Earth Based Spirituality

Earth-Based Spirituality and the Wheel of the Year

“I was raised to fear the Earth’s wisdom.
But now I kneel in reverence at her altar.”

A Return to the Living Earth

For those of us raised to believe that the old ways were wicked,
it can feel like blasphemy to light a candle to the Moon.
To brew herbs in ritual.
To speak to the trees.
To listen to our womb.

But here’s the truth:
Earth-based spirituality was never the enemy.
It was the first language of the sacred — before books, before churches, before dogma.

It lived in the way we planted and gathered,
bled and birthed,
grieved and praised.

And now, the Earth calls her daughters home.

The Wheel of the Year is not religion — it is remembrance.
It’s the cyclical rhythm that pulses through your body and beckons you back to your intuitive knowing.

To walk the Wheel is to trust the spiral.

To die and bloom again, again, again.

The Wheel of the Year

There are eight sacred thresholds, each marking a moment in the great cycle of life.

You may feel them in your bones even before you know their names.

We begin not at January 1st — but with Samhain, the Celtic New Year and season of descent.

Each sabbat is a portal. A place to pause. A place to feel what the Earth is teaching.

Let us step into each one…

Samhain (Oct 31 – Nov 1)

The Death Gate

“The veil is thin. The ancestors speak. What must be laid to rest?”

• Theme: Death, release, shadow, ancestors

• Element: Earth

• Plant Allies: Mugwort, yew, myrrh

• Ritual: Ancestor altar. Burn what must be released. Dreamwork.

• Moon Tie-In: Dark Moon ritual for honoring endings

• Quote: “She who descends shall rise anew. But first, she must go into the dark.”

Yule (Winter Solstice, Dec 21)

The Longest Night

“Even in the deep, the light is reborn.”

• Theme: Stillness, rebirth, inner light

• Element: Fire

• Plant Allies: Pine, cinnamon, evergreen, cacao

• Ritual: Candle altar. Sip ceremonial cacao. Rest and vision.

• Moon Tie-In: New Moon womb dreaming

• Quote: “The seed stirs in the dark, unseen but alive.”

Imbolc (Feb 1–2)

The Spark of Becoming

“What is stirring in your inner soil?”

• Theme: Awakening, inspiration, first light

• Element: Air

• Plant Allies: Snowdrop, milk thistle, nettle

• Ritual: Bless your home. Write intentions. Tend a Brigid altar.

• Moon Tie-In: Waxing Moon to support creative emergence

• Quote: “Even the smallest spark holds the power to ignite the soul.”

Ostara (Spring Equinox, March 20–23)

The Balance of Light and Dark

“What wants to bloom in you?”

• Theme: Balance, fertility, rising life force

• Element: Air/Earth

• Plant Allies: Dandelion, violet, daisy

• Ritual: Plant seeds. Move your body. Honor equal light and shadow.

• Moon Tie-In: Full Moon in Libra or Aries — balance and courage

• Quote: “You are allowed to grow wild and beautiful.”

Beltane (May 1)

The Fire of Desire

“What makes you come alive?”

• Theme: Passion, sexuality, union, celebration

• Element: Fire

• Plant Allies: Hawthorn, rose, cacao, damiana

• Ritual: Dance around a bonfire. Cacao ceremony. Bless your womb space.

• Moon Tie-In: Waxing Moon for sensual manifestation

• Quote: “To be in your pleasure is to be in your power.”

Litha (Summer Solstice, June 21)

The Peak of Light

“Shine unapologetically.”

• Theme: Radiance, power, full expression

• Element: Fire

• Plant Allies: Sunflower, chamomile, lavender

• Ritual: Sun salutation. Solar water. Dance in sunlight.

• Moon Tie-In: Full Moon in Sagittarius or Capricorn — bold vision

• Quote: “You are not too much. You are a blaze of sacred fire.”

Lughnasadh (Aug 1)

The First Harvest

“What have you grown with your life?”

• Theme: Gratitude, offering, inner harvest

• Element: Earth

• Plant Allies: Corn, blackberry, basil

• Ritual: Make bread. Offer thanks. Share your gifts.

• Moon Tie-In: Waning Moon for release and refinement

• Quote: “The seeds you’ve tended now bear fruit. Bow to them.”

Mabon (Autumn Equinox, Sept 21–23)

The Great Inhale

“What needs to be set down? What do you carry forward?”

• Theme: Balance, gratitude, preparation for descent

• Element: Air/Earth

• Plant Allies: Apple, sage, rosemary

• Ritual: Equinox altar. Cleanse. Write a gratitude letter.

• Moon Tie-In: Full Moon in Pisces or Aries — release and realignment

• Quote: “Let your harvest teach you what truly matters.”

Moon Cycles as Sacred Spirals

The Wheel is solar, the Moon is lunar — and you are the one who braids them together.

Let each moon phase be a drumbeat alongside the Earth’s turning:

• New Moon: Imbolc energy — vision and seeding

• Full Moon: Beltane energy — expression and celebration

• Waning Moon: Mabon energy — harvesting and releasing

• Dark Moon: Samhain energy — descent and death

Plant Medicine Alignment

Your relationship with plants is ancestral. You are not separate from this wisdom.

• Cacao: Heart opening. Ceremony. Beltane, Yule, and Litha.

• Mugwort: Dreams. Ancestral communion. Samhain, Dark Moons.

• Blue Lotus: Feminine intuition. Full Moon ritual.

• Rose: Sacred sensuality and grief.

• Psilocybin & Entheogens: Sacred ceremony — especially around Samhain and Mabon. Always with intention, reverence, and safe containers.

Final Blessing

“To turn the Wheel is to remember who you are —
not as a machine, but as a meadow.
Not as a task, but as a temple.
Not as a role, but as a rhythm.”