Halcyon & Ember Days.
Halcyon Days – time of tranquility, peace & calm, golden days.
And Ember Days (Wednesday after St. Lucy Day, Friday & Saturday). Ember Days, preparing for Winter, the change of the season, in our 3rd week of Advent (something’s coming!)
See below what Halcyon & Ember Days means.

For now – today – December 14, 2022. Wednesday.
Mercury’s day – learning things today.

The Astrology –
Virgo moon, Sagittarius Sun, Mercury & Venus in Capricorn.
Mars retrograde in Gemini.
Sun squares Neptune today – seeking a new direction, not being confused, challenged to remain focused, one pointed on the goals ahead – Sag Sun. Ordered & organized – VIrgo Moon.
Practical too – Mercury/Venus in Capricorn.

Halcyon Days
We are in the time of Halcyon Days.
And today is More Good Today Day fostering Goodwill & Right Relations & Kind & Peaceful speech.

What are Halcyon Days?
Peaceful, tranquil, calm days.
A quiet time. A time of charm & magic as well as preparation.
A time of calm before something appears. Days of quiet in preparation for an event.
Origin of the word Halcyon.

Halcyon – from Latin “alcyōn” & Greek “alkyṓn” – “kingfisher.”
In ancient myths, the halcyon was a bird, usually identified as the kingfisher, said to breed around the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea, and was believed to have the power to charm the winds and waves …

Ember Days – as the seasons change.
Preparing this month for Winter Solstice, the new light.
Ember Days – a cluster of four sets of three days in the calendar year, at the start of the four seasons. Days set aside by the Church as a way to mark, through prayer and fasting, the passage of seasons.
The name is derived from the Latin “quattuor tempora”, meaning “Four Times” or “Four Seasons.”
Days to recognize & prepare for the seasonal change.
It is a time of purification (some fast) & the recognition of the change in the energies of the Sun & Earth.

Themes in ancient agrarian time for each Ember Week of the year

Spring:
Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Ash Wednesday, to give thanks for the rebirth of nature and for the gift of light (usually flowers are offered at this time).

Summer: Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Pentecost (fire of the Holy Spirit, renewing the minds of humanity), to give thanks for the wheat crop.

Autumn: Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the Feast of the Holy Cross (September 14), giving thanks for the grape harvest.

Winter: Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after Feast of St. Lucy (December 13), during the third week of Advent, to give thanks for the olive crop.

We are to be stable in the world.
within ourselves & without.
We are Disciples.
Shining forth in all six directions.
Degrees of light expanding at all angles.
Tight angles appear, wrong angles disappear.
Light of life measured in degrees.
Wisdom in numbers. Time & volume space molded
in the cube. .Degrees Expand. The Adept appears.

Halcyon – peace & quiet time.
Ember – thanksgiving, preparation.
All things that lead to Goodwill these days
before Hanukkah & the solstice & Christmas. Risa