Ritual Function: Balance elemental air energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Aquarius. Ritual Function: Balance elemental air energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Gemini. Suggested Celebration Timing: Observe early that day between 2:36 am when the moon enters Leo until exact conjunction at 1:55 pm.

Suggested Celebration Timing: Best observed Sunday, November 12, 2023 during 13 hours prior to exact dark on Monday, November 13 at 4:27 am. Suggested Celebration Timing: Observe the night before on January 16, 2022 or the exact date until 6:48 pm.The two Solar Eclipses on the Dark Moons fall June 10 and Dec 4, 2021. The two Lunar Eclipses on the full moons fall May 26 and November 19th, 2021. Time to mark those calendars! Suggested Celebration Timing: Observe dark moon the Monday before on January 31, 2022 after moon enters Aquarius at 4:43 am until conjunct at 12:46 am the next morning. Suggested Celebration Planning: Night before, Tues. May 25, 2021 after Moon enters Sagittarius at 10:39 pm. Or plan a special eclipse working for 7:14 Wednesday morning. Suggested Celebration Planning: Observe on the exact day, also a Saturday, which is convenient for group gatherings. Reference: Paganism – An Introduction to Earth – Centered Religions by Joyce and River Higginbotham)

The spring equinox ( Ostara) is a holiday of renewal and abundance. For Wiccans, this is when the Goddess represents her Maiden aspect and when the god has become a young man. It’s a great time for planting seeds and celebrating the fertile spring. Suggested Celebration Planning: Best observed at night on Thursday, May 4, before exact full fwith Lunar Eclipse May 5, 2023, at 1:34 pm Ritual Function: Balance elemental earth energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Virgo. Suggested celebration timing: For weekend observance, Friday, December 23, 2022 concurrent with Dark Moon in Capricorn. Suggested Celebration Timing: Best observed Saturday, June 17, 2023 in 13 hours prior to exact dark on Sunday, June 18 at 12:37 am.Time of Day: Mid-morning is perfect. 2023 Great Work Wheel – Fire Detail – Hand-drawn by Heron Michelle Elemental Tides of Fire: To Will – To Surrender

The summer solstice, or Litha, is when the days are the longest. Nature is at it’s peak and the sun is at the highest point in the sky. Pagans give thanks for all of this and at this time, ask for a rich harvest. For Wiccans, this is also when the god is at his full power.Pagan holidays consist of celebrating and honoring the seasons of Nature wherever we live. It can be as easy or complicated as you choose to make it, just like any other holiday. The Sabbats are divided into two groups. The Greater Sabbats; Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lammas, fall on dates that represent high energy in the season. The Lesser Sabbats; Yule, Ostara, Litha and Mabon, fall on the equinoxes and solstices, the dates of which vary slightly from year to year, and they mark the changes of the four seasons. The Greater Sabbats are also known as the “cross-quarter” days as they mark the point between the solstice and the equinox. The Wheel of the Year is a Pagan metaphor and calendar for the cycle of the seasons. It consists of eight festivals, known as sabbats, spaced at approximately even intervals throughout the year.