Lughnasadh begins tomorrow! It is the first of the three harvest festivals and my mom and I have been busy getting ready. I updated my music playlist and we’ve been listening to it while we work. (Click on the link to get to my YouTube channel, Pagan Music Playlists.) I reread my Lughnasadh post from …
Litha, or the Summer Solstice, is on June 21st this year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the longest day of the year, and we celebrate the sun being at the height of his power. All the plants are growing and everything is green! Click on this link if you want to see how we …
Ostara, or the Spring Equinox, is on March 20th this year in the Northern Hemisphere. It is when the day and night are equal in length and it sits opposite Mabon (the Autumn Equinox) on the Wheel of the Year: At Imbolc, we celebrated the promise of Spring. Ostara is the actual coming of Spring, …
I live out in the country in the middle of a bunch of farms. There is a soy field to one side and a corn field across the street in front of my house. Growing things is part of the culture in rural Ohio, but my mom and I did not inherit my grandmother’s green …