Author: Auburn Greene

Midsummer is coming. This year the summer solstice occurs on June 21, 2026 at 4:24 am EDT. Where will you be on the summer solstice this year, and what will you do? It is a time of celebration of the sun which has been praised for thousands of years. Stonehenge is one famous site where… Continue reading Midsummer and How Make a Sun Wheel

Ahh… Ostara is almost here! The vernal equinox falls on March 20, 2026 at 10:46 am EDT, and the moon will be a barely visible crescent at that time. It is a great time to do magick about abundance and beginnings. Ostara is a time that we celebrate warmer weather, flowers, seeds, rabbits, birds and… Continue reading Grimoire, Book of Shadows and Book of Mirrors

We are approaching Imbolc which falls on February 1 – 2. This is a time to welcome the sun and is a moment of renewal. The days are getting longer, however we are still in the depths of winter weather. This is a good time of year to start seeds in a greenhouse, and flowers… Continue reading Container Spells

Yule is coming around the corner, and soon someone will most likely be wishing you a happy new year. Most of us honor the end of the year on October 31. The first day of the new year may be November 1, or it may be on Yule or Imbolc. When the first day of… Continue reading A Pagan Perspective on Time

Samhain is a typical time to honor ancestors. Look at some of the Halloween decorations such as ghosts, skeletons and jack-o-lanterns. This is a time of death and reflection, a time when people once wondered who would survive the coming winter, especially before electricity could warm homes and when food supplies were limited. This also… Continue reading Samhain and Honoring Your Ancestors

The autumn equinox also known as Mabon will occur on September 22, 2025 at 2:19 pm Eastern time. This marks the second harvest, featuring fruits and vegetables like apples, gourds and cranberries. What is ready to harvest where you live? On this day the moon will be shifting from a dark (new) moon to a… Continue reading Gods of the Autumn Equinox

August 1 ushers in the Lughnasadh the celebration and the first harvest which is a reaping of grain. What grains or produce are ready for harvest in your area? What gifts are ready to reap in your life? The moon on Lughnasadh this year will be a waxing gibbous. If you go by the moon… Continue reading Animism and the Personification of John Barleycorn on Lughnasadh