THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR 
  
 
NE - It is the time of the Spring Equinox.  Day and night are of equal length.  
Our energy begins to build as we begin to come out of the contemplative time of 
winter.
 EAST - As spring swings  into full bloom you feel full of  energy and promise. 
It is easy  to create wonderful plans for the future at this time of year.
 SE - It is the time of the Summer Solstice. The days are long and nights are 
short.  We enjoy the outdoors feeling alive, active and whole. Nature blesses us 
with her radiance.
 SOUTH - In mid summer we are more active because of the wonderful outdoor 
activities available to us. Our gardens are bursting with the earth's bounty.
 SW - It is the time of the Autumn Equinox.  Night and day are of equal length 
creating a balance point between our active life of summer and our quieter more 
inward time of winter.
 WEST - As days get shorter and nights longer we begin to retreat more into the 
darkness for introspection. We think about what is and is not working in our 
lives.
 NW -  The Winter Solstice comes.  Nights are very long and we find ourselves to 
be more receptive to dreams and intuition. We spend more time indoors, our 
winter cave of the dreamtime.
 NORTH - We find that we sleep longer at night. The quiet evenings offer rest as 
well.  We may even feel a bit depressed, our bodies way of telling us to take 
inward time for ourselves.