Category: Wheel of the Year

Sep 11 2023

How Can I Live in the Present?

by Michele ODonnell

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Do you feel overwhelmed? Do you have too much on your plate? Are you too busy with all of life’s activities to catch your breath? Do you wish you could...

Sep 26 2022

Aligning Energy to Nature / Ancestor Beliefs / Family / Wheel of the Year

What the Heck is Samhain?

by Michele ODonnell

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Samhain is an ancient pre-Christian fire festival marking the third and final harvest and is celebrated anywhere between October 31st and the first week of November. It is a transitional...

Sep 18 2022

Aligning Energy to Nature / Wheel of the Year

Autumn Equinox

by Michele ODonnell

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What is the significance of the Autumn Equinox? Autumn Equinox is celebrated around September 21 of each year and signifies the end of the growing season. This would be the...

Apr 29 2021

Wheel of the Year

Beltane – The Green Half of the Year

by Michele ODonnell

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The temperature is getting warmer. The grass is greener. Birds are everywhere chirping their songs and greeting us in the morning. It’s time for the flowers and vegetation to shoot...

Apr 28 2021

Wheel of the Year

What Does the Wheel of the Year Mean?

by Michele ODonnell

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The Wheel of the Year is all the Pagan holidays or High Days and Cross quarter days celebrated in the span of a year. There are four High Days and...

Jul 27 2020

Aligning Energy to Nature / Ancestor Beliefs / Farmsteading / Wheel of the Year

Lughnasadh: Beginning of the Harvest

by Michele ODonnell

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Lughnasadh is the beginning of the harvest season. It’s when the first grains and fruits are ready to be picked, consumed, and preserved. This usually takes place around August 1st...

Jun 15 2020

Aligning Energy to Nature / Wheel of the Year

Summer Solstice

by Michele ODonnell

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Summer Solstice is the longest day and shortest night of the calendar year. In the Northern Hemisphere it is around June 21st and in the Southern Hemisphere, it is around...