14/12/2025
We are in the light of Te takanga o te Rā (Solstice). This is a significant time as we observe Te Rā make his move from the Atua of Summer, Hineraumati, and begin his gradual return to the Atua of Winter, Hinetakurua. As the earth warms and becomes ready for our maara, we too are primed for growth. The preparation of your maara during the cooler seasons will be showing the results.
You may find yourself clearing and cleaning your whare with a bit more rigour. The feeling of spatial cleanliness to herald new frequencies of light. Are you preparing to create? Re-create? Design and colour?
And to observe the flowering of Pōhutukawa just adds another dimension. The energy is rising but on the inside. For me, I'm feeling it internally but have no desire to be outside except early mornings and early evenings. The birds know, I follow them.
Image: (In Flower) Te Waha O Rerekohu, reputed to be the largest Pōhutukawa tree in the world, in the grounds of Te Waha O Rerekohu Area School, Te Araroa, photographed 1964-1965 by Gladys M Goodall.
Second image: "Magic Bus" photographed 2018 by Joanne Hakaraia.
