Walk your garden in January. Look at the shapes. The tall, straight lines of switch grass. The flat, plate-like tops of Yarrow. The film teaches you to see the "sculpture" of the plant, not just the flower.
In our modern, hyper-connected world, we often try to maintain the same level of productivity year-round. Adopting a "five seasons" mindset encourages : five seasons
And it is glorious.
Not the dead time, but the "structural" time. Walk your garden in January
It encourages us to eat seasonally (e.g., eating grounding root vegetables during the Earth season). The flat, plate-like tops of Yarrow
This is the Fifth Season . It occurs during the humid "dog days" or the transition from the heat of summer to the crispness of fall. It represents stability, harvest, and centering. Autumn (Metal): A period of contraction and letting go. Winter (Water): The time of deep rest and conservation.