The Sabbats

Midwinter’s Eve Our Christian friends are often quite surprised at how enthusiastically we Pagans celebrate the ‘Christmas’ season. Even though we prefer to use the

Candlemas – The Light Returns It seems quite impossible that the holiday of Candlemas should be considered the beginning of spring. Here in the Heartland,

The Vernal Equinox Now comes the vernal equinox, and the season of spring reaches its apex, halfway through its journey from Candlemas to Beltane. Once

A Celebration of May Day “Perhaps it’s just as well that you won’t be here …to be offended by the sight of our May Daycelebrations.”—Lord

A Mid-summer Celebration “The young maid stole through the cottage door,And blushed as she sought the Plant of pow’r; —“Thou silver glow-worm, O lend me

The First Harvest It was upon a Lammas Night,when corn rigs are bonny,beneath the Moon’s unclouded light,I held awhile to Annie.. Although in the heat

The Autumnal Equinox There were three men came out of the West,Their fortunes for to try,And these three men made a solemn vow,John Barleycorn must

All Hallows’ Eve / Halloween Halloween.Sly does it. Tiptoe catspaws. Slide and creep.But why? What for? How? Who? When! Where did it all begin?”“You don’t