Hello Wild Soul,
How are you as we move towards Autumn?
Monday 22nd September marks the Autumn Equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere, and in astronomical terms, it is the beginning of the Autumn season. If you are new here, or would like to dive a little deeper into the changing energy at this time of the year, you may wish to catch up with our Autumn Equinox blog post.
With the rain and winds this past week, I have found myself craving soups and stews, reaching for a cosy cardigan, and getting into bed a little earlier in the evening. Have you noticed any changes to your rhythm yet?
The Fruit Harvest
The Autumn Equinox (or Mabon) is often thought of as the second harvest festival of the year, (the first being Lammas: the grain harvest).
Mabon, is the time when fruit is becoming ripe and is gathered in from the trees and hedgerows. This year, the harvest seems especially abundant, and we have been enjoying stewing fruits to top porridge, fill crumbles and make jams and syrups.
The Woodland Trust have a great guide to foraging in September for some top tips, identification and recipes to make the most of Autumn’s bounty.
Seed Gathering Season
The Autumn Equinox also marks the start of The Tree Council’s seed gathering season. They have some brilliant resources available online, to support anyone who wants to have a go at planting their own trees from seed. You can download their Tree Grower’s Guide here.
We have loved nurturing a little nursery of Elder, Rowan and Ash trees that we grew from last year’s seed and will be out gathering more in the coming weeks.
We have been working with some glorious woods for this collection, inspired by the abundance of Autumn, wild shapes, and the rich colours and markings in the woods.
Here is a sneak peak!
We are also excited to tell you that we have been working with a brand new wood for this collection too. An Autumn icon, the Horse Chestnut tree.
Horse Chestnut Energy & Symbolism: Expansion, Potential, Growth, Hope
Horse Chestnut, aka the Conker tree, was introduced to Britain in the late 16th century and has since become a symbol of the Autumn season. Its leaves are one of the first to change colour and fall as we crunch them underfoot in our search for their plump, shiny conkers.
In Spring, their large, sticky buds open up like vivid green palms, welcoming us to a new season of growth. Their large, conic flowers decorate the trees in early Summer as if to announce the potential of the year ahead.
The windfallen Horse Chestnut wood that we have worked into a moon pendant has such unique character too.
Our Smoulder Sticks are back!
Crafted with our vibrant, homegrown herbs and flowers, our smoulder sticks are intended to support your wellbeing rituals.
Wishing you all a little magic on this new moon
Nic x
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