Wheel of the Year

Spring Equinox: Renewal and new beginnings

Spring Equinox — also known as Alban Eilir, Cónocht an Earraigh and Ostara — arrives in the Southern Hemisphere on September 22 @13:30 UTC. The Wheel of the Year honours the changing of the seasons and also celebrates new beginnings, life rising again and renewal, death and rebirth. And no doubt many of us can… Continue reading Spring Equinox: Renewal and new beginnings

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Wheel of the Year

Bealtaine Blessings for my Southern Hemisphere friends

The first day of May — or a few days later, if we observe “true” Beltaine —  has been celebrated by many cultures in Europe as the first day of Summer, especially by early pagan cultures — from the Romans and their Festival of Flora on April 27th to my Celtic ancestors who celebrated Beltaine… Continue reading Bealtaine Blessings for my Southern Hemisphere friends