The Art of Abscission
Towards the end of autumn, Mother Nature speeds up the process of discarding. On the best days, leaves fall like golden snow into our faces or land as graceful little artworks on our doorsteps, whispering, “let grow by letting go” before the winds carry them away.
Nature’s Lesson in Release
The process of nature’s shedding of leaves and needles is called abscission. Stemming from the Latin ab- meaning “away,” and scindere meaning “to cut,” this is nature’s way of preserving energy for the coming winter.
Yet the abscission process also doubles as a reproductive act, as fruits, seeds, and cones are released into the world to begin new life.
This time of year is a beautiful reminder to trim our own life-stems and let go of the ideas, feelings, and stories we no longer need to carry into the future.
It is the season of housekeeping within our inner homes, where we prepare for a new cycle by releasing old leaves—trusting that they have served their purpose and are now free to fly away with the autumn winds.
The Season of Inner Housekeeping
The astrological eclipses of autumn bring change. And with change comes the need to release. Just as the leaves fall in this season, consider what you are ready to let go of in your own life. By releasing attachments, grudges, or old patterns, you create space for new insights and growth.
When we tend to this inner housekeeping with care, we honour both the endings and the beginnings woven into this season. Letting go is not a loss, but a clearing—a conscious making of room for what truly matters. In the quiet that follows release, we open ourselves to receive the gifts of clarity, renewal, and deeper alignment with the path ahead.
You are here to
RENEW and to grow,
so now, it is TIME
to LET the old GO.
—SEMINE
Editing, tweaking, tidying, decluttering.
As cycles upon cycles of life have been lived, we have been collecting things and experiences into our lives—and living spaces. A life lived is a beautiful thing, but over time, clutter and dust also collect, and little piles find their way into both our inner homes and our physical ones. With the change of the season, we can welcome the urge for a good Marie Kondo clean-up—both literally and figuratively—as we look at our personal accumulations.
A change of season has always been a threshold to clean up and clear out, as we may see things differently and want to make space for new experiences and teachings from a fresh state. Whether it’s selling or donating wardrobe stables and curating your attire to reflect a new version or you, or flipping through cookbooks in search of warming and balancing meals, you may find yourself in a completely different place from a year ago—and inspired to make changes and adjustments to update your home(s) to the time of now.
