Wheel of the Year

Jun
19
Swirling, fractally arrayed cones of green-white plant matter.

Summer Solstice + New Moon: Abundance through complexity

It's Friday, and in two more days this hemisphere will see its longest day on the endless Wheel.
9 min read
May
01
A black & white photograph of young children cavorting with ribbons around a maypole. Those presumably gendered as boys form an inner circle while girls form the outer circle.

Full Moon + Solar Summer: To gather a bundle of May

It's Friday, and by wonderful chance this year the Full Moon has aligned with today's holiday
16 min read
Jan
30
A piece of straw art. It looks like an equilateral cross where the arms seem to emerge from a squared spiral formation in the middle. The straw is green.

Solar Spring + First Quarter: St. Brigid's crosses

7 min read
Dec
19
A man with a long white beard and loose robes rises up from a steaming bowl labeled witih the word "Wassail." He wears and bears holly.

Winter Solstice + New Moon: Wassailing as ecstatic song

It's Friday, and the winter solstice looms this weekend — O sweet and snow-laden Jól, depth of darkness,
13 min read
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