Autumn Equinox

The Druid name for 'Autumn Equinox' is 'Alban Elfed' meaning 'Light of Water' because this moment is the gateway to the half of the year in which darkness dominates. Much as we love the long days, sunshine and warmth of summer we are invited now to surrender to [thus becoming co-creative with] the inevitable shrinking of light and warmth and the escalation of darkness and cold...

'Light of Water' refers to the spiritual wisdom quality of water to flow harmoniously as part of nature, with a minimum of pointless struggle or denial. To transit the next 3 months to Winter Solstice with EASE rather than UN-EASE we need to become like water and GO WITH THE FLOW - letting go our attachments to the delights of summer.

This sung Druidic circle dance was developed by Nickomo & Rasullah from the traditional Druid theme of symbolic movements embodying the chant of "Let flow, Light of Water, Let Flow!" and the mystical sound "A-I-O" - the Druid version of the Vedic "Om" sound. The "I" in A-I-O refers to the equinoctial straight line between where the sun rises and sets. The 'A' refers to the sunrise points at the solstices as they bisect the circle of celebrants or stones, and the 'O' is the circle of dancers or ritual celebrants.