In The Provenance Press Guide to the Wiccan Year, Judy Ann Nock offers you a definitive guide to the wheel of the year." Capturing the essence of the major and lesser holidays, this complete and practical reference will appeal to Wiccans of all levels of experience. The handbook offers something for everyone: recipes, crafts, activities, spells, rituals, and meditations. In these pages, Wiccans will find several appropriate cyclic activities.\ Written to inspire and expand the practice as a...
In The Provenance Press Guide to the Wiccan Year, High Priestess Judy Ann Nock offers a definitive guide to the Wheel of the Year. Capturing the essence of both the major and lesser holidays, this complete and practical reference offers something for everyone, from history and recipes, to crafts and rituals, spells and meditations, regardless of your level of practice. There are many ways to acknowledge the passage of time, whether the observance is simple or elaborate. In these pages, there are several appropriate cyclic activities to honor the changing of the seasons. Written to inspire and expand your practice as you move through the eight Sabbats, Nock provides you with: The astrological and astronomical influences that govern the seasons Meditations that reflect timely themes Rituals and crafts to enhance your spiritual expression Beginning with Samhain, the witch's New Year, and ending with the harvest of Mabon, The Provenance Press Guide to the Wiccan Year enables you to deepen your spiritual path, regardless of the time of year.
Acknowledgments viiPreface ixIntroduction xviiSamhain: A Year Ends, a Year Begins 1Yule: The God Is Reborn 37Imbolc: First Light in the Dark of Winter 65Ostara: Spring's Arrival 93Beltane: The Fertile Earth 123Litha: Summer's Song 147Lughnasad: Between Hope and Fear 175Mabon: The Harvest Is Home 203A Lunar Year and a DayThe Esbats 227AppendixTable of Correspondences 240Solstices and Equinoxes, 2007-2020 241Astronomical Sabbats 241Glossary of Terms 242Bibliography 256Index 248