Thistle Blower, Whistle Blower
/It is October 31, 2014. Halloween in the US, Samhain in the Celtic tradition. Walking by the bay on this rural Washington State island, a rare sight greets me: one thistle plant is still in bloom, glowing purple in the autumn mist. Thistles, the floral emblem of Scotland, are symbols of nobility of character in the Celtic tradition: morality, goodness, integrity, honor -- all that benefits our own well-being and that of others. It is as if that one little bloom, out of season, remains to remind passersby of the glory that we carry within us.
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