The most widely used calendar in the world is the Gregorian one, a refinement of the previous Julian calendar where January was the first month of the year due to political and civil reasons.
The Celtic year, on the contrary, had a more evident seasonal root: it started in November, when the trees drop their leaves, everything is apparently dying in nature and there is the beginning of a new cycle.
One of the beauties of Nature lies in its balance. Everything makes sense because everything finds its place in the arms of Mother Earth.
November is like a gateway between what it has been and what it will be. Autumn and its colors are like a triumphant charriot bringing us through the treshold. It’s time to do as trees do: let your leaves fall, for them to be nourishment and protection to the seeds through the winter.
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In the picture, an extract from “Environmental Art Therapy and the Tree of Life”, by Ian S. Heginworth.
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