The seasons form a cycle often called the Wheel of the Year. Rather than moving in a straight line, time is seen as a circle that turns again and again. Each season carries its own character. Times of growth, harvest, rest, and renewal… and together they remind us of the natural rhythms of life.

This cycle is marked by eight festivals. The solstices and equinoxes show the sun’s great turning points, while the cross-quarter days (Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain) mark the transitions in between. These moments create a calendar that connects us with the light of the sun, the patterns of the land, and the work of our own lives.

In modern druidry, walking the Wheel of the Year can be as simple as noticing the changes around you like the length of the days, the feel of the air, the shift in energy. Or it can be as involved as holding seasonal rituals and celebrations. However it’s observed, the wheel offers a way to live in step with nature and find meaning in the turning of time.