We are leaving summer and entering fall. Harvesting is under way and it is time to give thanks for all that you have had from the Earth to live. Tidy up your lives for the winter by clearing away emotional and physical clutter!

I didn't realize this Esbat went hand in hand w/ Lesson 3 that I just posted
Also known as: Barley Moon, Corn Moon, Wine Moon, Singing Moon, Sturgeon Moon, Haligmonath (Holy Month), Witumanoth (Wood Month), Moon When Deer Paw the Earth
Nature Spirits: trooping fairies
Herbs: copal, fennel, rye, wheat, valerian, skullcap, echinacea, geranium,
Colors: brown, yellow-green, yellow
Flowers: narcissus, lily, cornflower, cornflower, poppy, dahlia & lily
Scents: storax, mastic, gardenia, bergamot
Stones: peridot, olivine, chrysolite, citrine
Trees: hazel, larch, bay
Animals: snake, jackal
Birds: ibis, sparrow
Deities: Demeter, Ceres, Isis, Nephythys, Freyja, Ch'ang-O, Thoth
Power Flow: rest after labor; balance of Light and Dark. Organize. Clean and straighten up physical, mental, emotional and spiritual clutter.