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August 11, 2025 27 mins

A podcast about seasonal change, human festivals and what connects us. Learn more.

On this episode: As the Thunder moon becomes the Sturgeon moon, we collect the first harvest and find links between the festivals of Lammas and Pride.

Links:

* Spot the Summer Triangle

* How to make a Corn Dolly

* They/Them, by David Gate, dedicated to Nex Benedict

* Hire Michelle!

* TAA episode about the Summer Solstice & Matariki

A correction: Michelle has corrected me that the Lammas fields are not cut, the animals are just brought in to graze on the long grasses. These meadows are actually a really interesting holdover from pre-enclosure communal farming! About Lammas Meadows

References:

* The Wheel of the Year, Teresa Moorey & Jane Brideson

* The Secret Lives of Colour, Kassia St. Clair

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

00:47 Waning Thunder

01:40 Gods of the Storms

04:10 How Thunder Forms

06:39 Return of the Night (& Perseids!)

07:32 The Summer Triangle

08:50 Cygnus & Phaethon

11:53 Season of Duality

12:24 The Sturgeon Moon

13:08 Blackberries & Plums

14:35 Lammas, or Lughnasadh

19:23 Celebrating Pride

20:50 On True Names and Rainbows

25:13 New Podcast Artwork(!)

25:59 Conclusion

Transcript https://perilunucy.substack.com/p/13-between-stormcloud-and-rainbow



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