Late Summer

Late Summer in ancient China is what we think of now as the Harvest Season.  There is a distinct energy to this season even if it is no longer recognized as such.  It is the season associated with the element Earth.  The hexagram in the I Ching associated with the months of late summer, July and August, is the trigram for Heaven above the trigram for Earth.  It is called "Stillness".  Everything is as it is supposed to be.  Nature is still so fruit can ripen.  Survival is easy.  The weather is mild, and you need only step outside to find dinner growing along the side of the road.  Only sometimes its just out of reach. . .

Unless you happen to be arboreal.