Some Neopagans celebrate Beltane on May Day. It marks the beginning of summer. Technically, Beltane is a Cross Quarter Day is supposed to mark the midpoint between the vernal equinox and the summer solstice. This year, that is May 5th at 14:32 GMT.

The four Solar Festivals are the two equinoxes and the two solstices, but that is only four of the eight sabbats. Each of the High Holidays is a Cross Quarter Day offset from the solar calendar by 45 degrees. Usually the High Holidays match pretty well with the seasons in my desert, so that is what I use. For my WebTree path, I celebrate the each High Holiday from sunset to sunset. So starting tonight, you probably won't see me again until Thursday.

On a lighter side, I'm ready to be warm again. It's supposed to hit 84 today.

I didn't have a word for what I was for years. I was the small kid who announced to his family that if there was a God the Father, it was only natural that there had to be a God the Mother too. And Mother Nature was the only one who fit the bill. So I've had the Father Sky/Mother Earth template in my head for as long as I can remember. It wasn't something I learned, it was something I knew. Or maybe that I remembered, I don't know.

I do know I want to feel the sun on my skin. No bonfire for me, but I am going to build the last fire of the season and the house will be hot tonight. I'll sweat the shivers out of me and I will keep vigil at the fire.