Sabbats
Wheel of the Year
"Yule" the Goddess gives birth to a son, the
God
"Imobolc" marks the recovery of the Goddess,
and the lengthening periods of light awaken
Her. The light also illuminates the power of
the young God, the warmth fertilizing the
Earth (Goddess) causing seeds to germinate
and sprout. It is spring.
"Ostara" marks the first day of true spring,
and the Goddess blankets Earth with
fertility, bursting forth from Her sleep, as
the God stretches and grows to maturity. He
walks in green fields and delights in the
abundance of nature.
"Beltane" sees the God into manhood. Stirred
by the energies at work in Nature, He desires
the Goddess. They fall in love, lie among the
grasses and blossoms, and unite. The Goddess
becomes pregnant of the God.
"Midsummer" sees the powers of Nature at
their highest point. The Earth is awash in
the fertility of the Goddess and the God.
"Lammas" the time of the first harvests, sees
the God losing his strength as the Sun rises
farther in the South and the nights grow
longer.
The Goddess watches in sorrow and joy as She
realizes that the God is dying, and yet lives
on inside Her as Her child.
"Mabon" day and night are equal, poised as
the God prepares to leave His physical body
and begin the great adventure of the unseen,
towards renewal and rebirth of the
Goddess.
"Samhain" We say farewell to the God. He
dies, but readies Himself to be reborn of the
Goddess at Yule.
