Animisma - All Things In-Spirited

Samhain - The Final Harvest

Three days it takes, to transition a year. One to farewell; the death of the old year. One to welcome; the birth of the new year. One in between; belonging to no time, no place and no person. An entire day between the veils of the here and now, betwe

Autumnal Equinox - The Second Harvest

The Autumnal Equinox is a contemplation of the myth and mystery of one of the greatest trees in all of our celtic lore; the mystical, forbidden, revered, celebrated, guardian, chieftain, goddess, tree of the land of enchantment, prophetic, eternal, legend

Lughnasadh - The First Harvest

Lughnasadh is the festival of the God Lugh and his stepmother Tailtiu. A cross-quarter fire festival (halfway between the solstice and the equinox) this beautiful day is the peak of summer and is celebrated as the first of the three harvest festivals. It

Summer Solstice - The Sacred Light

Today the Sun is at its Zenith here in the northern hemisphere. This is the summer solstice - the longest day and shortest night of the year. This is the day of our glorious, life giving and life sustaining home star - our sun - of sun gods and sun godde

Beltane - The Wild Heart

Peak Spring brings beautiful Beltane! Today, we will journey together to a sacred hawthorn grove and anoint ourselves with the most mystical and magical of waters - the Beltane morning dew. May the blessings of Spring be yours, today and all days.

Ostara - The Vernal Equinox

On Sunday March 20, we honor the modern beginning of Spring, the vernal equinox, a celebration of divine and dynamic balance, of emerging dreams and of blossoming light. This Sunday, we celebrate the sacred trees and plants of Ash (Nion), Alder (Fearn), G

Imbolc - The Emerging Light

Imbolc Blessings! Blessings of the emerging light be yours. Together, let's create an etheric altar requesting blessings from Brighid, the Goddess honored on this day while partnering with the sacred tree, Rowan (Witchwood), and sacred plant Heather (Frao

Winter Solstice - The Sacred Dark

The Winter Solstice. Together, let's take a slow walk through a sacred, mythical forest in the Celtic otherworld to connect with the beautiful trees that are celebrated and venerated at this time.

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Samhain

Welcome to Samhain, beloveds. Welcome to the ending and beginning of The Wheel Of The Year, the end of summer and the beginning of winter celebrated at this special threshold. At Samhain, the veil between the seen and unseen worlds is thinned. A time rule

The Autumnal Equinox - Mabon

Welcome dear ones, dear hearts, welcome to the seventh festival - the Autumnal equinox. In this episode, I offer you a little respite from the world. A moment just for yourself where you can reflect upon and honor this most beautiful of festivals. This is

Lughnasadh

Welcome dear ones to the Sixth Festival of the year that is Lughnasadh - the first of the three harvest festivals and the festival of high summer heat. While the days are long and warm, while the flowers blossom and the trees bear their fruit, let’s unite

Beltane

Welcome, dear ones, welcome to the beloved, ancient fire festival of Beltane! This sun-fire festival is a full half-year turn of the wheel from Samhain when the ancestral veil is thinnest. I dedicate this Beltane podcast to celebrating on your own. There

Ostara

Blessings on this Spring Equinox, dear ones. For the Celtic wheel of the year, this celebration is sometimes referred to as Ostara. And in context for those that are listening from the future, we are currently experiencing a rather large tensing of the so

Imbolc

May the blessings of Imbolc be upon you! I am utterly thrilled to be sharing this beautiful celebration with you. Imbolc is the beautiful festival and celebration of awakening, fertility, birthing, and beginning. It is the promise of renewal, of hidden po

Yule

Happy Solstice, Good Yule to you, and welcome to the first episode of Animisma - All Things In-Spirited! During this first season, we will follow The Celtic Wheel of the Year and this season is offered as a bridge towards reclaiming the beautiful indig