Harvest Moons and the Seeds of Our Faith How the fall equinox, and the science of ancient astronomy, helped shape religions.
It is the time of the Second Harvest, the Autumnal Equinox, or, the First Day of Fall.
It is the time of the Second Harvest, the Autumnal Equinox, or, the First Day of Fall.
It is the moment of the last equal day and night, before we go into the Dark of Winter.
A Pagan symbol for this time, as was the Green Man the symbol for the abundance of the fields and woods, is the Stag or the Lord of the Hunt, wearing an antler cap, as depicted in ancient cave drawings.
At the Equinox, we stand at the threshold between leaving the summer months of light and abundance, and the winter months of darkness and Spirit.
The Equinox signaled to our hunter-gatherer ancestors that it was the season of hunting, since the harvests of the fields were nearly finished.
The colors associated with this holiday are red and brown, symbolizing the changing tree leaves, and the drying and withering vegetation as nature ends its cycle of abundance, draws back its bounty and prepares for the winter season and its time of rest.
