🏮Lanterns and Leonids🌠

...and some musings on links between astrology and November's meteor showers

Dear you,

I last wrote here a few days before Samhain and we were standing on the threshold between the end of the harvest season and the beginning of Samhain-tide which continues right up until the Winter Solstice - 21 December - when we mark Yuletide. Now we’re halfway through November - historically the ninth month - and the trees are very much in full shed following their displays of scarlet, bronze and gold.

To honour the slower season - or slow-vember as I’ve seen a reference to(!) - I’m adjusting my writing rhythm from bi-monthly to monthly for November through to February and enjoying the time this releases curled up with a book and mug of hot chocolate. I’m also focusing my attention on holding space for my current Rituals for Rest cohort who are journeying with me on a spiral from Samhain down to the darkest depths of Yule and re-emerging into the light of Imbolc.

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Moontime, myths and medicines begins on 1 February and Ecoliteracy for Educators on 20 March 2025.

With the Oak Moon reaching her peak today; the third and final Mercury Rx of the year looming; and the tenth and eleventh of 2024’s 12 notable meteor showers soon upon us, here’s what else is coming up for the month ahead (as if this wasn’t enough!):

15 November: Full Oak Moon in Taurus (21:28 GMT)

17-18 November: Leonids Meteor Shower peaks

21 November: Sun moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius

21 November: Beaujolais Nouveau Day

26 November: Mercury stations retrograde (Rx)

28 November: Thanksgiving Day (USA)

29 November: American Indian Heritage Day (Maryland)

30 December: St Andrew’s Day

1 December: Start of Meteorological Winter

1 December: New Cold Moon in Sagittarius (06:21 GMT)

3 December: The Festival of Bona Dea (Roman)

13 December: St Lucy’s Day

15 December: Full Cold Moon in Gemini (09:02 GMT)

14-15 December: Geminids Meteor Shower peaks

🌠Meteor Showers

There’s a bit of a knack to meteor shower gazing, and knowing when the moon is full helps immensely. With the Leonids peaking this weekend, unfortunately