A person may appear a fool and yet not be one. 

He may only be guarding his wisdom carefully.

 

Always forgive, but never forget,

 else you will be a prisoner of your own hatred,

 and doomed to repeat your mistakes forever

 

No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.

The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness.

If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.

 

What transforms this world is — knowledge. 

Nothing else can change anything in this world.

 Knowledge alone is capable of transforming the world, while at the same time leaving it exactly as it is. 

When you look at the world with knowledge, you realize that things are unchangeable

 and at the same time are constantly being transformed.

 

I do not pretend to be able to prove that there is no God. 

I equally cannot prove that Satan is a fiction. 

The Christian god may exist; 

so may the gods of Olympus, 

or of ancient Egypt, 

or of Babylon. 

But no one of these hypotheses is more probable than any other:

 they lie outside the region of even probable knowledge, 

and therefore there is no reason to consider any of them.

 

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, 

especially if there is no cat

 

Anhedonia refers to the reduced ability to experience pleasure. 

It has had an important place in many aspects of psychopathology since it was first described in the previous century,

and is still a feature of several types of psychiatric disorders and maladaptive behaviors.

  

The waiting can kill you. 

You make a decision and then the world has to turn. The consequences unfold, out of your hands. 

There's only one thing that seems clear in those quiet moments while you wait: whatever you choose, was wrong. 

We just wanna survive the storm. We pray, please God, just get me to the other side. 

We never imagine what it will be like when we get there. 

What if, when the storm passes, nothing's left? 

I always said I could handle anything. I was wrong. I was wrong about a lot of things.

But I was right about one thing

: I was right about this.

 

What are you afraid of losing 

When nothing in the World 

Actually belongs to you

 

October is its sunset sky; 

November the later twilight

 

We suffer more 

in Imagination 

than we do 

in Reality 

 

November 

The noons are more laconic 

and the sunsets sterner  

 

We mourn the blossoms of May because they are to whither;

 but we know that May is one day to have its revenge upon November, by the revolution of that solemn circle which never stops 

— which teaches us in our height of hope, ever to be sober, and in our depth of desolation, never to despair

 

The thinnest yellow light of November 

is more warming and exhilarating 

than any wine they tell of 

The mite which November contributes 

becomes equal in value 

to the bounty of July

 

Peering from some high window, 

at the gold of November sunset 

and feeling that if day has to become night, 

this is a beautiful way

 

In November you begin to know how long the winter will be

November is auspicious in so many parts of the country: 

the rice harvest is already in, 

the weather starts to cool, 

and the festive glow which precedes Christmas 

has began to brighten the landscape

 

 

This is the month of nuts and nutty thoughts 

that November whose name sounds so bleak and cheerless 

perhaps its harvest of thought 

is worth more than all the other crops of the year

November Beaver Moon

 

Wednesday November 5: Beaver Moon - Supermoon

 

Wednesday November 5: Beaver Moon - Supermoon 

 November is chill, frosted mornings 

with a silver sun rising behind the trees,

 red cardinals at the feeders, 

and squirrels running scallops along the tops of the gray stone walls

 Fallen leaves 

lying on the grass in the November sun 

bring more happiness 

than the daffodils

November Rain - Song by Guns N' Roses

 

When I look into your eyes
I can see a love restrained
But darlin' when I hold you
Don't you know I feel the same?

Nothin' lasts forever
And we both know hearts can change
And it's hard to hold a candle
In the cold November rain

We've been through this such a long long time
Just tryin' to kill the pain, ooh yeah
Love is always coming, love is always going
No one's really sure who's lettin' go today
Walking away

If we could take the time to lay it on the line
I could rest my head just knowin' that you were mine
All mine
So if you want to love me then darlin' don't refrain
Or I'll just end up walkin' in the cold November rain

Do you need some time on your own?
Do you need some time all alone?
Ooh, everybody needs some time on their own
Ooh, don't you know you need some time all alone

