Spiral Moon
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
The New Moon happened this week. I was so busy enjoying it that I forgot to write about it! This moon I call Spiral Moon.
Spiral Moon reminds us of the interconnection of all life, of all events. We are coming around again to Autumn, to Harvests, to salmon have spawned, and now return to the river banks. New life begins even as the old life comes to an end.
Today, there is a heat advisory in Portland. But by the time the full moon comes around, the mornings will be chilly and the wind will carry just a hint of the coming cold. Some Native American tribes called this the Moon when Salmon Return to the Earth.
Pacific salmon are born in fresh water streams, but live their lives in the ocean. Eventually, they return to the stream they were born in, spawn their eggs, and acknowledge that their life journey is done. They settle in at the edge of the stream to die.
It is here that wild bear and other animals come to feast, to build their reserves of protein and fat for the lean winter months. They bring many salmon carcases onto the banks of the stream. Here, the salmon serve one more vital purpose. Their decomposition provides nitrogen fertilizer for the conifers and other trees along the bank.
Nothing in nature is wasted, and everything has a purpose. Even death contributes something vital to the living. It is the spiral dance. Energy flowing through and around all living things. Days and nights passing as they do every year. Ceremonies taking place. Spiral Moon.
Be Well.
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Magnifico messaggio, mi piace:)