22/09/2026
On the eve of the Autumn Equinox, we welcome the turning of the seasons and step gently into the darker part of the year. Just as the sap in the trees returns to their roots, so too does our energy begin to turn inward.
Autumn is a time of duality, when we celebrate the abundance of harvest while also witnessing nature slowly fade.
This is our invitation to honour our own harvest: reflect on what we’ve achieved during the active part of the year and notice what may need shifting to support next year’s growth.
Like the trees releasing their leaves, we are called to release what no longer nourishes us. What has served its purpose? What holds you back from your path? Release it with gentleness. And remember, release often carries endings and endings are often the opening to a rebirth.
Every leaf released becomes compost for the future, fertilising the seeds of new ideas and projects to come.
Equinox carries the message of balance and it invites us to reflect on all parts of ourselves:
🍁 the active and the passive
🍁 the seen and the unseen
🍁 the outer journey and the inner journey
🍁 the logical and the intuitive
🍁 the conscious and the unconscious
🍁 the known and the unknown
After six months of the outer journey, of doing and striving, we now begin the inner journey, which is a softer, more receptive way of being.
A little note: the equinox is the moment when day and night are almost equal. But the true balance of light and dark happens a few days later, known as the Equilux. The Equilux in the South of UK falls on 25th September and this is the actual day when daylight and night hours are balanced. A perfect reminder that nature’s rhythms are subtle, not fixed to our calendar.
How will you welcome this change of season and prepare yourself for the deep rest and wisdom of the darker half of the year?
With autumnal blessings
Monika 💜
