The Mysteries of Life season opens with Chelanya, often called the Golden Festival, which celebrates regeneration. The principal symbol of the festival is grain of all kinds, cut down to rise again in the cycle of time. The image shows the Slavic Great Mother Makosha or Mokosh who is strongly associated with the Mysteries of Life. Read more about Chelanya, the Golden Festival

The Mysteries of Life season opens with Chelanya, often called the Golden Festival, which celebrates regeneration. The principal symbol of the festival is grain of all kinds, cut down to rise again in the cycle of time. The image shows the Slavic Great Mother Makosha or Mokosh who is strongly associated with the Mysteries of Life. Read more about Chelanya, the Golden Festival

The Rose of the World festival, Rosa Mundi, begins the Fire and Rose season. It is a time when the veil between the worlds is thin and magic is all around. This festival is especially associated with the soul's quest for union with the Spirit our Mother. Read more about Rosa Mundi

The Rose of the World festival, Rosa Mundi, begins the Fire and Rose season. It is a time when the veil between the worlds is thin and magic is all around. This festival is especially associated with the soul's quest for union with the Spirit our Mother. Read more about Rosa Mundi

The three titles of the Divine Daughter are Princess of the World, Priestess of the World and Queen of Heaven. The May Day festival, the final festival of the Easter season, celebrates the Daughter as Queen of Heaven. The crowning of the Queen of Heaven is often reflected in celebrations by the crowning of statues or of a chosen May Queen. Read more about the Exaltation of the Queen of Heaven

The three titles of the Divine Daughter are Princess of the World, Priestess of the World and Queen of Heaven. The May Day festival, the final festival of the Easter season, celebrates the Daughter as Queen of Heaven. The crowning of the Queen of Heaven is often reflected in celebrations by the crowning of statues or of a chosen May Queen. Read more about the Exaltation of the Queen of Heaven

The Easter season follows the Daughter of Heaven as she takes the light of the Divine to the deepest of the places of darkness, dies and is reborn and ascends to become the Princess of the Earth, our Sovereign Lady, as recounted in Mythos of the Divine Maid. Easter Day is also the first day of Spring and the first day of the year, this time the year of Sai Raya, the janya who represents the golden Solar Principle and gives health, abundance and life to all creation. You can read more in All About Easter.

The Easter season follows the Daughter of Heaven as she takes the light of the Divine to the deepest of the places of darkness, dies and is reborn and ascends to become the Princess of the Earth, our Sovereign Lady, as recounted in Mythos of the Divine Maid. Easter Day is also the first day of Spring and the first day of the year, this time the year of Sai Raya, the janya who represents the golden Solar Principle and gives health, abundance and life to all creation. You can read more in All About Easter.

The Feast of Lights, also known as Luciad, is the primary festival of the Daughter as Light Bringer, with her promise to bring Divine Light to every corner of the universe. It signals the beginning of the end of Winter and is the very first festival of the Easter season. Candles and snowdrops are associated with the day, reminders of the Daughter's gentle light. Continue reading about Luciad

The Feast of Lights, also known as Luciad, is the primary festival of the Daughter as Light Bringer, with her promise to bring Divine Light to every corner of the universe. It signals the beginning of the end of Winter and is the very first festival of the Easter season. Candles and snowdrops are associated with the day, reminders of the Daughter's gentle light. Continue reading about Luciad

We wish all our readers a happy and blessed Nativity. May your faith and joy be enriched through the coming year. The Birth of the Daughter is a universal Event that in one sense took place "before" time as we know it. In another sense it takes place constantly and sustains the universe in being. Both these things are hard for a time-bound being to grasp, and so – as in all such things – Dea has given us other ways to see it. We can see it as taking place annually, as part of the Cycle of the Year, and this is the way it manifests for us on this world.

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We wish all our readers a happy and blessed Nativity. May your faith and joy be enriched through the coming year. The Birth of the Daughter is a universal Event that in one sense took place "before" time as we know it. In another sense it takes place constantly and sustains the universe in being. Both these things are hard for a time-bound being to grasp, and so – as in all such things – Dea has given us other ways to see it. We can see it as taking place annually, as part of the Cycle of the Year, and this is the way it manifests for us on this world.

