Align with the Rhythm & Cycles of Nature
The four seasons are experienced in the Midwest as significant shifts in weather, flora and light. They energetically sound forth a rhythmic impulse, which requires an alignment in our bodies, minds and hearts.
Nature fosters a sense of balance and synthesis in the self. We are encouraged to flow with the seasons’ archetypal force, namely the rhythms aligned with each Equinox and Solstice. The time of Equinox guides us to find balance in the light and dark within, as the time of Solstice elevates us in sun soaked radiance and invites us into the cave of hibernation.
It truly is an initiatory time, an opportunity to expand awareness, blossom insight and awaken our spirit, if we but open our self to the oneness with the Nature of All Things.
Four Seasonal Sound Journeys:
SPRING EQUINOX
The rhythm in Spring represents new growth and resurrection. The days become longer and lighter. The seeds planted in Autumn and germinated in the winter, begin to show new life. New effort presents upon the threshold of life, generating a stronghold to move forward. Creative fires of rebirth are symbolic at this time. The qualities of the Winter Solstice are feminine in energy as the Spring Equinox evokes the dynamic expression of the masculine initiating energies.
SUMMER SOLSTICE
The rhythm initiating the summer season is the power of light. It is the synthesis of self, harmonizing and blending our masculine (sun) and feminine (moon) natures, birthing forth a greater expression of self. It is a time of transformation. Alchemy teaches the true illumination of balance in the union of energies. It is a time to synthesize the light of our divine nature and human nature as One.
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
The cycle and rhythm of Autumn offers us the opportunity to harvest seeds of truth and remove rigid held beliefs. While we reap the seeds we’ve sown, we may create a beautiful fruition for new beginnings in our life. Purification and preparation is Autumn’s rhythmic quality.
WINTER SOLSTICE
The beautiful rhythm of Winter slows us down as we enter our cave of hibernation. It is here we seek inner revelation, generate our higher senses through meditation, foster creative insights in preparation for a new birth. Creative expression presents at Winter Solstice, together with the watery energies of the feminine principle and the qualities of birthing.