Cosmoplanner Beltane 2025

Beltane 2025

Kerstin Wolff Wheel Of The Year
GROWTH, FERTILITY AND LIGHT
The early hours of May 1st, somewhere between dusk and dawn, mark the wildest and most magical Sabbath on the turning wheel of our year: Beltane. In Celtic and Heathen traditions, the begins on the twilight of April 30th, also known as Walpurgis Night. This night hums with energy when witches rise and fly to their sacred mountains. They dance and chant, and they cause mayhem in their celebration of light, fertility, growth, and renewal.
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Cosmoplanner Imbolc 2025

Imbolc 2025

Kerstin Wolff Wheel Of The Year
THE ARRIVAL OF BRIGID In Midwinter, between the Winter Solstice and Ostara, we face the first Sabbath of the calendar year: on the evening of February 1st, we celebrate Imbolc. Winter is the time of rest, of introspection and of regeneration. And while the cold and misty time has so much beauty, it can also... Read more
Cosmoplanner Lammas 2024

Lammas / Lughnasadh

Kerstin Wolff Wheel Of The Year
BEGINNING OF THE HARVEST
As we make our way through high Summer, we approach the 3rd of our big Sabbaths: Lammas / Lughnasadh. August 1st, traditionally marks the first harvest when Lugh – the Celtic God of Light – dies and fills the crop with his radiant energy. Lammas probably originates in Old English and means “loaf mass”; it honours the bread loaves made from the first corn. This Sabbath is a celebration of the gifts that Mother Earth provides us with. And it's a celebration of our personal growth and ripening process. There is still time until the final harvest is done and we are ready to withdraw into the darkness again.
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Cosmoplanner Beltane 2024

Beltane

Kerstin Wolff Wheel Of The Year
GROWTH, FERTILITY AND LIGHT
On the night of April 30th into May 1st, we celebrate the rawest and happiest of all Sabbaths: Beltane. While the meaning of the word remains somewhat unclear, it is agreed that Beltane is all about light, fertility and growth.  After the spring equinox in March, the light rules our surroundings now; we see it not only in the much longer evenings but also in the endless palette of colours all around us. 
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Cosmoplanner Imbolc

Imbolc

Kerstin Wolff Wheel Of The Year
The bringer of light
In the depths of winter, between the Winter Solstice and Ostara, we celebrate Imbolc. While different sources suggest different meanings of the actual word “Imbolc” - from “in the belly” to “milking” to “thorough cleaning” - it is agreed that ancient Celtic cultures used to honour Brigid, the Goddess of healing, fire and poetry.
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