Live the whole year
Eight turning points in the year, and a guide for each one... the lore, a ceremony, a tarot spread, an altar, and something to bake for your own table.
You were taught to run at one speed all year long. There is another way, and your body already knows it.
✧ in season now ✧
October 31
The Witch's New Year
Samhain asks, what am I ready to lay to rest with honor?
The final harvest. The thinnest night. The death of the old year and the dark birth of the new.
The free companionAncestor Connection, a gentle guided journey to meet one of your ancestors, receive what they have for you, and return safely.
December 20 to 23
The Winter Solstice
Yule asks, what dream will I carry toward the returning light?
The longest night, and the moment the sun stands still, turns, and begins to climb again.
The free companionReturn of the Light, thirteen affirmation cards to print, small lights to carry through the longest nights.
February 1 to 2
Brigid's Day
Imbolc asks, which one dream am I choosing this year?
The first stirring of spring. The festival of Brigid and the first flame.
The free companionBrigid's Flame, small creative sparks for writing, drawing, building, or making something, however rough.
March 19 to 22
The Spring Equinox
Ostara asks, what tender thing is ready for daylight?
The light and the dark stand equal once more, and this time the light is rising.
The free companionNew Beginnings, a planting worksheet for deciding what you are growing this spring, and how you will tend it.
May 1
The Fire Festival
Beltane asks, what do I desire out loud?
The great fire festival. The height of spring spilling over into summer.
The free companionBeltane Fire, thirteen blessing cards to print, to speak over yourself, a threshold, or a gathering.
June 20 to 22
The Summer Solstice · Litha
Midsummer asks, what will I let myself be celebrated for?
The sun at its apex, the longest day of the year, both zenith and turning point.
The free companionSolstice Light, twelve journal prompts that show you what you have built, and what is ready to turn.
August 1
The First Harvest · Lughnasadh
Lammas asks, what is already ripe, exactly as it is?
The first sheaf has been cut. The growing season is over, and the gathering season has begun.
The free companionThe First Harvest, an intentions worksheet for taking stock of your harvest and choosing what to keep and what to release.
September 21 to 23
The Autumn Equinox
Mabon asks, what can I thank and still let go of?
The second harvest, and the balance point of the descending year.
The free companionAutumn Balance, an equinox reflection arranged like a set of scales, to find the small correction the season is asking for.
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Every year the Wheel passes through the same turning points, and every year you move easily through some and stall at the very same one. The tiredness that arrives right on schedule. The dream that never quite begins. None of that is a flaw in you. It is a pattern, and patterns can be read.
Eight questions, four archetypes, and a small ritual you can do tonight with what is already in your home. The last page holds your first Turning Page.
the dark months · Samhain to Yule
If the dark months are the season you resist, you are a Firekeeper. This is the season you struggle through with sheer willpower and tension, which means it is your medicine.
the brightening · Imbolc to Ostara
If the brightening is the season you resist, you are a Threshold Dreamer. This is the threshold moment where you usually turn back.
peak light · Beltane to Midsummer
If peak light is the season you resist, you are a Moonflower. These are the pages that make you flinch, so go gently and go anyway.
the dimming · Lammas to Mabon
If the dimming is the season you resist, you are a Harvest Holder. This is the season you postpone.
the whole turning year
A season by season guide to aligning your real life. All eight turnings, felt from within... what is really happening in you at each one, what it asks of your work and rest and love, a ritual for that night with what is already in your home, and a question worth sitting with.
Then the Turning Pages, a check-in you answer at every turning until the book becomes a record of your own becoming. By the last page you will have your whole year mapped, and permission to trust it.
A gift with the Complete Wheel. Living the Wheel comes free with all eight seasonal guides together. See the Complete Wheel
✧ the eight guides ✧
The year begins in the dark, at Samhain, so that is where the Wheel begins here too. Each turning has its own page, with the full guide and a small free companion, my way of walking each turning point with you.
October 31
Samhain
The Witch's New Year
Samhain asks, what am I ready to lay to rest with honor?
Explore Samhain
December 20 to 23
Yule
The Winter Solstice
Yule asks, what dream will I carry toward the returning light?
Explore Yule
February 1 to 2
Imbolc
Brigid's Day
Imbolc asks, which one dream am I choosing this year?
Explore Imbolc
March 19 to 22
Ostara
The Spring Equinox
Ostara asks, what tender thing is ready for daylight?
Explore Ostara
May 1
Beltane
The Fire Festival
Beltane asks, what do I desire out loud?
Explore Beltane
June 20 to 22
Midsummer
The Summer Solstice · Litha
Midsummer asks, what will I let myself be celebrated for?
Explore Midsummer
August 1
Lammas
The First Harvest · Lughnasadh
Lammas asks, what is already ripe, exactly as it is?
Explore Lammas
September 21 to 23
Mabon
The Autumn Equinox
Mabon asks, what can I thank and still let go of?
Explore Mabon
inside every guide
Take what serves you. Leave what does not. And if something in these pages sparks something in you, follow it.
✧ all eight together ✧
Every guide for the whole turning year, so each one is waiting for you when you reach its turning point... and Living the Wheel comes with it as a gift.
✧ questions ✧
Wherever you are. Find the season the calendar is in, or the one your body is in, and begin there. The Wheel has no first page. If you are not sure, the free quiz will show you the season you resist.
Yes. Each one is a beautifully designed PDF you can read on any screen or print at home.
No. The guides draw on Celtic, Norse, and earth-based European traditions, and they are written for anyone who wants to live closer to the seasons.
Each turning has a small free gift... a worksheet, a guided journey, journal prompts, or a set of cards to print and keep. They arrive by email when you sign up.
Yes. Every month I lead a free live shamanic journey on YouTube, and the turnings shape what we explore. Come to Soul Journeys.
