What if there were a way to get everything done without pushing? If you could honor your own longings for rest and productivity? And what if, on top of that, you had a reason to celebrate every six weeks – and get closer to the rhythms of the earth while you do that?
That, Curious One, is exactly what we’re digging into in our first episode: The Beauty of Cyclical Living.
Seasonal Energies and Correspondences
Winter
Holidays: Yule and Imbolc
Element: earth
Direction: north
Time of day: midnight
Moon phase: new moon or dark moon
Menstrual phase: bleeding
Spring
Holidays: Ostara and Beltane
Element: air
Direction: east
Time of day: morning
Moon phase: waxing
Menstrual phase: follicular
Summer:
Holidays: Litha and Lughnasadh
Element: fire
Direction: south
Time of day: high noon
Moon phase: full
Menstrual phase: ovulating
Fall:
Holidays: Mabon and Samhain
Element: water
Direction: west
Time of day: evening
Moon phase: waning
Menstrual phase: luteal
Resources
The books, decks, and other goodies we reference and want to share with you
The Spirited Kitchen: Recipes and Rituals for the Wheel of the Year by Carmen Spagnola
The Ultimate Guide to the Witch's Wheel of the Year: Rituals, Spells & Practices for Magical Sabbats, Holidays & Celebrations by Anjou Kiernan
"The Celtic Wheel of the Year" by Patricia Monaghan
Sacred Nature Coaching - Olivia Bowen’s website
Meghan LaPrairie Photography - Meghan LaPrairie’s website
If you’d like to learn more about the Wheel of the Year, join Olivia’s course, Tending the Magic, starting this September. Podcast listeners can save 10% with the promo code CURIOUS at checkout.