The Stars of Autumn

Welcome Autumn!

Autumn brings about subtle changes in all of us. Our consciousness begins to shift from the more actively mental to the more psychically receptive state appropriate for the Dark Half of the year. So, this week in honor of Autumn I want to talk about The Stars of Autumn.

And, who are the Stars of Autumn? Firstly, the Great Goddess Herself. I have for you The Charge of the Autumn Goddess. And along with that we'll talk a bit about some of the Astrological forces at work at this time of the year. As you know, in the Witches Pyramid, Autumn is the time of Daring. What does it mean to you to Dare? Why is it important to Dare? How often in your life do you dare yourself, and for what purpose? Then we'll return to the Stars, and the Andromeda Galaxy, which is most prominent during the Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. And we have two Autumn dieties: from the Voudon tradition, the Goddess Oya. And from the Slavic tradition, the God, Veles. As autumn dieties they really do both have certain things in common. Finally, you know that we all have a Light side, and a Shadow side within us. So now, in autumn, lets find a way to find balance with our shadow.

I hope you enjoy this week's show!

Some of the music you'll hear on this week's show include

;Nuit: "Mother Night"; Skyclad: "Letting Go; Kellianna: "Persephone"; Incubus/Succubus: "Enchantment"; Troika: "The Star Maiden" and more.

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