1.0The Queen of My Selfhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyselfDonna Heneshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/author/dhenesThe Autumnal Equinox - The Queen of My Selfrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="dS1fxOz74k"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/2010/09/the-autumnal-equinox.html">The Autumnal Equinox</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/thequeenofmyself/2010/09/the-autumnal-equinox.html/embed#?secret=dS1fxOz74k" width="600" height="338" title="“The Autumnal Equinox” — The Queen of My Self" data-secret="dS1fxOz74k" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The Autumn Equinox today ushers in the dark season. The season of diminished light. From now until the Vernal Equinox, six months hence, the nights will be longer than the days. Shade and chill prevail. The year, the season, the sun, are slowing down, growing cold, getting old. The insidious forces of death sweep in…