Celtic Wheel
Summer Solstice
On the ancient holy day of Summer Solstice in mid-June, we are deep into our journey around the ancient Celtic Wheel. In May, we crossed the threshold of summer at the cross-quarter holiday of Bealtaine. After traveling for si…
Bealtaine
As we reach the cross-quarter holiday of Bealtaine, we are at the halfway point of our journey around the ancient Celtic Wheel. Since the beginning of the Celtic year six months ago at Samhain, we have let go and traveled through the darkness into the void, then to the listening and dreaming time of the
Winter Solstice
According to the timekeeping system of the ancient Celts, Nature has been slowly and quietly wending its way through the season of Samhain ("sow-en"). In my northern clime, the winds have shaken the last of the leaves from the trees and the chipmunks and groundhogs have burrowed in before the bitterest cold sets in. As the sun weakens in the northern he…
Winter's Threshold
The middle of autumn, between the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice, marks the beginning of the Celtic New Year. For the Celts, "timekeeping" was based on the seasons and reflected what was happening in nature. Humans were not considered separate from, but an int…