Greetings, Gifted Reader!
Yes, Gypsy Stars is late (again!) in posting this
blog, but it’s that crazy time of year. You know, this is the period
when those of us in North America celebrate a plethora of holidays. Beginning with
Halloween (or All Hallows Eve, or Day of the Dead) to Thanksgiving to Hanukkah
to Christmas to Kwanzaa to New Year’s (not just on January 1, but beyond with all the various Asian New Years), most of us find ourselves hustling and bustling
in an effort to party.
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| Persian cat...meow |
Gypsy Stars would like to know exactly what holidays you participate in and, more importantly, why?
Did you do Halloween this year? Did you wear a costume or go
trickin' for treats like me? Meow.
And what are your plans for Thanksgiving, or as some label
it—a national day of mourning for the First Peoples, or the Indigenous, of this
mainland? Read about how Thanksgiving is celebrated in other countries,
including Grenada and Japan:
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Soon, it will be Christmas and yet another new year. Are you
ready for a rebirth or renewal of spirit at this cold and bleak time? Or, does
celebrating a new year in the dead of winter, on January 1, not make sense to you?
Wouldn’t you feel more renewed in early spring
when the Sun moves into Aries, the beginning of the Zodiac, and blooming flowers?
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| Spring roses |
What is it about fall and death, anyway? Gypsy Stars
recently lost a very close friend and re-examined this time of year.
While leaves end their cycles by falling from trees and leaving bare branches
behind, other wonders of Nature also hibernate during this season. It's no
coincidence that fall coincides with the Astrological sign Scorpio and the
Eighth House—the ruler of death and regeneration. No wonder we celebrate so
much during this time when heavy thoughts and feelings threaten to permeate our souls.
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| Spring deer |
Dear Gifted Reader, I leave you with this wish for peace and light during these dark
times.
Remember you can friend Gypsy Stars on Facebook and 'like' The Urban Goddess fan page, too. And, we have T_zing t-shirts on Café Press.
Good luck, light and love,
Gypsy Stars
