Jackie's Catherine Wheel
Wheel spin
The cycles
Of sun and moon and earth
Wheel spin
The seasons
Of life and death and life again
Wheel spin
Again
Jackie - 2001
Jackie writes ... 'Last year (Yule 2004 to Samhain 2005), my Wheel of the Year was more 'exotic'. I had travelled to more places in England and brought back natural items, with association to those experiences. This year my Wheel has been more about the area close to where I live. The first year, all the items were from Nature; this year there are some which are not...
Yule - crabapples (still on the tree!), ivy, snowflake decoration
Imbolc - pinecones, feather
Spring Equinox - left bare - in honour of the life/death of my houserabbit, Pumpkin - as nothing would have been enough
Beltane - fabric 'tatter', berries
Summer Solstice - feathers, wool
Lammas - fat ear of wheat
Autumn Equinox - blackberries, feather
Samhain - crabapples, leaves
The Wheel will be stripped on St Catherine's Day (Nov 25th). She evolved from Goddesses associated with the wheel of the sun and the seasons. I am a mid-woman and a euphanism for the menopause is "turning St Catherine's corner". My Wheel is made from apple, which is my most sacred tree.
Symbolically removed all the items from my St Catherine Wheel ...
The Wheel is now naked
All the festivals have passed
The Wheel is bare - just like the trees of winter
The sleet came today, with strong winds blowing the leaves around
It feels strange that the Wheel is naked and vulnerable... poised and waiting... paused...
It feels hopeful and interesting too though - a new year will come...'
Jackie - 24/11/05
Living the Wheel of The Year - a framework for personal development
Renew your connection with the light and witness the stillness of Winter Solstice
Celebrate new beginnings at Imbolc
Plant your seed-intentions at the Spring Equinox
Dance your growing delights at Beltane
Enjoy the fullness of Summer Solstice
Resonate with ripeness at Lammas
Give thanks for your harvests at Autumn Equinox
Acknowledge completion at Samhain
