*click the image above to see full size* On the first day of May, we celebrate Beltane! Beltane is a springtime festival of optimism, union, and community. Beltane marks the beginning of the pastoral season — literally putting the animals out to pasture — and this holiday has its origins in a simple series of [...]
*click the image above to see full size* On the Vernal Equinox, we celebrate Ostara! Ostara marks the Spring (Vernal) Equinox, when darkness and light are in harmony. The day has exactly as many hours as the night, and for this one perfect period, there is balance in the universe. ♥ 12 + 12 ♥ [...]
*click the image above to see full size* On February Eve, we celebrate Imbolc! Imbolc (pronounced ihm-bulk or ihm-bulg) is the festival of Midwinter, beginning on the evening of January 31st and continuing on though February 2nd. If we imagine the Wheel of the Year as representing the course of one life, then Imbolc — [...]
Last year, for New Year’s Eve 2017 –> 2018, I only had one real resolution. I wrote down: Create family traditions around the 8 sabbats: Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lughnasadh, Mabon, Samhain, and Yule. Include the coven and close friends. Create community. 8 parties this year! It was an ambitious goal, but for the most [...]
I’ve been trying to write this post — in my head at least, I haven’t quit made it to the “opening the computer” stage — for almost the entire month of December. Sometimes the words just won’t come. But! I’ve been doing a lot of magic around the Winter Solstice, the full moon, and the [...]
