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 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 | Sep 23, 2025 | Autumn Equinox, Celebrations, Crystals, Plant Medicine
As the sun balances on the threshold between light and dark, the equinox arrives like a breath between heartbeats. It’s poised, potent, and brimming with magic. Whether it’s the spring equinox’s invitation to rebirth or the autumn equinox’s call to release and...
by Jessie Cross | Sep 21, 2025 | Autumn Equinox, Celebrations, Harvest Festivals, Lunar, The Descent
The autumn equinox is a threshold moment in the year. It’s a brief pause when day and night stand in perfect balance before the scales tip toward the dark. For many, this season is rich with symbolism. It’s a time of harvest, gratitude, letting go, and...