apples in avalon and autumn delights

hawthorn on Somerset Levels

hawthorn berries in the sunset

The beauty of the autumnal colours was so striking in the light of the setting sun with the crescent of the moon now quite high in the sky.  I have found a way to join up all my favourite walks in the village into one continuous forty five minute circuit, an ideal evening walk. A friend and I agreed that our desire to travel was now largely motivated by the desire to experience Her, the Earth goddess Sophia, in all her beautiful manifestation, more than what would have been the motivation years ago, which was about experiencing different cultures.

apples in Avalon

Our raw and fermented foods workshop is here in this village of Meare this coming Sunday.

quest for the zodiac

John Lash has begun a new study course on Celestics or forensic astrology.  It is star based i.e. based on the actual positions of the constellations in the sky unlike other modern versions of astrology, surprisingly.  It has been a long time dream of mine to study this subject matter with John Lash and here it is! and free and online. I can study in the comfort of my own delightful home and even have stellarium to assist when it's too cloudy  here in misty Avalon to see the starry sky.  He starts from the beginning and carefully takes us through the language and concepts so that we can think about it for ourselves.  It's also very entertaining.

There are three genres of Celestic Science:
astronomy or the naming of stars
astrology or the language of stars
astrolegy or divination by reading the stars
I studied astronomy of sorts at university as part of a physics degree and also astrology for years but never felt that I was getting the knowledge I was looking for, now I feel that I am on that journey at last.  A lot of threads are quite suddenly coming together, it's a very exciting moment to be in.