Wiccan Feasts, Celebrations, and Rituals

Wiccan Feasts, Celebrations, and Rituals
Author: Silja
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1800650787

The Wiccan calendar is marked by significant festivals, called sabbats. The most famous is Halloween, also known as Samhain, but you will be familiar with others, too, such as the Summer and Winter Solstices. Wiccans celebrate these sabbats with rituals, crafts, and food and drink, and in this book, Silja reveals how you can bring some of that magic into your life, even if working as a solitary witch. She also details other special days throughout the year, such as August 23, the Roman festival of Vulcanalia, which is celebrated with bonfires. Discover, too, how Wiccans celebrate personal rites of passage, such as the naming of a baby and a couple committing to each other in a Wiccan wedding, known as a handfasting. Finally, Silja explains how to write your own daily, weekly, or monthly rituals to bring you peace and happiness. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this is your essential guide to all your Wiccan celebrations.

The Wicca Book of Days

The Wicca Book of Days
Author: Gerina Dunwich
Publisher: Citadel Press
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2018-11-27
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0806539593

Celebrate significant milestones in pagan and ancient history each turn of the Wiccan Wheel of Days—from January 1st through December 31st. Researched and compiled by contemporary Wiccan expert and practicing witch Gerina Dunwich, this day-by-day calendar commemorates the pagan festivals and feasts, birthdays, and major events in Wiccan history, legend, and lore. Entries include the Roman festival of Carmentalia on January 11th, Whitsunday on June 4th, and the Chinese Festival of the Hungry Ghosts on August 18th. Highlighting Eastern, Western, and Native American holidays, feasts, and celebrations, The Wicca Book of Days is essential both as a Witch’s calendar and as a highly browsable history of pagan culture and folklore from ancient times to the present.

Wicca and Witchcraft For Dummies

Wicca and Witchcraft For Dummies
Author: Diane Smith
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2011-05-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1118070011

Examines Wiccan magic, rituals, traditions, and code of conduct Get the scoop on this ancient spiritual path Wondering what it takes to be a Wiccan? This plain-English guide introduces you to the vibrant world of Wicca and the practices of Witchcraft, describing its ancient origins, dispelling stereotypes, and explaining Wiccan beliefs, ethics, rituals, and holidays. You'll see what it means to live as a contemporary Wiccan -- and how to worship alone or with a group. Discover how to * Worship alone or join a coven * Perform charms, blessings, and spells * Obtain necessary tools and supplies * Spot spiritual scams and inappropriate behavior * Explore a spiritual path guided by nature

Sabbat Entertaining

Sabbat Entertaining
Author: Willow Polson
Publisher: Citadel Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2005-06
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780806523514

There are entertaining books for practically every traditional' holiday, but very few for Sabbat entertaining. Here, at last, is the ultimate resource for every Wiccan hostess. From casual gatherings to large public rituals, Sabbat Entertaining provides all the information needed to host such events. Everything that is needed to make this Wiccan holiday unforgettable and unique are provided in this one-of-a-kind guide.

Wiccan Celebrations

Wiccan Celebrations
Author: Silver Elder
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2011
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1846945380

Paganism is one of the world's fastest-growing religions and Wicca, or Wisecraft, is a major tradition. Its earth-centred spirituality and connection to the forces of the Universe harmonize with our most ancient heritage and origins.

The Provenance Press Guide to the Wiccan Year

The Provenance Press Guide to the Wiccan Year
Author: Judy Ann Nock
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2007-06-04
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1605508519

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 reader moves through the eight sabbats, Nock provides the practitioner with the astrological and astronomical influences that govern the seasons, meditations that reflect timely themes, and rituals and crafts that anyone may enact in order to enhance spiritual expression.

Seasons of the Witch

Seasons of the Witch
Author: Gail Duff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Fasts and feasts
ISBN: 9781569753361

With decorating projects, menu suggestions, and group activities for each festival, this book is a Wiccan guide to eight celebrations in tune with the natural rhythm of the year and its changing seasons. Illustrations.

The Pagan Book of Days

The Pagan Book of Days
Author: Nigel Pennick
Publisher: Destiny Books
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2001-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780892818679

• A daybook containing information about rituals and celebrations that have for centuries been associated with the changing seasons of the year. • Includes charts of equinoxes and solstices, movable holy days, and monthly lunar phases through 2033 • First edition sold more than 30,000 copies Pagan rites and festivals are at the root of many traditional holidays in the Western world. Embracing a sensitivity we have lost, the Pagan traditions emphasize mystical spirituality, reverence for the feminine principle, and the links between people and the earth. This unique daybook contains a treasury of information about rituals and celebrations that have for centuries been associated with the changing seasons of the year. Included are the observances of the ancient Greek, Roman, Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, and Norse traditions, as well as Wiccan traditions and the worship of the Goddess. In The Pagan Book of Days the author provides details on auspicious and inauspicious days, holy days of ancient gods and goddesses, and the eight stations of the year (the solstices, equinoxes, and cross-quarter days). He also includes lunar and solar charts indicating dates of major Pagan celebrations from the year 2011 through 2033. Illustrations throughout depict images from the classical and northern European traditions. The Pagan Book of Days is an enlightening way to incorporate these ancient cultural and spiritual practices and awarenesses into your daily life.

Wiccan Beliefs & Practices

Wiccan Beliefs & Practices
Author: Gary Cantrell
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2001
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781567181128

This book covers such topics as what Wicca really embodies, the ethics of a Witch, how to get started, mysteries and rituals, spellcraft and spells, the physically challenged Witch, and much more.

Seasons of Wicca

Seasons of Wicca
Author: Ambrosia Hawthorn
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2020-05-12
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 164611230X

Strengthen your practice, deepen your faith—Wiccan rites and rituals for every season Rooted in nature, spiritualism, and a reverence for the divine, Wicca is a religious practice focused on the balance and harmony between life and nature. Seasons of Wicca offers practical guidance and empowering rites and rituals that will bring the magic of Wicca into your daily life. Discover the origins of Wicca with an overview covering the importance of working with nature and the deities. Explore in-depth primers on the Wheel of the Year and the crucial purposes of the elements, and embark on your own spiritual path with step-by-steps for Sun Celebrations, Moon Celebrations, and Wiccan Rites. Seasons of Wicca includes: Start of the season—Begin your practice with practical advice on setting up an altar and casting a circle, as well as the tools for magical transformation, like tarot, runes, candles, and crystals. Modern Wicca—Choose the Wicca tradition that's best for you with a look at the practices and deities of popular traditions, such as Gardnerian, Celtic, and Solitary Wicca. Seasonal ceremonies—Find easy-to-follow rituals for Wiccan sabbats and full moon esbats, as well as rites for major changes, like handfasting, a Wiccan wedding ceremony, and handparting to mark the end of a relationship. Celebrate the changing of the seasons, sabbats, and deities with the life-changing rites and rituals in Seasons of Wicca.