31/10/2026
Beltane blessings to all in the South & Samhain blessings to all in the North 🌸🎃
I 🫶🏽 the energy of Beltane, It’s my fav!
Here in the Southern Hemisphere, we have things a smidgen topsy turvy. Today many people in Australia celebrate Halloween. Or Hallows Eve. Or Samhain. Which it is in the Northern Hemisphere, but not here 🙃
Samhain falls midway between the Autumn Equinox & Winter Solstice. It’s about Autumn, death, decay, letting-go, darkness & your shadow self. It honours the dead. Traditionally, people wore costumes to disguise themselves or ward off spirits, while acknowledging and celebrating the darkness.
Mexico’s Día de los Mu***os (Day of the Dead) falls around this time, honouring and remembering loved ones who have passed, although it has its own distinct cultural and Indigenous roots.
We are rather disconnected from the seasons & cycles these days. Especially in the Southern Hemisphere where we still observe many Northern Hemisphere Seasonal celebrations at the same time, despite being seasonally opposite.
At this Seasonal time my pagan ancestors would have been celebrating BELTANE. Festival of FIRE & FERTILITY! The midway point between Spring Equinox & Summer Solstice. The Peak of Spring, the Gateway to Summer ☀️ Spiraling out 🌀
The Gregorian calendar date is Oct 31st but this year the actual astronomical cross-quarter date is Nov 7th.
The veils are thin at Beltane/Samhain, communing with the unseen realms is easier. Samhain is traditionally associated with communicating with loved ones who have crossed over, Beltane with communing with The Fae. Folklore suggests Beltane is when the Fae return from their winter rest. Fairies abound! 🧚
Beltane is one of the 8 seasonal & agricultural festivals celebrated on The Wheel of The Year.
It celebrates all things light & fertility. Flowers are blossoming, fruits are appearing & everything is bursting with potent fertility. Beltane celebrates the coming together of the divine feminine & masculine.
If you’re feeling called to learn more about & connect authentically with The Wheel of The Year, this will be our anchor point for the LIGHTHOUSE Postal Service journey, join me! 🐌💌🌠