Almost Equinox

I seem to be juggling in too many dimensions! There are too many things on my 'To Do' list that require finishing as well as the ever present house work that always gets shelved -- later, manana. The sun is warm, the skies blue for the first time in ages so I abandon everything for a few moments to warm my bones as I drink a welcome cuppa. My cat contentedly warms his fur and all is well in our world.

I'm thinking of the ritual I'll be celebrating with friends this evening. At this time of Equinox and Harvest - what is abundant in my life? It's ----- spiders!! My small garden is rich in spiders and their intricate, delicate webs. Webs patiently spun, patiently maintained and seemingly insistently placed where I have to walk through them. At least my spider with the missing leg has learnt and has re-spun her web to form an arch that I can walk through. I just have to remember to duck.

Cygnus Review arrived yesterday full of inspiring books and writings. One of the articles was about the signs and signals in our lives. Does the Universe communicate with us through signs as Denise Linn says in her book 'Signposts'? Do we each have certain symbols that act as markers for the right path to choose?

I moved home almost a year ago. For some time I'd mulled over the possibility of moving but put away the thought as too scary. Then, one morning, rushing for a bus, my eye was caught by a HUGE poster proclaiming "It's time to move". It was actually about mortgages and a prominent building society but the message was clear to me.

So, what does Spider signify? Appropriately, at this time of equal light and dark, she is about balance and harmony. A symbol of the weaving of time and space. She is patient, knowing there is a right time for everything -- but she also warns us not to get caught up! Spider is patient and trusting, she spins her web and then simply waits for her food to arrive. She reminds us not to push the river, to waste our energies; things come to us at the right time. For all things there is a season.