Some years ago I realised that the names of the days of the week relate to the same planets in many languages and that got me wondering about the names of the months – which aren’t!
It struck me that relating the name of a day to a planet opened up a whole rich level of symbolism and meaning and I thought it was a shame we couldn’t do the same for months. So, I decided to come up with a keyword/theme/symbol for each month that made sense to me. I’ve been following that since, and in that scheme, June is the month of light. I chose that because, in the northern hemisphere, where I live, its the month with the most light (including the longest day). I know for some of you it’s the month with the least light, so I encourage you to come up with your own themes, which make most sense to you, or that you stick with June being the month of light and see what you can discover about winter light.
It’s hard to actually see light, but the way light plays with us, and with the rest of the world, is beautiful to explore.
I’m aware that, in choosing this particular image, which I only took yesterday, it immediately speaks to me of “light at the end of the tunnel” – so if you’re looking for some light at the end of a tunnel, here’s an image just for you!
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