Tamala, the final celebration of the Mysteries of Life season, is a three-day fire festival known as the Feast of the Dead. It is traditionally one of the times of the year when the barriers between the worlds are thin and spirits from beyond may be seen in the land of the living. In our more material times, we often experience this more through the disguises donned in celebration of the festival. 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. It is traditionally one of the times of the year when the barriers between the worlds are thin and spirits from beyond may be seen in the land of the living. In our more material times, we often experience this more through the disguises donned in celebration of the festival. Read about the inner meaning of Tamala

Cuivanya, 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 apple and the cornucopia. Read about the inner meaning of the Feast of Divine Life

Cuivanya, 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 apple and the cornucopia. Read about the inner meaning of the Feast of Divine Life

The late summer festival of Chelanya, the Festival of Regeneration, opens the Mysteries of Life season. It marks the beginning of the harvest season, symbolic of the spiritual bounty of Dea. It is known as the Golden Festival, reflecting the Solar Mother in both the summer sun and the ripening grain. A traditional symbol of the festival is the corn dolly, which may be made of wheat or maize and can take many forms, not all as representational as the one in the image here. Read more about Chelanya, the Golden Festival

The late summer festival of Chelanya, the Festival of Regeneration, opens the Mysteries of Life season. It marks the beginning of the harvest season, symbolic of the spiritual bounty of Dea. It is known as the Golden Festival, reflecting the Solar Mother in both the summer sun and the ripening grain. A traditional symbol of the festival is the corn dolly, which may be made of wheat or maize and can take many forms, not all as representational as the one in the image here. Read more about Chelanya, the Golden Festival

The Rose of the World festival, Rosa Mundi, is the first Great Festival of the Mother half of the year. This festival is especially associated with the soul's quest for union with the Spirit our Mother. The soul's journey is also into "the innermost temple of your heart, whose form is the form of a rose" Read more about Rosa Mundi

The Rose of the World festival, Rosa Mundi, is the first Great Festival of the Mother half of the year. This festival is especially associated with the soul's quest for union with the Spirit our Mother. The soul's journey is also into "the innermost temple of your heart, whose form is the form of a rose" Read more about Rosa Mundi

Midway between Easter and the Rose of the World Festival is the Exaltation of the Queen of Heaven on May Day. At the completion of the Easter cycle, the Daughter ascends to the Upper World, where she is crowned Queen of Heaven. But She is still Princess of the Earth, ruling the world through Her Golden Order of harmony and justice. Read more about the Exaltation of the Queen of Heaven

Midway between Easter and the Rose of the World Festival is the Exaltation of the Queen of Heaven on May Day. At the completion of the Easter cycle, the Daughter ascends to the Upper World, where she is crowned Queen of Heaven. But She is still Princess of the Earth, ruling the world through Her Golden Order of harmony and justice. Read more about the Exaltation of the Queen of Heaven

The story of the Easter season is that the Daughter of Heaven dies on the Pillar of the World and the world she sustains begins to die too. She is restored to life by the tears of Her Mother and Her return brings all of manifestation back to life. So it is that not only the year but the cosmos itself changes, dies and is reborn. Read all about Easter and the New Year

The story of the Easter season is that the Daughter of Heaven dies on the Pillar of the World and the world she sustains begins to die too. She is restored to life by the tears of Her Mother and Her return brings all of manifestation back to life. So it is that not only the year but the cosmos itself changes, dies and is reborn. Read all about Easter and the New Year

The Feast of Lights, or Luciad, represents the beginning of the end of the dark days of winter. A custom on this day is for the coming year's candles to be brought to an altar or shrine to be blessed. Candlelight is symbolic of the gentle light of the Daughter lightening the darkness of the world. Read more about "Luciad: The Feast of Lights"

The Feast of Lights, or Luciad, represents the beginning of the end of the dark days of winter. A custom on this day is for the coming year's candles to be brought to an altar or shrine to be blessed. Candlelight is symbolic of the gentle light of the Daughter lightening the darkness of the world. Read more about "Luciad: The Feast of Lights"

We know birth as an emergence from darkness into the light. However, at midwinter, Light is born, illuminating the darkness.

After the star brings the children of earth to the cave where the Daughter is born, and the princesses present their gifts, a beautiful voice fills the air, saying:

Her Name shall be called Inanna
For She shall be Lady of Heaven

And the star vanished from the sky and yet its light remained. And the shape of the light became a vision. And the vision was a vision of the Mistress of All Things, bearing in Her arms the Holy Child.

Read all about the Nativity of God the Daughter

We know birth as an emergence from darkness into the light. However, at midwinter, Light is born, illuminating the darkness.

After the star brings the children of earth to the cave where the Daughter is born, and the princesses present their gifts, a beautiful voice fills the air, saying:

Her Name shall be called Inanna
For She shall be Lady of Heaven

And the star vanished from the sky and yet its light remained. And the shape of the light became a vision. And the vision was a vision of the Mistress of All Things, bearing in Her arms the Holy Child.

