We celebrate eight festivals throughout the year. This includes 4 earth festivals (the cross quarter days) and 4 solar festivals(the solstices and equinoxes).
Because Everything Starts in The Darkness October/ November (Fixed day: 31 October)
The return of winter - the void
The beginning of te giamos (dark) half of the year
Descent and surrendering into the darkness
Reclaiming our buried feminine
Letting go and death, not knowing, discomfort
Loss, disruption, uncertainty
The Cailleach, the crone
Winter Solstice
The Dark Night of The Soul
21 December 2020
Deep winter - the return of light
Surrendering to the longest night
Dreamtime and visioning
Infinite possibilities
Listening and allowing our deepest desires to emerge
The wheel turns : the moment that the Summer solstice is born
Imbolc
Dwelling in Possibility Early February (Fixed day: 1 February)
Return of Spring - awakening and emergence
New seeds
Discernment and boundaries
Working with Intention
Focus on our dreams and fiery arrows
Brigid Goddess, Maiden and Saint
Spring Equinox
The Dance of Opposites 21 March 2021
The dance of the masculine and feminine
Working with opposites
The third thing - beyond polarity
Lifeforce rising - masculine energy
The alchemy of working with desires and fears
The Celtic Wheel is a journey that will expand your understanding of the Celtic Wisdom and Ways.The year long course shares the knowledge which is so needed in today world to restore balance in beings and the planet. Learn a way of living supported by nature - in community. My year on the Celtic Wheel has grounded me - opened my thinking and deepened my knowledge of the power of the Celtic Wisdom and Traditions. Thank you Mari- for sharing your wisdom.Your knowledge and sensitivity has been a true gift and inspiration
Bealtaine
“For everything flowers, from within, of self-blessing” Galway Kinnel Early May (Fixed day: 1 May)
The return of summer - blossoming and expanding
The beginning of the Samos (light) half of the year
From bud to blossom - growth edges and potential
Masculine arising from the deep feminine
Self-compassion, taking action and risk
Sisterhood - gathering your allies
The God Belous (Bright Shining one) and Brigid the mother
Summer Solstice
Shining in Full Power and Potential 21 June 2021
Shining bright in - the apex of the summer
The feminine in service to our healthy masculine
Masculine and feminine power sources
Succulence and fullness
Harnessing the power of the sun in the first harvest of healing herbs
Áine Goddess of love, the sun, fertility, water, summer and sovereignty
The wheel turns : the subtle turning back towards darkness
Lughnasa
The Rite of Harvest Early August (Fixed day: 1 August)
Harvesting and celebration - the annunciation of Autumn
Reclaiming celebration, appreciation and our capacity for the radical practice of joy
Beyond polarity: ten thousand joys and ten thousand sorrows
Owning our gifts
The masculine tempered by the feminine
Lugh, hero and the many gifted one, Tailtiu the Goddess of the Harvest
Autumn Equinox
Pausing Before Going Deeper 22 September 2021
Integration of feminine and masculine
Beyond the world of opposites
The final harvesting of our learnings
The art of pausing and completions
Deepening the journey - circles, spirals and labyrinths
“Mari is completely authentic and brings alive the Celtic Wheel in a way that I don't believe anyone else would achieve. The course itself shows you another way to live in this world, in tune with the seasons and shows you how you can have seasons within seasons. I wasn't expecting the sense of belonging and kinship that I found and it is life changing to belong to such a widely spread group of wonderful female wisdom holders across the world”