Souther Hemisphere
Wheel of the Year
The Pagan Wheel of the Year turns through many significant dates & festivals.
There are eight seasonal Sabbat & thirteen Esbats (full moons).
The Sabbats are divided into two groups - Greter & Lesser.
There are eight seasonal Sabbat & thirteen Esbats (full moons).
The Sabbats are divided into two groups - Greter & Lesser.
The Greater Sabbats (cross quarter days); Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lammas, fall on dates that represent high energy in the season.
The Lesser Sabbats; Yule, Ostara, Litha and Mabon, fall on the equinoxes and solstices, the dates of which vary slightly from year to year, and they mark the changes of the four seasons. This seasonal cycle is one of the key ways in which we see the processes of birth, growth, death & rebirth play themselves out. The philosophy of the Wheel of the Year was created to illustrate this cycle. Although it may vary between different traditions the underlying theme is the same. Rituals of the Sabbats
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Triple Goddess
We are still dependent upon the forces of nature, we observe the Sabbats to establish & maintain a balance with nature. Sabbats are also a time for us to look within, to reassess out path taken so far & reaffirm the directions we wish to take in the future. There are many other versions of these that can be found across different mediums including books, web sites & folk lore. |