Wheel of the Year

Oct
31
Two pictures of trees with their fruit. Fuller image descriptions are provided for standalone images further down.

Solar Winter + First Quarter: Yew, blackthorn

Hello. It's Friday, and of course it's Halloween, which as some of you may recall I
6 min read
Sep
19
Autumn Equinox + Last Quarter: What we the commoners owe

Autumn Equinox + Last Quarter: What we the commoners owe

13 min read
Aug
01
Lush yellow inflorescences on green stalks with thin leaves, against a blue, nearly clear sky.

Solar Autumn + First Quarter: Blooms of the golden days

Hello. It's Friday and a holiday; since these two things coincide, I have ritual commitments that take some
8 min read
Jun
21
Rain drops landing on a puddle or pool of water. The water reflects a turquoise-blue color, and it ripples.

Summer Solstice + Last Quarter: A prayer for water

Hello. It's Saturday, and I did not mean to be sending this to you a day late, but
11 min read
May
02
A massive bonfire: orange and yellow flames on a large pile of brush. It sits on the shore of a lake at dusk.

Solar Summer + New Moon (Occult): Walpurgisnacht

11 min read
Mar
21
A white lamb with a golden halo stands on an altar, blood flowing from its chest into a cup. Angels and humans kneel before it on green grass under sunlight.

Spring Equinox + Full Moon (Again): The sacrificial lamb

It's Friday, and the equinox holiday of Ostara has just passed. Hello. Last year's post for
10 min read
Jan
31
An orange ball of fire on a dark background.

Solar Spring + New Moon: A love strange, dark, and magnificent

It's Friday. Hello. This month is ending on a terrible, almost paralyzingly fearsome note. I don't
11 min read
Dec
20
A lit, round beeswax candle carved with floral-ish motifs. It sits on a white plate with a few decorative pinecones nearby.

Winter Solstice + Full Moon: Yuletides of yore, and those yet to come

9 min read
Nov
01
A Baroque altar at a cathedral. The photograph has had color channels adjusted to only show black, red, yellow, and white.

Solar Winter + New Moon: Black Mass

It's Friday, and it's Calan Gaeaf — or Samhain to many of you. Hello. From an animist
13 min read
Sep
20
A decrepit New England-style colonial house with decaying white siding, surrounded by bare trees.

Autumn Equinox + Full Moon: Horror, media, and healing

It's Friday. Hello. After more than a year of health struggles that may come down to a very
8 min read