Your Book of Shadows allows you to record various articles while on your Wicca journey. Indeed, you may use it to record your rituals or prayers to the Goddess and God. You can also use it to record your spells or any other inspiring things you find useful. Of course,… Continue reading
The Samhain season on the Wheel of the Year is halfway between the Autumn equinox and the Winter solstice. This usually occurs around the 31st October** in the northern hemisphere. It is a time when the final harvest takes place. So, the storage of root vegetables is very important. Also,… Continue reading
Mabon signifies the Autumn equinox is here and usually falls on the 22nd of September** in the northern hemisphere. Being an equinox means that there is an equal amount of daylight together with an equal amount of darkness. In other words, we see a balance in nature yet again. This… Continue reading
Firstly, Lammas is the 6th season on the Wheel of the Year. It is one of the ‘cross quarter days’ but most Wiccans and Witches still acknowledge this period. Lammas usually occurs on the 1st of August** in the northern hemisphere. This Sabbat is midway between the Summer solstice (Litha)… Continue reading
The Wiccan Sabbat of Litha or Midsummer usually occurs around the 21st June** in the northern hemisphere. Indeed, now the Sun is furthest north and brings with it plenty of energy giving power. Obviously God is truly shining down upon us now. He is demonstration his magic and masculinity while… Continue reading
Beltane is a magical time which usually occurs around the 1st of May** on the Wheel of the Year. This Sabbat allows for Wiccans to celebrate in many ways of course. Now that the Goddess has spent much energy nurturing the Earth she can relax a little. Also God is… Continue reading
Whereas the Imbolc period gave us a glimpse of the year to come, the Ostara period or the Spring Equinox will see things speeding up. The cold dark days are now over and you are slowly becoming more alert with your natural surroundings once again. From now on, the slow… Continue reading
The Imbolc period on the Wheel of the Year, is about halfway between the Winter solstice and the Spring equinox. Obviously, the the start of the Imbolc season is the second period in the Wiccan calendar. Therefore the date is usually around the 1st of February.** ** This date is… Continue reading
Yule is the Winter solstice which usually occurs around the 21st December**, although this date can vary slightly. Indeed it is the beginning of the Wiccan year. Furthermore, this is a time when Wiccans say that God is reborn. The Sun’s infancy sees the return of light and heat but… Continue reading
The Wheel of the Year refers to the annual cycle of seasonal festivals on the Pagan calendar. To Pagans, the year is broke up into either 4 or 8 distinct periods or seasons. Those periods are festivals of course. One thing is clear and that is all Pagans observe one… Continue reading
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