Today is the first of the harvest Sabbats, Lughnasadh. A day when we look to all that we have sown and begin to reap our harvests, be it positive or negative, fruitful or barren. Today we celebrate Lugh of the Long Arm, Celtic god of light and the harvest, who killed Balor the Baneful (interestingly enough, in a story similar to the Biblical David and Goliath). Today we celebrate Summer, in all its warmth and sunlight, and are aware of the ending of this season drawing ever closer.
And today I am aware of how very much I'm sounding like a Haggadah. "Why is this night different from all other nights?" Because I say it is, dang it! Why, yes, I did grow up celebrating Passover, why do you ask?
The point of this post, though, is harvesting what we plant. The law of returns. Call it what you will. What we put out into the universe, our energy and thoughts and words, will eventually return to us. If we put out positivity, love and light, as much kindness as we can manage, we will get positive results in return. It could be an unexpected word of support, finding exactly what you need for the price you can afford, or even just nebulous positive energy floating around you. If you put out negativity, hatred and prejudice, that will come back to you, too, in the form of not getting something you need, psychic, emotional, or physical illness, and people just plain not liking you. You tell me, which one sounds nicer? Personally, I'm going to go with the positive one.
So, remember during this time of the harvest festivals, that what you plant, sow, or put out is what you'll be harvesting, reaping or receiving somewhere down the line. It won't necessarily be immediate--plenty of nasty people get seemingly good things all the time and vice versa--but it will happen, either in this life or a future one. Keep your eyes open.
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