It is now noticeably getting dark earlier. And especially after entering the winter hour, it feels like the sun is barely visible anymore. Those who work will often not meet the daylight, even if it goes back and forth through the dark in the morning and in the evening, dreaming of sunny beaches and warmer climes. All of this can be compensated. Put on another fun summer hit, take a salsa course, enjoy the southern fruit that is now in store. Wear cheerful warm colors to keep the dejection of the coming period out of the door. But don't try to completely shy away from the inevitable themes of this dark age either.

Remembering the dead

The year is coming to an end and with each day, we too are approaching our last days. We might want to push it away for a while, but don't worry, as the sun reappears after every dark winter, just as we will reach the light again from the darkness of our finiteness. Therefore, try to take an open attitude about death. Every living thing is produced by Mother Earth and returns to her womb at the end of its life. One may still live fleeting, death meets us all. Not knowing what comes next, it can confront us with our impermanence and thus generate feelings of confusion and panic. Don't let this fear overpower you. Just this month, meditate on this theme. You may come to deep insights, or maybe even a message from across the street, because this is the time when the dead would roam the Earth. Muse and cry for those who have already passed away when you feel like it, release your emotions and let them calm down. Is there anyone specific that you are missing? Then try to consciously contact this person. Even though he or she is in the other world, the bond you had remains and is brought back to life by the thoughts you give it.

Traditional November celebrations and rituals

November 1 - Feast of the Celtic Goddess Cailleach

Cailleach, the old woman, is the goddess of the weather and the dark time of the year. According to a legend, she turns to stone at Beltain and returns to Samhain to rule as queen of winter. In Scotland, she is the Blue Magic of Winter, a goddess of the underworld and a fairy spirit. She appears as an old woman in black rags with a staff (the stirring stick), walking around at night with a crow on her left shoulder. She has a petulant character and is dangerous to people. So the legend goes that, despite her ugliness - she had only one eye, red teeth and tangled white hair - she managed to snare young lovers over and over again. On her farm, she hired farm workers and promised them more wages if they could work more and harder than herself. Again and again, they were fooled by her. Cailleach can move mountains in her apron! And so, despite their great efforts, every worker always received his deserved salary.

You can call on Cailleach on this evening and ask her for strength and concentration to get through the coming cold season.