The ash is associated with prophetic dreams and spiritual journeys.

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The Celtic Tree Calendar is a calendar with thirteen lunar divisions. Most contemporary Pagans use fixed dates for each "month," rather than follo...

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Lupercalia is one of the most ancient of the Roman holidays (one of the feriae listed on ancient calendars from even before the time Julius Caesar reformed the calendar). It is familiar to us today for two main reasons:

1. It is associat...

Valentine's Day has its roots in an early Roman festival. Photo Credit: Luis Diaz Devesa/Moment/Getty Images

When Valentine's Day looms on the horizon, many people start thinking about love. Did you know that the modern Valentine's Day, although named for a martyred sai...

The Romans honored their dead at the Parentalia. Muammer Mujdat Uzel / E+ / Getty Images

The ancient Romans had a festival for just about everything, and honoring your family’s dead was no exception. The Parentalia festival was celebrated each year for a week, beginning...

Born of the feminist movement and founded by hereditary witch Zsuzsanna Budapest, Dianic Wicca embraces the Goddess but spends little time on her male counterpart.

The Rowan Moon is associated with Brighid, the Celtic goddess of hearth and home. Honored on February 1, at Imbolc, Brighid is a fire goddess who offers protection to mothers and families, as well as watching over the hearthfires.

The Birch Moon is a time of rebirth and regeneration. As the Solstice passes, it is time to look towards the light once more.

In January, the nights are long and dark, and many of us are trying to stay warm under a blanket of snow as the Cold Moon approaches (in some cultures, the Cold Moon is the name given to December's moon, instead).

Eclipses come in two shapes and sizes - Lunar and Solar.  Lunar eclipses close the doors that need to be closed. So, be prepared to let things go. During a Lunar eclipse you may face stuff like breakups, layoffs, any type of situations that mean "The End." T...