Season of the Soul

Writes Lorella Flego . . .

Autumn is the season of the soul. As the leaves just fall and let go of everything, so do we have to let go of the past and situations that are not ours anymore.

We all struggle, we all feel pain. Autumn is the season to become a little more introspective and to connect with the mystery and magic that is so tangible this time of year. In autumn, we are preparing ourselves to be reborn with the new year. This is a time of turning inward as we begin exploring our “underground” selves – our dreams and our intuitive powers.

As we watch leaves fluttering to the ground, we are reminded that nature’s cycles are mirrored in our lives. Autumn is a time for letting go and releasing things that have been a burden. All the religious traditions pay tribute to such acts of relinquishment. Autumn is the right time to practice getting out of the way and letting Spirit take charge of our lives.

Autumn reminds us of the impermanence of everything. We have experienced the budding of life in spring and the flowerings and profusions of summer. Now the leaves fall and bare branches remind us of the fleeting nature of all things.

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Autumn: Season of Transformation and Surrender
• Time to Go Inwards
• Autumnal Thoughts and Visions (2022)
• Autumn . . . Within and Beyond (2021)
• Autumn . . . Within and Beyond (2018)
• Autumn . . . Within and Beyond (2016)
• O Sacred Season of Autumn
• “Thou Hast Thy Music Too”
• Autumn Psalm
• “This Autumn Land Is Dreaming”
• Autumn’s “Wordless Message”
• Autumnal (and Rather Pagan) Thoughts on the Making of “All Things New”
• Brigit Anna McNeill on Hearing the Wild and Natural Call to Go Inwards
• The Autumn Garden (2024)
• The Autumn Garden (2022)
• Photo of the Day – October 11, 2024
• Autumn Branches
• Autumn Sky
• October Vignettes (2023)
• October Afternoon
• Photo of the Day – October 4, 2021
• Love’s the Only Dance

Images: Michael J. Bayly.