Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Laurel Woodward, author of Kitchen Witchery, Backyard Garden Witchery, and the new Wellness Witchery. Fall is the magickal season of harvest. At summer's end, the energy shifts from The Harvesting Tide (June - September) to The Resting Tide (September - Yule) and all of nature feels the change. Night comes earlier as the hours of darkness lengthen. The air takes on a chill and with it comes a spooky sense of mystery and excitement. The turning leaves begin to fall leaving only the stark outline of bare branches against the sky. This is the season of slowing, of hearty foods and warm beverages. In the shops, summer's colors have been replaced