Empress of the Dark Forest Autumn Tonic

The days grow shorter and the dark rises up from the land so early.  Days and nights grow colder and the last of the autumn's harvest is stored for winter. We enter the between time, not yet winter not past fall.

Large pots of savory root and winter squash soup bubble on the stove.  Wollens are pulled from closets and fires are built at dawn and in the evening for warmth.  Baked treats fill the house with the smell of comfort and sweet spice.  The last of the summer herbs are hanging to dry all around the house. 

Our attention begins to turn inward. Our energies come home as colder days and nights keep us closer to the hearth. We are often more able to "go into the deep" at this time of the year.  Access to other realms is startlingly easy. Dreams may be more vivid, we may seem to 'know' things without knowing how, we may be prone to day dreams, or we may hear the whispers or see shadows of dear departed loved ones.

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