Plant the seeds of fruit consumed in Ritual. If they sprout, they will grow with love as a symbol of union with the God and Goddess. On the fall or Autumnal Equinox, near September 21st. This brings us to the close of the Wheel of the Year. It is a time of leave taking and sorrow as well.
Balance is again a central issue as day and night are once again equal.
This is a major Harvest festival. It is the time of the Goddess in Her aspect of Crone. Nature declines, readying for winter and its time of rest. The God prepares to leave his physical body and begin the great adventure into the unseen, toward renewal and rebirth through the Goddess. The Goddess nods in the weakening sun though fire burns within Her womb.