A year-long magical adventure with everything you need to develop your modern witchy practice, through the seasons and sabats of the pagan calendar. Whether you're a solitary hedge witch, part of a coven, a practising witch or an aspiring one, this guide will furnish you with the knowledge to enrich your journey and sprinkle magic over every day.
A year-long magical adventure with everything the modern witch needs to develop their witchy practice.
Have you ever looked at a full moon on a clear winter night and shivered? Have you walked in an ancient forest or sat in a stone circle and felt a deep sense of peace and belonging? Do you wonder if there is more to life than the grind of the everyday? Do you believe in magic?
If the answers to any of these are yes, then you need witchcraft in your life. No longer tainted by notions of sorcery, hexes and cobwebs, witchcraft has been rediscovered by those of us yearning for re-enchantment.
This book will guide you through a year of magic. Based on the cycles of nature and guided by the seasons, it will give you the tools and knowhow to unveil the magic that surrounds us. By celebrating the eight sabbats of the Wheel of the Year, you will work with nature to activate your hidden power and trigger miraculous happenings. Witchcraft can attract love, give your career a boost, protect your home and help with healing. It will enrich your life.
Packed with information and inspiration, this book boosts well-being, self-worth and happiness by tapping into the healing power of nature, the cycle of the seasons, the pull of the moon, the wisdom of ancient trees and forgotten paths, and the spiritual rewards of creativity. It includes:
- Seasonal spells, remedies, rituals and affirmations that use the power of plants, herbs and stones to offer guidance and healing.
- Features including crystal gazing, dowsing, reading the Tarot, the magic of stone circles and folklore traditions, to increase knowledge and inspire curiosity.
- Creative projects with a witchy purpose that can be used in rituals and spells.
Whether you are a solitary hedge witch, part of a coven, a practising witch or an aspiring one, this book will furnish you with the vital knowledge to enrich your journey and to sprinkle magic and enchantment over every day.
A YEAR OF MODERN MAGIC 04
The Wheel of the Year 05
The Eight Sabbats 06
Working with the Four Elements 07
What a Witch Needs 08
A Witch’s Herbal 10
Crystal Magic 11
Casting a Spell 12
SAMHAIN 14
Seeing the Future 17
Samhain Plants for Remedies and Spells 20
Crystals for Samhain 22
Samhain Traditions and Customs 23
Samhain Rituals and Spells 24
Witchy Craft: Make a new year spell jar 26
THE WINTER SOLSTICE 28
The Moon 31
Winter Plants for Remedies and Spells 34
Crystals for the Winter Solstice 36
Winter Solstice Traditions and Customs 37
Winter Solstice Rituals and Spells 38
Witchy Craft: Make your own incense 40
IMBOLC 42
The Goddess 45
Imbolc Plants for Remedies and Spells 48
Crystals for Imbolc 50
Imbolc Traditions and Customs 51
Imbolc Rituals and Spells 52
Witchy Craft: Make a Brigid cross 54
OSTARA, THE SPRING EQUINOX 56
Magical Creatures 59
Spring Plants for Remedies and Spells 62
Crystals for Ostara 64
Ostara Traditions and Customs 65
Ostara Rituals and Spells 66
Witchy Craft: Make your own
besom (broomstick) 68
BELTANE 70
Runes and the Tarot 73
The Tarot 74
Beltane Plants for Remedies and Spells 76
Crystals for Beltane 78
Beltane Traditions and Customs 79
Beltane Rituals and Spells 80
Witchy Craft: Make a smudge stick 82
THE SUMMER SOLSTICE 84
The Magic Circle 87
Casting a Circle 89
Summer Plants for Remedies and Spells 90
Crystals for the Summer Solstice 92
Summer Solstice Traditions and Customs 93
Summer Solstice Rituals and Spells 94
Witchy Craft: Make a floral crown 96
LUGHNASADH 98
Pendulum Power 101
Know your Talismans,
Amulets and Charms 103
Lughnasadh Plants for
Remedies and Spells 104
Crystals for Lughnasadh 106
Lughnasadh Traditions and Customs 107
Lughnasadh Rituals and Spells 108
Witchy Craft: Make a corn dolly 110
MABON, THE AUTUMN EQUINOX 112
The Magic of Trees 115
Autumn Plants for Remedies and Spells 118
Crystals for Mabon 120
Mabon Traditions and Customs 121
Mabon Rituals and Spells 122
Witchy Craft: Make an apple wand 124
About the Author 126
Index 127