Tag Archive: Wheel of the Year

The Magic Of Beltane

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Last week I noticed the first deep pink rose unfurling its petals in our front garden. Mmmm! I paused in my hurried walk up the driveway to take a deep whiff. Each evening the daylight lingers a few more minutes, ebbing into twilights that seem endless. New spring wildflowers are popping out each day along…

Celebrate Spring! Equinox Is Here

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Regular readers of this blog know that I like to acknowledge the changing of the seasons with a Wheel of the Year post. But Spring Equinox crept up on me this year! I thought it was closer to the New Moon (this Thursday.) But guess what? Today is the first day of Spring! (In the…

Nature’s New Beginnings: Groundhog Day, Candlemas And Imbolc.

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January is such a long month, New Year’s resolutions wane about halfway through we wonder begin to wonder if the darkness, ice and cold will ever lift. When February finally arrives, it brings a sliver of hope. Could it be true that the daylight is lasting just a few minutes later? Was that a fresh…

Light Is Returning: Celebrate the Winter Solstice

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Today is a special day if you live in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the shortest day of the year. Tonight (or early tomorrow morning depending on your time zone) we reach the Winter Solstice, afterward the sun will once again travel north and our days will slowly begin to lengthen. If you live south…

Witch’s New Year – The Origins of Halloween

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The wheel of the year is turning and today we are exactly half way between the Equinox and the Solstice. This week we honor those who have passed before us (and here in the U.S. many of us will be honoring candy manufacturers – ah well.) In celebration of the season, I’m stepping away from…