by Julie Gibbons | September 3, 2024 | Alignment
Here in my corner of the world (central Scotland,) on the 1st of August, we celebrate the gateway to a new season—known as the Hairst in the Scots language. Throughout July, we begin to harvest the hay and throughout August, we focus on bringing home the grain from... 
by Julie Gibbons | May 1, 2023 | Alignment
A commonly observed holiday, May Day is significant in our solar calendar as an observation of Bealltainn (Beltane) here in Scotland. It’s been a long time since the tradition was marked as part of the every day, though. Even when there is reference to it, the...