Happy New Year! Or is it? 

While large parts of the world celebrate the start of a new calendar year on January 1st, much of the world celebrates the New Year at other times. Many cultures base their New Year on events in Nature, astronomical events, or a combination of both.

In this episode, Thom explains the basis for the Vedic New Year and the rationale behind it. 

While it isn’t celebrated as ‘enthusiastically’ as New Year is in the West, it marks a significant stage in the rhythm of life and is worthy of our attention each time it comes around, even if we have another New Year celebration that’s more significant to us.

Episode Highlights:

[00:45] The Gregorian Calendar

[01:41] Cues From Nature

[03:24] Solstices and Equinoxes

[04:46] Yuletide

[05:51] Gap Week

[07:39] Vernal Equinox

[09:01] Spring - When We See the Fecundity of the Earth

[10:47] Creating Additional Joy

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