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Samhain |
Yule |
Imbolc |
Ostara
Beltane |
Litha |
Lughnasad |
Mabon
Wiccans celebrate eight seasonal festivals of the solar year,
generally called the Wheel of the Year. These eight "Sabbats"
are ritualized in various myths of Goddess and God, as they
correlate with the cycles of Earth and Sun in the ever-changing
agricultural cycle.
The eight-fold cycle of the Sabbats is a cycle of birth, death
and rebirth. From its myths, and from our living within the
cycles of Nature, we see the inevitability of change, the
power of transformation and the promise that out of the
death that is change, renewal will come.
The illustration shows a sequential meaning for each turn of the
Wheel of the Year, as it correlates with the agricultural
cycle and with the meanings for each phase of the eight-fold
cycle as defined by astrological philosopher Dane Rudhyar in
his book, The Lunation Cycle. It was Rudhyar's insights that
inspired my work in developing sequential rituals for the
Sabbats in my book,
The Witch's Circle.
Copyright © 2000-2008
Maria Kay Simms
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THE CRAFT
Facts about The Craft
What are Wicca and Witchcraft?
The Wiccan Rede
& the Law of Three
The Pentagram
The Elements
Air |
Fire |
Water |
Earth
The Wheel of the Year
The Timing of the Sabbats
Samhain |
Yule |
Imbolc |
Ostara
Beltane |
Litha |
Lughnasad |
Mabon
Magical Moon
Maria Kay Simms' monthly column on
lunar and astrological events to
help you plan your magickal calendar.
Recommended Reading
Moon Tides, Soul Passages,
The Witch's Circle,
A Time for Magick,
Future Signs, and
Your Magical Child
by
Maria Kay Simms
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