I know it's hard to keep an open heart
When even friends seem out to harm you
But if you could heal a broken heart
Wouldn't time be out to charm you?
Oh, oh, oh

Sometimes I need some time on my own
Sometimes I need some time all alone
Ooh, everybody needs some time on their own
Ooh, don't you know you need some time all alone

And when your fears subside
And shadows still remain, oh yeah
I know that you can love me when there's no one left to blame
So never mind the darkness, we still can find a way
'Cause nothin' lasts forever, even cold November rain

Don't ya think that you need somebody?
Don't ya think that you need someone?
Everybody needs somebody
You're not the only one
You're not the only one

 November always seems to be 

the Norway of the year

November

 

November

  

November

The Centaur, Sagittarius, am I, 
Born of Ixion's and the cloud's embrace; 
With sounding hoofs across the earth I fly, 
A steed Thessalian with a human face.
 
Sharp winds the arrows are with which I chase 
The leaves, half dead already with affright; 
I shroud myself in gloom; and to the race 
Of mortals bring nor comfort nor delight.
 

say November say

 

“November is chill, frosted mornings with a silver sun rising behind the trees, red cardinals at the feeders, and squirrels running scallops along the tops of the gray stone walls.”

“In November you begin to know how long the winter will be.”

“Peering from some high window, at the gold of November sunset and feeling that if day has to become night, this is a beautiful way.”

“The thinnest yellow light of November is more warming and exhilarating than any wine they tell of. The mite which November contributes becomes equal in value to the bounty of July.”

November. The noons are more laconic and the sunsets sterner  

November always seems to be the Norway of the year.

“Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils.”

“We mourn the blossoms of May because they are to whither;

 but we know that May is one day to have its revenge upon November, by the revolution of that solemn circle which never stops 

— which teaches us in our height of hope, ever to be sober, and in our depth of desolation, never to despair.”

“November is auspicious in so many parts of the country: the rice harvest is already in, the weather starts to cool, and the festive glow which precedes Christmas has began to brighten the landscape.”

“This is the month of nuts and nutty thoughts — that November whose name sounds so bleak and cheerless — perhaps its harvest of thought is worth more than all the other crops of the year.”

Happy Samhain

 

Samhain is observed from sunset on October 31st to sunset on November 1st. 

It is the celebration that is the origin of Halloween. 

Samhain was first observed by Celtic Pagans. 

Samhain marked the Celtic New Year, the end of summer, and the end of the harvest season

October 31 became known as All Hallows Eve, or Halloween, and contained much of the traditional pagan practices before being adopted in 19th-century America through Irish immigrants bringing their traditions across the ocean

For the Celts, who lived during the Iron Age in what is now Ireland, Scotland, the U.K. and other parts of Northern Europe, Samhain (meaning literally, in modern Irish, “summer's end”) marked the end of summer and kicked off the Celtic new year

According to the later Dindsenchas and the Annals of the Four Masters—which were written by Christian monks—Samhain in ancient Ireland was associated with a god or idol called Crom Cruach.

Samhain, also known as the origin of Halloween, was a powerful and special demon of Hell and was one of the 66 Seals. He could only rise when summoned by two powerful witches through three blood sacrifices over three days, with the last sacrifice day on the final harvest, Halloween.

If we define it as a celebration of the pre-Christianization or kind of the Mexican Day of the Dead or the Irish Samhain, the Viking did have that kind of celebration. The Vikings themselves had the celebrations called the Blóts

In addition to being a time to honor family members, friends and pets who have passed away, Samhain is the final harvest holiday and marks the end—and therefore beginning—of a new cycle on the Wheel. Most Wiccans believe in reincarnation and view death as simply another stage of life.

The name Halloween comes from a Scottish shortening of All Hallows' Eve 

In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor saints. Soon after, All Saints Day came to incorporate some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before All Saints Day was known as All Hallows Eve, and later, Halloween.

