Hello lovelies,
We gathered yesterday under the full-bellied harvest moon to tend to our crafts. The apex of Lughnasa, the harvest season in the Gaelic tradition, is but days away now on the autumn equinox. On the land, this was (and is) a time to harvest cereals, dig potatoes, and bring the turf home in preparation for the dark months when the land rests into her slumber, the Cailleach descends, and the veil between worlds thins.
The Wisdom of the Cailleach
Below is the card I shared from the mystical and all things magical deck, Wisdom of the Cailleach: An Oracle & Journey with the Old Woman of Ireland by Jane Brideson.
Rest
And the poem…
Old Woman
Along with a gentle reminder too of this month’s creative ritual with the Cailleach: