After I returned to the craft, I was immediately drawn towards the Wheel of the Year. This is a set of eight festivals. The first for me to celebrate was Mabon, autumn equinox. I felt compelled to go out into the countryside and pick up litter as an offering to Mother nature and the Earth. The effort and time was the offering. While out in nature, I felt compelled to make a witch sign and stood it in my garden. Furthermore, I charged a protection spell in the moonlight and used it to protect the house. I learnt a little about lavender and using smoke to cleans things. The wheel of the year is new to me and didn't follow it as a boy when I last practised this craft. Incidently, we had a harvest moon on the 18th of Sept this year, and it was beautiful!
Wheel of the Year
- Yule (Winter Solstice, solar festival)
- Imbolc (seasonal festival)
- Ostara (Spring Equinox, solar festival)
- Beltane (seasonal festival)
- Litha (Summer Solstice, solar festival)
- Lughnasadh (seasonal festival)
- Mabon (Autumn equinox, solar festival)
- Samhain (seasonal festival)
I awakened in time for Mabon, the autumn festival, on the 22nd of Sept 2024. I decorated the house with pine cones and cinnamon and had Viking Skause for dinner with apple blackberry crumble for dessert. During this time, I was drawn to runes and Ogham and set about using them in my craft. I also bought a book on the craft, which was a little disappointing, but still fun.
It's a few days after Mabon and my next project is to use Ogham and make more things for the garden. I have a brick and plan to write Ogham words on it, so it is like a little pillar in the garden. I must admit, I'm looking forward to Samhain (31st of Oct) already. It falls at a time when the spirit world and this world are close together.
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