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.
Samhain & the Death Rites: When the Harvest Ended and the Slaughter Began
Before Samhain was a night of spirits, it was a night of the knife. The death rites of the ancient Celts were rooted not in mysticism but in the brutal arithmetic of survival — and in the understanding that death and sustenance were never opposites, but partners.