Amidst everything that has occurred over the last month, we find ourselves transitioning into a new element/season here in the Southern Hemisphere - Autumn.
Autumn calls us to rest in stillness and receptivity. The peak of expression will come around again; the Yang will always follow the Yin. But notice how collectively we struggle to yield to the Yin, to the darker, slower, less externally-focused aspects of life.
The Autumn season is aligned with the Lung and Large Intestine organ-meridian pairs (note how they personify release, purification and refinement), and is governed by the Metal element. Ancient Daoist's noticed that condensation would be captured at the bottom of their copper pots, before it would coalesce and later release. The Metal element attracts the water, purifies it, and then releases the water into our 'Seat of Wisdom', getting us ready for the Winter Water months where we need an accumulation of Water (Yin) so we can resonate with this ultimate season of Yin, stillness and rest.
Over the next few weeks, we hope to share with you the ways to connect to nature, to the trees and the moon, and information to help you transition smoothly through Autumn, and find your own rhythm with the seasons and cycles of nature.