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Lammas thoughts

As Lammas is fast approaching, I've been doing more reading and thinking about its significance.

Here is a basic overview of Lammas; this is from an Australian perspective. The Australian Perspective on the Wheel of the Year is interesting, as is this Australian Seasonal Myth.

A beautiful personal musing on Lammas in Australia is wonderful, and this article on Idols of the Grain goes deeper into the history and meaning of the traditional corn dolly. Mike Nichol's article on Lammas is very widespread, but worth reading.

The weather has definitely become cooler and more comfortable in the last week. Today, I'm going to celebrate this first harvest festival by making bread, something I haven't done in a long time. It's such a meditative activity, mostly because of the slow stages it requires, and the kneading process. Here's to the creation of intention, and a long day meditating on the meaning of harvest, and of sacrifice.

posted by Cee at 8:15 AM