Week 4: Pagan Calendar – Wheel of the Year
Exploring the Celtic Wheel of the Year and seasonal rhythms.
✨ Weekly Affirmation
“I mark the turning of the wheel with intention and presence, aligning my path with the rhythm of the Earth.”
📚 Reading & Media
- Book: The Magical Year: Seasonal Celebrations to Honour Nature’s Ever-Turning Wheel by Danu Forest
- Book: The Ancient Celtic Festivals: and How We Celebrate Them Today by Clare Walker Leslie & Frank E. Gerace
- Podcast: The Wheel of the Year Podcast
🎙 Featured Podcast
2024 Samhain: Witch’s New Year — Third Harvest — Spinning The Wheel
🎬 Documentary Highlight
Under a Pagan Sky
A peek into Australia's pagan and druid practices and seasonal rituals.
🎟️ Watch Full Documentary🧠 Research & Exploration
- Study the eight Celtic festivals of the Wheel of the Year: Samhain, Yule, Imbolc, Ostara, Beltane, Litha, Lughnasadh, and Mabon.
- Explore how each festival aligns with the natural world: solstices, equinoxes, harvests, and seasonal shifts.
- Begin planning your own personalized Wheel of the Year using historical and spiritual references.
☽⛤☾ Hands-On Practice
- Create altar or seasonal decor reflecting the current or upcoming festival on the Wheel.
- Write or draw your own ritual or meditation practice tied to a seasonal celebration.
- Optional: Pull Tarot cards for each sabbat and reflect on how they guide your seasonal intentions.
🍂 Reflection
(Complete this at the end of the week)