☼WHAT IS LITHA?☼ Litha is a celebration of the Summer Solstice, also known as Midsummer, occurring in the Northern Hemisphere on the 21st of June. It marks the longest day and shortest night of the year and this happens when the Earth’s pole reaches its maximum tilt toward the sun, making it the longest period of daylight. Litha celebrated by pagans is the name given to the Wiccan Sabbat, marking the pinnacle of the Sun’s power to fuel the growing season. Litha is a celebration of the Sun King who is now in his Full Power and the Goddess of the Earth who is pregnant and bringing forth the greatest abundance of the year. The summer is at its peak...
On June 17th The Full Moon will grace our skies in the optimistic and buoyant sign of Sagittarius, sitting just degrees away from our bright and sparkly Galactic Centre. The energetic effects of this are going to amplify and upgrade the collective consciousness as well as raise the frequency of our planet.This moon is bringing us the opportunity to shift to that higher state of consciousness, by helping us to raise our vibration. We are entering into an evolution of consciousness and being given cosmic upgrades, we just need to slow down, listen and be present to the pouring in of new downloads and information. This is a dreamy Full Moon that will amplify our intuitive gifts and allow...
☽ WHAT IS BELTANE? ☾ Beltane honours Life. It represents the peak of Spring and the beginning of Summer. Earth energies are at their strongest and most active. All of life is bursting with potent fertility and at this point in the Wheel of the Year, the potential becomes conception. On May Eve the sexuality of life and the earth is at its peak. Beltane is a celtic festival, also known as May Day, and is celebrated on the 1st of May. The Festival Sabbat Beltane translates as ‘Bright May Day’ - ‘Bel’ meaning ‘Bright one’ and ‘Tein’ meaning Fire.It is a fire festival which celebrates the return of the summer and the return of the fertility of the land, and is one...
☽ What is Imbolc? ☾ Imbolc is the second of the Greater Sabbats in the Witches' Wheel of the Year. Celebrated on Feb 1st & 2nd and marks the beginning of the lambing season and the beginning of spring. It is a time to let go of the old and welcome the new, a time for new beginnings and rebirth. It is a fire festival that represents fertility and giving birth to new life. It is the perfect time to clear and declutter our lives, as well as our minds, allowing our outer and inner space to welcome new beginnings. Imbolc pronounced “im’-molk” is an Irish Gaelic word which means “in milk” - a nourishing element to this season with...
Samhain Samhain is festival of darkness and transition, celebrated on October 31st, to which is balance to the opposite point of the wheel; Beltane on May 31st which is a spring festival celebrating light and fertility. Samhain pronounced "sow'inn" translates to “SUMMERS END” and is the Celtic New Year festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the "darker half" of the year. Samhain is a time to celebrate the lives of our ancestors, it is a festival to celebrate the cycle of death and rebirth. It is a holiday to honour and give life to passed family members, pets and others we have loved and cared about by celebrating them and telling stories of who they were....
