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Beltaine – The coming of summer

admin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 05:07:27 +0000

Greetings to you, Sun of the seasons, As you travel the skies on high, With your strong step on the wing of the heights. You are the happy mother of the stars. You sink down into the perilous ocean Without harm and without hurt. You rise on the quiet wave Like a young queen in …

Samhain – The Winter Harvest

admin — Tue, 10 May 2011 21:02:12 +0000

Samhain Darkness falls, It’s the end of the year Time to take stock, time to be clear Ancestors are close and loved ones draw near Its time to celebrate the passing of another year Leaves are falling in hues of red and gold Time to harvest the herd as in days of old Light the …

Autumn Equinox – A time of harvest and balance

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:26:26 +0000

The candles burn both black and white upon the altar, symbolising the union of night and day, life and death, order and chaos and becoming a beacon of balance in our lives. The altar is also decorated with fruits and berries symbolic of the seasonal harvest of the vine. Autumn Equinox is celebrated on 21st …

Lammas – A time to Harvest Our Blessings

admin — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:22:23 +0000

Lughnasadh or Lammas is celebrated on August eve or August 1st in the northern hemisphere and on February 1st in the southern hemisphere. Lammas or Loaf-mass is the festival of the first of the harvests, the grain harvest. Lammas is the Anglo-Saxon name for the festival, meaning Loaf mass, where gifts of loaves, breads and …

Imbolc – Awakening the Spring

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:26:28 +0000

Imbolc / Candlemas The Goddess stirs and prepares to return Seeds that have lain dormant put up the first new shoots Roots awaken as the Sun returns The Earth begins to live again The earth turns as do the seasons and as the legend of Persephone is told, this is the time she will return …