by Jessie Cross | Sep 17, 2026 | Animal Medicine, Autumn Equinox
What migrating geese can teach us about shared effort, instinct, belonging, changing seasons and the wisdom of leaving at the right time You usually hear them before you see them. There’s a distant chorus overhead. Then another. You look up, and there they are....
by Jessie Cross | Sep 15, 2026 | Michaelmas
The forgotten September 29 feast where St. Michael, harvest customs, quarter days, blackberries and the coming dark meet. There’s a strange little holiday sitting at the end of September that most of us barely notice anymore. It arrives one week after the Autumn...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 15, 2026 | Michaelmas, Plant Medicine
The Strange Michaelmas Folklore Behind Blackberries, the Púca & an Ancient Autumn Warning There comes a point every autumn when, according to old British and Irish folklore, you should stop eating blackberries. Not because the harvest is officially over. And not...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 13, 2026 | Harvest Festivals
The ancient rhythm of fasting, gratitude, harvest and seasonal reckoning that once paused the year four times There used to be pauses built into the year. (Sounds pretty good to me, right?) Not holidays, exactly. Not festivals in the way we usually think of them,...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 13, 2026 | Harvest Festivals, Plant Medicine
From sacred oaks and protective folklore to mast years, hidden roots and the quiet magic of becoming There’s something almost ridiculous about an acorn. You can hold one between two fingers. Slip it into a coat pocket. Lose it beneath the couch cushions and forget...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 12, 2026 | Autumn Equinox, Harvest Festivals
What Trees Can Teach Us About Reclaiming, Preparing and Releasing What’s Reached the End of Its Season It’s that time of year again. Every autumn, the memes arrive. You know exactly what I’m talking about. The pics of trees showing us how beautiful...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 3, 2026 | Autumn Equinox, Fairies, Mushroom Magic
Why mushroom circles appear, what fungi are really doing beneath the soil, and how fairy folklore turned these strange natural boundaries into portals, warnings, and places of magic. Walk across a lawn or meadow after a stretch of fall rain and you may find something...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 2, 2026 | Animal Medicine, Autumn Equinox
The science behind autumn spider season, plus Arachne, ancient folklore, weaving and fate, witchcraft, and the spiritual meaning of spider encounters There’s a particular moment every fall when it seems to happen all at once. You walk through a web on the way to the...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 1, 2026 | Autumn Equinox
Why true equal day and night comes after the autumn equinox, and what this overlooked astronomical threshold can teach us about balance, transition, and seasonal magic. Every September, the same sentence starts making the rounds. “The autumn equinox is the day...
by Jessie Cross | Aug 2, 2026 | Journal Prompts, Lughnasadh
Halfway between the Solstice and the Equinox is the natural moment to ask: What did you plant, what actually grew, and what needs to go before autumn? How are you guys doing? So, nobody really warns you about this part of the year. The Summer Solstice gets all the...
by Jessie Cross | Aug 1, 2026 | Lughnasadh, Shadow Work
Why Lughnasadh brings up scarcity mindset, comparison, and the fear that your effort wasn’t enough. Every Lughnasadh post (including a bunch of my own) is about gratitude and golden fields and bread rising in the oven. Which is real. That really is a lot of the...
by Jessie Cross | Aug 1, 2026 | Kitchen Witchery, Lughnasadh
Lammas literally means “loaf mass.” Here’s the alchemy hiding in your kitchen, plus a really simple sourdough recipe. So, Lammas means “loaf mass.” Not “festival where bread shows up.” Not “harvest party with some baked...
by Jessie Cross | Jul 31, 2026 | Lughnasadh
First harvest rituals for apartment dwellers and folks who don’t have a single acre of wheat You don’t grow wheat. You’ve never threshed anything in your life. The closest you’ve come to a harvest is watching your tomato plant produce four (4)...
by Jessie Cross | Jul 30, 2026 | Lughnasadh
Two harvest traditions, one August morning, and why the difference actually changes how you practice. If you’ve spent any time reading about the harvest season, you’ve probably noticed something a little odd. Half the internet calls August 1st Lughnasadh,...
by Jessie Cross | Jul 29, 2026 | Lion's Gate 8/8, Numerology
What Pythagoras, Chinese numerology, and the eight-spoked wheel all figured out about this number long before it had anything to do with Leo season Every Lion’s Gate post (mine included) mentions the numerology in passing. Eight is powerful. Eight is infinity....
by Jessie Cross | Jul 29, 2026 | Lion's Gate 8/8
What to Expect After the Lion’s Gate Portal (The Integration No One Talks About) So, the internet will tell you everything about August 8th and almost nothing about August 9th and the days that follow. Let’s fix that. Every Lion’s Gate post (mine...
by Jessie Cross | Jul 28, 2026 | Crystals, Lion's Gate 8/8
Carnelian, obsidian, and quartz complete the list (see general meanings, then the specific 8/8 tie-in for each) So, quick recap for anyone just joining my Lion’s Gate series. Lion’s Gate is the window where Sirius (the “Spiritual Sun”) rises...
by Jessie Cross | Jul 15, 2026 | Lion's Gate 8/8
For the Body That’s Ready to Do Something More Than Just Write It Down So, an intention on paper is maybe 10% of the work when it comes to manifestation. You can write the most gorgeous, specific, nervous-system-informed intention on earth and it’ll still...
