SEASONAL WHEEL
THE OLD CALENDAR STILL TURNS. FOLLOW THE YEAR AS THE OLD WORLD KEPT IT.
Follow the turning of the year through old festivals, forgotten customs, seasonal folklore, and ritual practice. From first frost to firelit spring, each season carries its own magic—and its own ghosts.
The Fae at Beltane: When the Other Court Rides and the World Forgets Its Edges
Beltane and Samhain are twin thresholds — and the fae who move through them are not the same. The Samhain host is cold and indifferent. The Beltane fae are drawn to the fire, to the beauty, to the youth in bloom. They come to the party. They want what you have precisely because it is most worth having. This is their specific cruelty, and it is the oldest May Day warning there is.