Read all about the inner meaning of the season

The coming of winter also brings the joyous season of Advent, anticipating the Nativity of God the Daughter, a time for decorating, cleansing, planning, and dreaming. Read about the festivals of early winter

The coming of winter also brings the joyous season of Advent, anticipating the Nativity of God the Daughter, a time for decorating, cleansing, planning, and dreaming. Read about the festivals of early winter

Tamala, the final celebration of the Mysteries of Life season, is a three-day fire festival known as the Feast of the Dead. Festival fires include blazing bonfires and the flickering candles in turnip lanterns and carved pumpkins. A theme of the festival is re-connection with the spirits of the departed and the union of souls. Read about the inner meaning of Tamala

Tamala, the final celebration of the Mysteries of Life season, is a three-day fire festival known as the Feast of the Dead. Festival fires include blazing bonfires and the flickering candles in turnip lanterns and carved pumpkins. A theme of the festival is re-connection with the spirits of the departed and the union of souls. Read about the inner meaning of Tamala

The Feast of Divine Life, the Autumn Equinox festival, celebrates our Mother God as the Ground of All Being and the Creatrix of the World. The keynote of the festival is abundance, the flow of spiritual blessings represented on the material plane by the harvest. Its symbols include the sickle, the cornucopia and the apple. Read about the inner meaning of the festival.

The Feast of Divine Life, the Autumn Equinox festival, celebrates our Mother God as the Ground of All Being and the Creatrix of the World. The keynote of the festival is abundance, the flow of spiritual blessings represented on the material plane by the harvest. Its symbols include the sickle, the cornucopia and the apple. Read about the inner meaning of the festival.

Chelanya, the Golden Festival, opens the Mysteries of Life season and is the festival of regeneration. Celebrated on the cross-quarter day of summer, it marks the beginning of the harvest season, symbolic of the bounty of Dea. The image here is Ceres, the Roman mother goddess, with her particular motif of ripe grain. Note the snakes, also a symbol of regeneration from the shedding of their skin. Read more about Chelanya, the Golden Festival

Chelanya, the Golden Festival, opens the Mysteries of Life season and is the festival of regeneration. Celebrated on the cross-quarter day of summer, it marks the beginning of the harvest season, symbolic of the bounty of Dea. The image here is Ceres, the Roman mother goddess, with her particular motif of ripe grain. Note the snakes, also a symbol of regeneration from the shedding of their skin. Read more about Chelanya, the Golden Festival

The Summer Solstice festival of Rosa Mundi opens the joyous Fire and Rose season. The celebrations with flowers and fireworks are the popular aspect of this deeply mystical festival connected with the Southern Gate of Heaven. Read more about Rosa Mundi

The Summer Solstice festival of Rosa Mundi opens the joyous Fire and Rose season. The celebrations with flowers and fireworks are the popular aspect of this deeply mystical festival connected with the Southern Gate of Heaven. Read more about Rosa Mundi

The final festival of the Easter cycle, falling half-way between the spring equinox and the summer solstice, celebrates the Daughter as Queen of Heaven. This ancient title reflecting Archetypal Reality has resurfaced in many times and places. This image depicts a garlanded icon of the Queen of Heaven from eastern Europe. Read more about the Exaltation of the Queen of Heaven

The final festival of the Easter cycle, falling half-way between the spring equinox and the summer solstice, celebrates the Daughter as Queen of Heaven. This ancient title reflecting Archetypal Reality has resurfaced in many times and places. This image depicts a garlanded icon of the Queen of Heaven from eastern Europe. Read more about the Exaltation of the Queen of Heaven

Happy Easter, everybody! Mother and Daughter are reunited and the spring is here. The world is renewed in springtime and the egg has for long ages been associated with this time. Ancient cultures including the Chinese, the Egyptians and the Romans decorated eggs to celebrate the coming of spring. Read about the High Feast of Easter and about the origin of the Easter Egg.

Happy Easter, everybody! Mother and Daughter are reunited and the spring is here. The world is renewed in springtime and the egg has for long ages been associated with this time. Ancient cultures including the Chinese, the Egyptians and the Romans decorated eggs to celebrate the coming of spring. Read about the High Feast of Easter and about the origin of the Easter Egg.

The Feast of Lights, also known as Luciad, is the first festival of the Easter cycle. It is a custom on this day for the coming year's candles to be blessed. Candlelight is symbolic of the gentle light of the Daughter that lightens the darkness of the world. Read more about "Luciad: The Feast of Lights"

The Feast of Lights, also known as Luciad, is the first festival of the Easter cycle. It is a custom on this day for the coming year's candles to be blessed. Candlelight is symbolic of the gentle light of the Daughter that lightens the darkness of the world. Read more about "Luciad: The Feast of Lights"

The Day of Sai Herthe, celebrated on the 7th Day of Nativity, is the Festival of Hearth and Home. Read about the traditions of the festival

The Day of Sai Herthe, celebrated on the 7th Day of Nativity, is the Festival of Hearth and Home. Read about the traditions of the festival