Athena Grey

 Sun and wind ushered in the last day of summer. Tonight is the equinox, beginning my favorite season. I am ready to turn inward and spend more time being than doing. I am looking forward to long evenings in my studio, and invigorating hikes in wild places.

Today, I enjoyed the company of my goddess sisters, as we broke bread together at noon and feasted on the harvest. We are blessed by the abundance in our lives.

I set my intention to reflect on my blessings, from now forward for a month to the next full moon.  I'll share them with my online sisters when I can.

Today, I am blessed by the continued company of my beloved Amber cat.  She has had many good days lately. Let's hope they continue.
 

How are you blessed by the Goddess today?

This is the harvest season in the wheel of the year. We celebrated Lughnasad in early August, and will observe Mabon on the Equinox. I am savoring the gifts of the Goddess' table. Everything is so fresh and delicious. The sweet corn is surprisingly tender, but the harvest came late this year because early summer was cold and wet. There is something marvelous about food that was in the farmer's field in the morning and on my table at sunset. There is something wonderful about seeing the farm name on the chalkboard above the baskets of produce. I always include the farm in the blessings said over the food.

Today is a personal harvest day for me. I have reason to look back at the past year, and look forward to the next. It has been a year of people. I sat in this same cottage a year ago, struggling through my first pair of hand-knit socks. I came here for sanctuary; being in a familiar place put into perspective all the unfamiliar changes. Going forward, I see a year that focuses on my growth as an artisan and witch. In other words, this path suits me, and I am glad to see it continues on.

This year, the knitting comes easily to me, and I am seeking a different sort of sanctuary, a rest from a life that's a bit too full of people. I adore them all, and have interwoven my life's thread with theirs for now, but I still need to step away and focus on the ideas that only come into a quiet mind.

I am reading Anastasia by Vladimir Megré. It's one of those books that either is or isn't fiction, and it doesn't really matter. It's a beautiful story that reminds us how far we have strayed from our true nature and how we must re-establish our connections with the land. As you know, I am looking to buy a few acres of land in the next year or so. I already have the lock for the potting shed that doesn't yet exist, so I've made the symbolic gesture towards being settled in a new place.