Many Christians believe that participating in Halloween is a form of involvement in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness, which is forbidden in Scripture: Ephesians 5:7-15. Don't participate in the things these people do. For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord

On the night of October 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future.

Samhain was known in Ireland as the “Lord of Darkness”. The Druid religion was practiced by ancient Celtic tribes that populated Ireland and parts of Europe. This religion worshipped Samhain, the Lord of Darkness. Some writings also speak of Samhain as the “Lord of the Dead”

All Hallows Eve eventually became Halloween. “Although All Saints Day is actually on November 1, the Celts began their festivals at sunset, so the holiday began on the evening before (Oct. 31)

 

You don’t drown by falling in the water

You drown by staying there

 

Learn to appreciate the things you have 

before time forces you appreciate the things you once had

 

People are more what they hide 

than what they show

 

No matter how many mistakes you make 

or how slow you progress

you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying

 

He who blames others 

has a long way to go on his journey 

He who blames himself 

is halfway there 

He who blames noone 

has already arrived 

 

If you deeply observe 

Everything 

is your Teacher 

 

If you really want to do something, 

you’ll find a way

If you don’t, 

you’ll find an excuse

 Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak

sometimes it means you are strong enough 

and smart enough 

to let go and move on

 

Trying to be someone else 

is a waste of the person you are

 Too many people buy things they don’t need 

with money they don’t have 

to impress people they don’t know

 

Sometimes you need to distance yourself 

to see things clearly

 

You cannot change what you refuse to confront

 

You can steer yourself any direction you choose. 

You're on your own. 

And you know what you know. 

And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go

 

Don’t think of cost

Think of value

 

The most beautiful carpet is the carpet made of autumn leaves!

 

Autumn carries more gold in its pocket 

than all the other seasons

 There is no season 

when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, 

and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings 

as now in October

 For man, Autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together.

 For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.

 things to love about October

Crystal clear sky
Fallen leaves
Horror movies
Pumpkin spice latte
Halloween
Trick or Treat

 

The skies they were ashen and sober;

The leaves they were crisped and sere --

The leaves they were withering and sere;

It was night in the lonesome October

Of my most immemorial year:

 In the entire circle of the year 

there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October… 

no days so calm, 

so tenderly solemn, 

and with such a reverent meekness in the air

 October

 the heady aroma of the frost-kissed apples, 

the winey smell of ripened grapes, 

the wild-as-the-wind smell of hickory nuts, 

and the nostalgic whiff of that first wood smoke

Anne Frank

 

You have to feel sorry for Anne Frank First her diary gets published, which is every teenage girl's worst nightmare Then she doesn't get any money for it, which is every Jew's worst nightmare .

Have you heard the Anne Frank knock knock joke Knock Knock FUCK! .

People making jokes about the holocaust is not funny Anne Frankly I won't stand for it ,

 October is the month for painted leaves. 

Their rich glow now flashes round the world. 

As fruits and leaves and the day itself acquire a bright tint

 just before they fall, 

so the year near its setting

 a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, 

and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.

 It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. 

We have no scar to show for happiness. 

We learn so little from peace.

 

• Tuesday October 7: Hunters Moon - Harvest Moon - Supermoon 
• Wednesday November 5: Beaver Moon - Supermoon 
• Sunday December 4: Cold Moon - Supermoon 

the Harvest Moon is always the full Moon that occurs closest to the September equinox. Most years, it falls in September; every three years, it falls in October. (Astronomical seasons do not match up with the lunar month.) If the Harvest Moon occurs in October, the September full Moon is usually called the Corn Moon instead. Similarly, the Hunter’s Moon always follows the Harvest Moon. 

October 7 2025 Hunter’s Moon

 

Tonight is officially 2025's Harvest Moon night, marking the first of three supermoons that will close out 2025

you can spot the full Moon rising above the eastern horizon just as the Sun is setting.

October Full Moon - Hunter's Moon - Harvest Moon - Supermoon