11/07/2025
The world is leaning towards its own shadow, and every living thing begins the work of descent and decomposition.
Reduced daylight means more melatonin, less serotonin, and lower dopamine turnover. This is the body's biological cue to slow down.
We caffeinate, schedule and doomscroll through the dark, mistaking exhaustion for failure.
But the nervous system functions like a forest; periods of dormancy are what prevent burnout, both in neurons and in ecosystems. Every species that survives winter, does so by doing less, by grieving and letting go. This is not the time to think about endurance, but to give yourself permission to slow down.
November is a time for soul fermentation. Compost everything you've gathered. Let it heat quietly in the dark, what grows from it will know exactly when to surface.
