SAPPHIRE

 

Sapphire, the birthstone of September, is most commonly known as a vivid blue. In fact, these gemstones exist in a full spectrum of color, the reddest of them known as rubies. Some rare forms even change color depending on the light used to view them, a meditation on the hidden perspectives that exist all around us. That a sapphire manifests in so many varieties is a reminder of the multitudes we contain within us, and the endless potential for self-expression and purpose. Historically, sapphires represent wisdom and kindness, an enlightenment derived from inner peace and clarity. 

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H A R V E S T  M O O N

The moon usually rises almost an hour after sunset, marked by a clear division of total darkness between day and night. Due to the shifting axis of the earth, however, the Harvest Moon rises almost immediately, sunlight and moonlight bleeding into one another, two realms briefly overlapping. The Harvest Moon appears enormous, hanging low on the horizon and glowing a deep, incandescent orange. To witness this moon can be a revelation, a humbling distortion of distance and scale. The moon isn’t actually any bigger than any other night, but the fact that it sits so near to the horizon and the trees and houses we’re familiar with—as opposed to being stranded in a vast field of stars—makes it feel as though it’s hanging just out of reach.

 

F U L L  M O O N

September 25

The bird doesn’t call the creek
that name. The bird doesn’t call it anything.
I’m almost certain, though I’m certain
of nothing. There is solitude in this world
I cannot pierce. I would die for it.

-Ada Limón