2 February – Lammas is celebrated in the Southern Hemisphere. Lammas – also known as Lughnasadh – is a Greater Sabbat – the first harvest feast. The first harvest is done, the last sheaf of wheat gathered. It marks the end of the summer growing period and the beginning of the autumn harvest. This is [...]

It’s May 1 – Samhain in the Southern Hemisphere (with Beltane or May Day being celebrated in the north). Samhain is celebrated in the north October 31-November 1  – you might know it best as Halloween. Well, here in the southern hemisphere, the Wheel turns and the earth descends into slumber on May 1 as [...]

It’s a new year and time to start fresh! Whilst performing a clearing ritual may sound ‘strange’ you probably do it already. No doubt you’ve heard of ‘spring cleaning’ and you may do this yourself. You may not be aware that a spring clean is typically performed at the Spring Equinox and is traditionally a [...]

I’ve always found it strange celebrating Christmas with a pine tree and carols about jingle bells, sleighs and snowmen when the holiday falls in Australia’s midsummer. (In our house we also celebrate Yule in July.) A fake Christmas tree has always been our choice for decorating at Christmas – not only because fresh trees are [...]

21 December 2009 is the Summer Solstice (longest day) in the southern hemisphere and Winter Solstice (shortest day) in the northern hemisphere. As this blog is based in the southern hemisphere I’ll focus on the Summer Solstice – or Litha. Litha is just one of eight celtic seasonal celebrations - or Sabbats – in the pagan [...]