forage from your soul? And, what do you not need anymore? What can you leave behind? What chapter are you closing? What do you want to release?
Ask the moon to guide you. Find the answers in observing natureβs surrender to autumn. Listen to your soul. Trust your wisdom. Know that you are magic.
Sending you wild, magical full moon blessings, my friend.
xoxo. liz.
This is a beautiful post. I took some amazing photos last night of the supermoon. It was so bright with so much magical light speaking from the centre. The partial eclipse is at 3:34pm this afternoon in the UK. I fully intend to sit quietly in nature and go within. No distractions from the outside world, just me, my doggy companion and nature. π
βKnow that you are magicβ. Beautiful words and a really important message.