The arrival of autumn is often a welcome reprieve from the frenzy of summer and back-to-school activities. Like the deciduous tree withdrawing energy from its leaves after a fruitful summer, autumn likewise encourages us to slow down, go within and let go of excess.

The daylight hours have steadily been getting shorter each day since the Midsummer Solstice in June. Now as the Sun enters the scales of Libra at the Autumn Equinox, there’s no mistaking the shorter days.

Day and night hang in the balance of perfect equality before night begins to tip the scales in its favor.

At this time of equanimity, nature invites us to take stock of the past season’s harvest, measure our wins and losses and plan for winter accordingly. What bore fruit and what didn’t? What’s been given too much weight and what’s been neglected? Have we made mountains out of molehills and made light of our deepest desires and longings?

Now’s the time to assess and adjust where we’ll put our energy in the coming days and weeks.