Pause for a Samhain breath....

Our ancestors would have been celebrating the ancient festival of Samhain around about now - giving thanks for the year's harvests and preparing for a period of darkness, hibernation and contemplation.

The leaves are down here - mostly - making glorious tapestry on the riverside tow-path - see above. The fall/autumn seems like a planetary exhalation as all is spent and come to fruition... So I pause and think of the magic gap of stillness between each inhalation and exhalation - a point of sublime stillness and vibrant energetic life...

We're celebrating tomorrow night in the Druidic tradition with fire and mead.