Read all about the Nativity of God the Daughter

Tamala is a three-day fire festival known as the Feast of the Dead, celebrated with bonfires, candle lanterns and fireworks. Death is the last of the mysteries and Tamala appropriately brings to a close the Mysteries of Life season. Pictured is Atropos, the Greek Fate who cuts the thread of life. She should not be seen as shortening life but as signifying its proper completion. Read about the inner meaning of Tamala

Tamala is a three-day fire festival known as the Feast of the Dead, celebrated with bonfires, candle lanterns and fireworks. Death is the last of the mysteries and Tamala appropriately brings to a close the Mysteries of Life season. Pictured is Atropos, the Greek Fate who cuts the thread of life. She should not be seen as shortening life but as signifying its proper completion. Read about the inner meaning of Tamala

The generous outpouring of Divine Life symbolized by the fruits of the harvest is the central mystery of the Mysteries of Life season. Read about the inner meaning of the Feast of Divine Life

The generous outpouring of Divine Life symbolized by the fruits of the harvest is the central mystery of the Mysteries of Life season. Read about the inner meaning of the Feast of Divine Life

The Mysteries of Life season opens with Chelanya, the Festival of Regeneration. The grain harvested to be resown for the new crop is emblematic of this mystery. Chelanya is known as the Golden Festival, the ripening grain and the summer sun reflecting the Solar Mother. The image here is Demeter, the Mother in the Greek Mother and Daughter mythos that formed the heart of the Eleusinian Mysteries. She carries the sickle and a sheaf of grain, symbolic of regeneration. Read more about Chelanya, the Golden Festival

The Mysteries of Life season opens with Chelanya, the Festival of Regeneration. The grain harvested to be resown for the new crop is emblematic of this mystery. Chelanya is known as the Golden Festival, the ripening grain and the summer sun reflecting the Solar Mother. The image here is Demeter, the Mother in the Greek Mother and Daughter mythos that formed the heart of the Eleusinian Mysteries. She carries the sickle and a sheaf of grain, symbolic of regeneration. Read more about Chelanya, the Golden Festival

Midsummer is the beginning of the half-year of festivals concerning the Mysteries of the Mother, Creatrix of the Universe. The central festival of Summer is Rosa Mundi, which opens the season of the Fire and the Rose. The season is a solar-lunar one, beginning with the summer solstice and ending with the full moon, this year almost two weeks later. It is celebrated with bonfires, fireworks and displays of roses. Fairies and other subtle entities are felt to be about and magic and divination are traditionally practiced. Read about the mystical and folk elements of the festival and season

Midsummer is the beginning of the half-year of festivals concerning the Mysteries of the Mother, Creatrix of the Universe. The central festival of Summer is Rosa Mundi, which opens the season of the Fire and the Rose. The season is a solar-lunar one, beginning with the summer solstice and ending with the full moon, this year almost two weeks later. It is celebrated with bonfires, fireworks and displays of roses. Fairies and other subtle entities are felt to be about and magic and divination are traditionally practiced. Read about the mystical and folk elements of the festival and season

Queen of Heaven is perhaps the most ancient of all religious titles, appearing all over the world. For example, in ancient Sumer she was known as Inanna, in the Levant as Astarte, in Egypt as Isis, in Greece as Hera (pictured here enthroned) and in Christian Europe as Mary. In the Filianist faith, the Divine Daughter is both Queen of Heaven and Princess of the World, ruling over all with love and gentleness. Read all about the May Day festival of the Queen of Heaven

Queen of Heaven is perhaps the most ancient of all religious titles, appearing all over the world. For example, in ancient Sumer she was known as Inanna, in the Levant as Astarte, in Egypt as Isis, in Greece as Hera (pictured here enthroned) and in Christian Europe as Mary. In the Filianist faith, the Divine Daughter is both Queen of Heaven and Princess of the World, ruling over all with love and gentleness. Read all about the May Day festival of the Queen of Heaven

The Daughter is risen, Spring has sprung and the new year has begun. The renewal of the world in springtime is associated with its creation and the World Egg. The egg has through many cultures been a primary symbol of this time of year. The dyeing of eggs symbolizes the wonderful variety of manifestation. Read about the High Feast of Easter and about the origin of the Easter Egg.

The Daughter is risen, Spring has sprung and the new year has begun. The renewal of the world in springtime is associated with its creation and the World Egg. The egg has through many cultures been a primary symbol of this time of year. The dyeing of eggs symbolizes the wonderful variety of manifestation. Read about the High Feast of Easter and about the origin of the Easter Egg.

The brave and trembling snowdrop, the fragile crescent moon and the flickering light of the candle symbolize the birth of the Daughter's own light. Luciad, also known as the Feast of Lights, celebrates Her vow to take the light of the Divine even into the lowest and darkest places of manifestation, bringing hope to every lost creature. Continue reading about Luciad

The brave and trembling snowdrop, the fragile crescent moon and the flickering light of the candle symbolize the birth of the Daughter's own light. Luciad, also known as the Feast of Lights, celebrates Her vow to take the light of the Divine even into the lowest and darkest places of manifestation, bringing hope to every lost creature. Continue reading about Luciad