From Beltane To Litha In 6 Cards

Hi All and welcome to my Beltane to Litha spread. For those of you who are a little less into paganism than me I should explain that June 20th was Litha, also known the Summer Solstice. It is the longest day of the year, a time when the sun reaches the peak of its power. Nature is covered in all her beautiful colours and there is life basking in the sunshine wherever you look.

I have covered my altar with sun goddess altar, including Freya, Oshun and Aphrodite and added yellow, orange and green candles to celebrate nature. Litha is a time when we truly appreciate all the abundance in our lives so I also wrote a gratitude list and added it into my cauldron at the centre of the altar.

Celebrating the Wheel of the Year is admittedly a mostly Wiccan idea. I am not Wiccan, however the great thing with eclectic witchcraft is you can pick and choose the practices that resonate with you. I am careful with this though, I try to stay away from practices that could be seen as cultural appropriation, such as Native American practices, Maori, etc. As I live in the northeast of England and my family is from Ireland, Celtic witchcraft appeals to me greatly.

Beltane

The season directly before Litha on the Wheel of the Year is Beltane, or the spring equinox. In Ireland Beltane (pronounced Be-yell-tain-uh) has always been a…