Greetings to all celebrating the flow of Earth’s successive seasons! Here in the Northern Hemisphere Fall’s arrival exhilarates, portending harvest bounties, cool evenings and soon leaves ablaze with vivid colors. Those in the Southern Hemisphere thrill to the triumph of Spring’s warmth over frigid Winter. Nature rouses from stasis to surge forth with renewed vigor.
We who luxuriate in vital, carnal existence embrace these seasonal pivot points for we resonate with the majestic cycles of our precious, fragile island in space. Our cognizance invokes humble respect as we seek an ever-deepening understanding of our beautiful and dreadful Earth. May this new season herald an abundance of joy for all of like minds!
In the Haunted Hudson Valley, we rejoice as the tenebrous Halloween season rushes towards us. Chill breezes now waft falling leaves swirling through the lengthening nights. Soon Samhain will sweep us up in its dark mysteries—we can hardly wait!
—Magus Peter H. Gilmore