I hope you are enjoying the articles from Wheel & Cross so far. There are already over 60 articles published from June 2023 to May 2024! This year we will bring you more seasonal content via our weekly podcast, The Wheel & Cross Podcast with links to the 2023-24 posts so you can view or review the images, videos and photos relevant to each week’s topic.
We already have a jam-packed schedule for the 2024-25 season so far, with details provided below. The podcasts will be linked to the schedule once it has been posted for the week.
If you have experiences, stories, traditions, poems, recipes, and thoughts related to the article topics or anything seasonal you want me to explore, please share in the comments or drop me a note.
May
23 May - Episode 1: Introduction
WINTER
June
1 June - Episode 2: Holle’s Day and the First Day of Winter (posted 30 May)
6 June - Episode 3: Echoes of the Ice Age - Winter Solstice and Mother’s Night
13 June - Episode 4: The Origins of Christmas
27 June - Episode 6: Winter Feast
July
11 July - Episode 8: The Origins of the Yule Log and Yule Tree
18 July - Episode 9: Scandinavian Yule Creatures
25 July - Episode 10: The Robin and the Wren
August
1 August - Episode 11: The Spring Quickening - Djambari, Imbolc, Brigid’s Day and Candlemas
8 August - Episode 12: Spring Weather Divination and Groundhog Day
15 August - Episode 13: The Silver Birch - Symbol of Spring
22 August - Episode 14: The Blue Moon and Wheel of the Months
SPRING
September
1 September - Episode 15: First Day of Spring and Wattle Day (posted on 29 August)
5 September - Episode 16: Magpies and the Swooping Season
12 September - Episode 17: Spring Equinox Traditions from Eastern Europe
19 September - Episode 18: Spring Equinox - Oestre, Easter, Witches and Bunnies
26 September - Episode 19: Spring Equinox - Eater Eggs, Games and Foods
October
3 October - Episode 20: Beltane - Air
10 October - Episode 21: Beltane - Fire
17 October - Episode 22: Beltane - Water
24 October - Episode 23: Beltane - Earth
31 October - Episode 24: Day of the Dead
November
7 November - Episode 25: BREAK
14 November - Episode 26: BREAK
21 November - Episode 27: BREAK
28 November - Episode 28: BREAK
SUMMER
December
5 December - Episode 29: An Aussie Christmas
12 December - Episode 30: Santa’s Nice and Not So Nice Elves
19 December - Episode 31: The Making of Santa Claus
26 December - Episode 32: New Year’s Eve Traditions
January
2 January - BREAK
9 January - BREAK
16 January - Episode 33: Celebrating Australia’s Midsummer
23 January - Episode 34: Invasion Day
February
2 February - Episode 35: Lughnasadh and the First Harvest (posted on 30 January)
6 January - Episode 36: The Dog Days of Summer
13 February - Episode 37: TBD
20 February - Episode 38: TBD
27 February - Episode 39: The Last Honey Harvests
AUTUMN
March
6 March - Episode 40: The Hedgerow Harvest
13 March - Episode 41: The Apple Harvest
20 March - Episode 42: Autumn Equinox and Harvest Home
27 March - Episode 43: April Fools and Smigus Dyngus
April
3 April - Episode 44: Samhain Bonfires, Divination and Ancestors
10 April - Episode 45: Samhain Tricks, Treats, Games and Scares
17 April - Episode 46: Samhain and Jack-O-Lantern
24 April - Episode 47: Creatures of Samhain
May
1 May - Episode 48: TBD
8 May - Episode 49: TBD
15 May - Episode 50: TBD
22 May - TBD
29 May - TBD