The leaves are changing. Have you noticed? Here in the midwest, the green ocean of corn and beans has started turning golden as harvest time approaches. The overwhelming backdrop of green that came from spring and brought summer is fading into the multi-color, breathtaking beauty of autumn’s renewal. There is so much about this season that I love.

To know me, you must know that I am an autumn child and the ‘Ber months are my heart’s home. Each year I feel as though this season brings new light, new perspective, and new illuminated truths. It is the most spiritual time of the year, not only for me but for the world. We see it in the reflection of fake spirituality that pops up for the coming holidays. Underneath the mask, so much beauty exists.

This year, my revelation has to do with energy. Broadly, most people know and accept that life gives energy. We eat living foods for nourishment because we need the energy they give. Plants emit life giving energy. The sun showers us with energy. Human contact exchanges energy. Words spoken are full of energy, creative and destructive. The energy of growth supports life in the physical world. What I see all around me now is how the descent of what we call death also gives energy. Often, we look at death as a loss and as something that pulls energy out of life. Ol’ Albert told us that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed. I think he had this revelation too, in some form. I see the transition of living energy into spiritual energy. As the physical world around us embraces death, the spiritual world is coming alive! Can you see it?