At Sapattu we live close to the land; we garden, growing most of our food; we walk the dog several times a day; and we feed birds summer and winter.  Heat and cold, rain and sun, our daily routine changes as the seasons change.  

Part of our spiritual discipline has become noting the changes we see on the land and the changes in our selves by celebrating the various seasonal holidays.  The occasions we observe include Candlemas, Spring Equinox, Beltane, Summer Solstice, Lammas, Fall Equinox, Halloween, Winter Solstice.   

Eight times a year we also to pause, take stock of our lives and reflect on the rhythm of the seasons.  Those quiet days are times of "Seasonal Silence."  We invite you to join us for those contemplative days.             

This year the Summer Solstice occurred on June 20th. It is the day when the sun exerts maximum power on the northern hemisphere as its rays strike us head-on.  It is the day of more hours of daylight than any other during the year.  

The season surrounding that day is the time of full outer manifestation on the physical plane.  We tend gardens, plant fields, and play in the great out-of-doors. We even lay in sunny meadows and stretch out on sandy beaches as if to capture the penetrating, life-giving rays of the sun.  

In the midst of our flourish of activity, if we are observant nature also reminds us that all things reach their fulfillment and then change. Grasses and flowers only last so long.  In our personal lives what seems like decline may really be a deepening of understanding about the real nature of living and dying. Decline of one aspect of life is an opportunity to focus on different facet of our lives.  

As we go about the labor and recreation here are some questions that might take us below the surface, questions that might be worthy of consideration:  

•  How does my work in the world offer light and warmth to others?

• As fruits and vegetables reach maturity, what is ripening in me as the warm days of summer continue?

•  As the rays of the sun warm me physically, what summer delights warm my soul?

• As the blessings of summer surround me, how am I blinded to the gifts of the earth?

JOIN US FOR A DAY OF "SEASONAL SILENCE." These days give a opportunity to reflect on the seasons and our own spiritual journeys.

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