Organizing our Perception of Time.
A Change of the Seasons.
It’s Saturday, today, the day before the Autumn Equinox.
And what shall we do today?
Creating our autumn equinox altars today.
Our last day of summer (in N. Latitudes). Last day of winter for our friends in the S. Latitudes).
We fall asleep in one season & wake up in the next season.
The turning of the cycles of time, marked by equinoxes & solstices.
Our last day of Virgo. We awaken tomorrow in Libra.

Today, Saturday, Saturn’s day – September 21, 2024.
Ray 3 day of Divine Intelligence.
And also preparation for the Equinox – Autumn equinox (or spring equinox – depending where we are).
Our last day of Virgo (2/6), too.
With Taurus (4) moon illuminating us about the Equinox tomorrow. Calling us to the state of equipoise which is Right Human Relations.

Note the Rays today.
The Kingdom is always so colorful!
Today – Mercury (4) square Jupiter (2).
Venus (5) inconjunct Neptune (6).
Mercury (4) inconjunct Chiron & Sun (1, 5, 2) trine Pluto (1).
A complex day today – the heavens quite busy with planetary interactions.

What does the square, inconjunct, trine all mean?
Squares offer us a new direction.
Inconjuncts ask the elements to try & get along.
The Rays help as they step in.
And trines harmonize everything.

Equinoxes & Solstices
Times of seasonal change.
On the Cross of Life –
The guardianship of the earth changes.
The elements & the Rays change.

Equinox – the Sun is at the equator – calling humanity to
stand in poise, balance, calmness & harmony.
The qualities of Libra – the sign of choices.
Virgo has prepared us. We will bid adieu to Virgo tonight.
And wake up in Libra tomorrow.

From the Mother & Child & Father triangle.
To the balancing of the scales. The harmonizing of oppositions.
In contemplation with the Lord of the World tomorrow.
We look forward to it.
A gathering in the Ashram for Group Livingness at the equinox.
love, Risa

Artwork below.
The 24 Chinese Solar Seasons Poster Series
Bright Woo & Shabnam Shiwan:
The ’24 Chinese Solar Terms’ poster series with organic and painterly typographic lettering. ‘
Jie qi’ is a system of time that embodies traditional knowledge and the social practices through which the Chinese organize their perception of the regularity of seasons.
It is a component of the traditional Chinese calendars and its living applications, serving as a time frame for agricultural activities and daily life. Each poster is a work of art.