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Humans harvest plants for\u00a0Humans harvest plants for\u00a0<\/p>\n

– Food for sustenance,
– Fuel for cooking,
– Fibers for clothing.<\/p>\n

We harvest plants with\u00a0<\/p>\n

– Medicine for sickness,
– Vitality for energy.<\/p>\n

Humans harvest plants for pleasure of<\/p>\n

– Scent to entice,
– Sight to enamor,
– Taste to sweeten,
– Touch to soften,
– Mood to relax,
– Spirit to connect.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On the Fall Equinox and throughout we can use this cycle to reflect on all the things we harvest in our lives. One of the definitions of harvest is a \u201cconsequence of effort or activity\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Humans harvest<\/p>\n

– Ideas
– Feelings
– Adventures
– Relationships
– Homes
– Things
– From the seen to the unseen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As we stand in the balance of light and dark,
As the wheel of the seasons moves towards dormancy,
away from expedient growth,
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What have you harvested since the spring and summer?<\/p>\n

Are all of the harvests good?<\/p>\n

Did you harvest something before it ripened – on purpose or accident?<\/p>\n

Is there something that needs to be composted to turn into something more useful?<\/p>\n

Is there something that simply needs to go into the fall fires?<\/p>\n

Every season is a time to reflect how it applies to our human lives. This is a way to reconnect to our place in nature. To synchronize with that which we are made from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A message from the Mother of the Harvest:<\/p>\n

\u201cRest your well used muscles, the activity felt good during the summer and so does rest and being held. Don\u2019t run away from the memory of the challenging harvests; of things you wish never ripened to fruition. Autumn looks like dying and decay. In your culture this part of the cycle isn\u2019t valued. You run, you hide, trying to pretend it\u2019s not happening. You feel death is the END. It\u2019s a transition to another part of the cycle.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let what you see outside make you feel that death is here. Don\u2019t try to run away from this feeling of death with more activity, and lights, and presents, and parties, and faster, faster, more, more! Ease into the transition of dormancy and hibernation just like nature does – slowly, one step at a time. Rest, slumber, reflection, and slower moving feels SO good! Soon you\u2019ll be easing into spring. All in good flow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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If you love the FEEL of fall equinox consider creating a personalized celebration using the Fall Equinox Planning Pages. I\u2019ll send you the \u00a0first three pages of the Planning Pages through email when you register here: <\/span>https:\/\/bit.ly\/3mWHniu<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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About the author<\/p>\n

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Erin LaFaive is an herbalist and Plant Priestess with Full Circle Herbals.<\/p>\n

“I came about the name Full Circle Herbals because I like all aspects of herbs from\u00a0growing, harvesting, using, preserving, teaching, and creating.<\/p>\n

Some people like growing herbs, others would rather purchase herbs to make remedies and crafts. Some people like teaching about herbs more than growing them. I like all of it! From seed to soil, to body, mind, and spirit.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what you\u2019ll find\u00a0 here ~ teaching, making, growing, seed saving . . . the Full Circle of herbs.<\/p>\n

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