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September 12th – October 4th, every year, like clockwork

My mother’s birthday is today,

…would have been today.

October 4th.

She would have been 69.

She died 10 years ago;

her Body releasing its last exhale in the wee hours of September 12th. She was 58.

Her death-day marks the beginning of what is typically a difficult series of weeks for our family; September also holding the anniversaries of my brother’s death, and the would-be birthday of my father who died almost two decades ago now.

Of course, the dark season has grown accustomed to stretching out, often initiating Its appearance before August’s end and extending its visit through, and then past, Samhain.

This year was lighter than many.

Still, their absence is present.

New Moon meets the Dark Season

As we enter the dark season, is with a heart filled with the kind of light only the dark season can provide, I wish you every blessing of this month’s new moon.

new-moon-wish-oct-2016

 

We offer these places to source this month’s New Moon:

October New Moon Magic with added Scorpio

and here:

http://www.mysticmamma.com/new-moon-in-scorpio-october-30th-2016/

 

a reading for the Dark Season:

The Dark Season – Samhain

 

and here, for Samhain celebration planning:

http://www.uua.org/worship/holidays/samhain

and, here:

Halloween And Samhain

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