As summer comes to a close, we’re about to enter a state of transition — a time when we look back on the past season and reflect on our accomplishments, goals, and intentions. The perfect time to do this is during the Harvest Moon, the full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox (the first day of fall).

 

Harvest Moons can serve as a reminder to “harvest the crops” in our own life, or reflect on our progress, let go of the unnecessary, and set new goals for the upcoming season. Just like in Mother Nature, some seasons are abundant, and others are a little rough. But through our experiences and mistakes, we learn more about ourselves and can bounce back feeling stronger, wiser, and ready to take on new goals.

 

As the wheel of life spins round and round, it is there at the center of the cyclone where clarity and stillness reside. This center is our connection to the divine; it is a balancing of duality: of yin and yang, of feminine and masculine, light and dark, success and failure, creation and receptivity. It is where our habits and patterns become illuminated, and we experience awakening—despite the chaos and commotion that is swirling all around us.