Essential Symbolism Of The
Four Fire Festivals
 
Samhain:  The Feast of the Dead.  The celebration of the reign of the dark Goddess, Queen of the Underworld.  The time when the veil-between-the-worlds is thinnest.  Samhain initiates winter.
 
The Feast of Bride:  The rise of the child Goddess, virgin queen, Goddess of all wild things.  The time of the-waking-of-the-world.  The Feast of Bride initiates spring.
 
Beltaen:  The Great Rite of the Goddess.  Sacred marriage to the Sun King through his rite of the hunt.  The summoning of the power of the Great Stag; celebration of fecundity.  Beltaen initiates summer.
 
Llughnassad:  Festival of the Goddess of Magic.  The time of enchantment's queen; the power of the initiator is celebrated here, and the passage of the sacrivice of God (initiation proper); rite of the high priestess, Goddess incarnate.  Llughnassed celebrates the light-bringer and the harvest, and it initiates autumn.
 
 

Essential Symbolism Of
Solstice And Equinox
 
Winter:  Rebirth of the Sun God.  The boyhood and training of the once and future king.
 
Spring:  Symbolic and actual mating of the Sun King with the daughter and priestess of the Moon.  His initiation as both priest and king.
 
Summer:  Sacrifice of the Sun King, leading to the harvest of his reign.  Transformation.
 
Autumn:  His descent into the realms of the Underworld.  Power from the Dark Lord to the Virgin Queen of Initiation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Source:
Witchcraft
Theory and Practice
-Ly De Angeles