Flowers bloom in her footsteps. Meet Olwen, the Welsh goddess of sacred union and untamed beauty, whose ancient myth carries the true spirit of Beltane.

Long before it was "St Brigid's Cross," that woven shape carried sun-wheel associations — arms radiating from a centre, echoing the wheel of the sun and, the wheel of the year itself.

Where Beltane is loud and Lammas is a reckoning, Imbolc is almost embarrassingly quiet. Nothing outward has really changed yet. But underground, in the dark, the actual turning has already begun.

Yule, the Winter Solstice, lands on 21 June in Australia — not December. Meaning, traditions, a Tarot card, and a ritual for the year's longest night.

There's a stillness to this season that can feel confronting after a year of forward motion. Nothing is asking you to plant, grow, or produce right now. The invitation is just to sit at the edge…

Mabon, the Autumn Equinox, lands on 21 March in Australia — not September. Meaning, a Tarot card, and a ritual for this season of release and balance

Lammas, also known as Lughnasadh, marks the turning point of the harvest season. Its meaning, Southern Hemisphere dates, and how to take honest stock of your year are here.

Litha, the Summer Solstice, lands on the 21st of December in Australia — not June. Meaning, a Tarot card, and a simple ritual for the year's brightest day.

Beltane is one of the four great fire festivals of the Celtic Wheel of the Year, sitting opposite Samhain on the wheel and marking the midpoint between the spring equinox and the summer solstice.

Ostara, the Spring Equinox, lands on 21 September in Australia — not March. Meaning, a Tarot card, and a simple ritual for the season.