It is now two months since I left Glastonbury for Australia. Hotel quarantine with a toddler was one of the most difficult things I’ve done and took quite a while to recover from. It was my dad’s birthday on the day we got out of quarantine and that was the…
In this blog, I’ll be exploring the Celtic festival day Samhain, what it is, its spiritual significance, how we may experience its energy, and how to create a Samhain altar. WHAT IS SAMHAIN? Samhain is a festival in the Celtic Wheel of the Year. It takes place on 31st October…
WHAT IS BELTANE? Beltane is a festival in the Celtic Wheel of the Year. It takes place on 1st May in the northern hemisphere and on 31st October/ 1st November in the southern hemisphere, about halfway between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice. At Beltane we celebrate the return…
Hello from hotel quarantine in Sydney (Gadigal land), I’m on day 6 of quarantine and feeling a lot of feelings. Mostly I am aching for my feet to be planted on the earth and for the sun to be on my skin. Last Tuesday we flew into a dimly lit…
WHAT IS THE SPRING EQUINOX? Equinoxes occur twice a year; one in the Spring and one in the Autumn. You can check out my blog about the Autumn Equinox here. The word ‘Equinox’ is derived from Latin, meaning ‘equal night’. The equinoxes are solar festivals in the Wheel of the…
WHAT IS THE AUTUMN EQUINOX? Equinoxes occur twice a year; one in the Spring and one in the Autumn. You can check out my blog about the Spring Equinox here. The word ‘Equinox’ is derived from Latin, meaning ‘equal night’. The equinoxes are solar festivals in the Wheel of the…
If you look up the word nature in a dictionary, you’ll see that one definition is ‘all the plants, animals, and physical features on the Earth, as well as its forces and processes.’ You’ll also see that this definition doesn’t just omit humans, it specifically states that we’re not part…