Lammas –  Summer Quarter Festival

Lammas – Summer Quarter Festival

Lammas comes midway between the Summer solstice and the Autumn equinox, falling at the end of July and the beginning of August. It is a celebration of summer and the start of gathering in the grain harvests as we very slowly make our way towards the Autumn equinox. ...
Just Being!

Just Being!

Do you ever feel that you should be doing something or be constantly busy?  Does “doing nothing” mean laziness to you? Over the years I have accepted that it’s ok not to be doing, it’s ok just to be.  As Andy Cope puts it we have become “human doings...
Welcome Summer Solstice

Welcome Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice – the longest day and shortest night, a turning point in the solar year.  Midsummer’s eve is an opportunity to stay up all night to watch the sunrise and celebrate the longest day in our year.  It is often celebrated on top of a hill or amongst ancient...
Beltane – “Bright Fire”

Beltane – “Bright Fire”

The time between the Spring equinox and the Summer equinox is known as Beltane.  It continues the time of creativity and fertility that started to emerge in early Spring, with dates usually between 30 April and 2 May each year. This is the time when nature really gets...