From My Bookshelf: Favorite Wheel of The Year & Witchcraft Books
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This week I thought I would share some of my favorite books about the Wheel of the Year, Witchcraft, and Natural Magick that I routinely use for research, as well as personal practice. If you have a great book you’d recommend, please leave your suggestion in the comments section.
The Modern Guide to Witchcraft: Your Complete Guide to Witches, Covens, and Spells by Skye Alexander
This is a great beginners guide to modern witchcraft and the celebration of the Wheel of the Year. I love that the author gives practical examples of how to incorporate modern day magick (not magic) into your life. She also explains how the act of spellwork and casting circles, altars and the such are akin to prayer, meditation and manifestation. It’s about focusing your energies on the outcomes, not worry so much about the why. So, if you are like me and don’t identify as a witch, there is still a lot of valuable information and advice to help you along your spiritual path.
The Modern Witchcraft Guide to the Wheel of the Year: From Samhain to Yule, Your Guide to the Wiccan Holidays by Judy Ann Nock
This is the definitive guide to Wheel of the Year. It contains brief histories of each of the eight sabbats, as well as ideas for recreating traditional pagan celebrations today. A must read!
The Modern Witchcraft Book of Natural Magick: Your Guide to Crafting Charms, Rituals, and Spells from the Natural World by Judy Ann Nock
If you are looking for ways to connect your spiritual journey with nature, this book offers lots of examples, meditations and spellwork that are easy to implement - no fussy ingredients needed. It is also full of handy magickal properties reference charts for animals, herbs, flowers, trees and stones. If you have trouble remembering which ingredients you should use in spellwork, meditations, ect…this is a good resource to keep at the ready.
The Book of Kitchen Witchery: Spells, recipes, and rituals for magical meals, an enchanted garden, and a happy home by Cerriden Greenleaf
I love collecting cookbooks, even though I rarely use recipes when I cook. And this book kind of falls under that category. Full of interesting tidbits about magical properties of food, as well as recipes for food stuff and health and beauty, this book is a great addition to your Wheel of the Year/ Witch reference library.
The Modern Witchcraft Grimoire: Your Complete Guide to Creating Your Own Book of Shadows by Skye Alexander
If you want to learn the basics of grimoires (aka Book of Shadows) this is a perfect place to start. I routinely consult this book when I am writing about moon energy, the Wheel of the Year, seasonal energies and goddesses. There is a whole section dedicated to reference charts for all kinds of different associations. Even if you don’t plan to have a grimoire, this is one of the best witchcraft books available.
The Modern Witchcraft Spell Book: Your Complete Guide to Crafting and Casting Spells by Skye Alexander
This is a great resource for anyone who wants to try spell casting or Law of Attraction, if spells aren’t your thing. As the author explains “By training your mind and developing some natural skills that you already possess…you can create the reality you desire.” It includes several simple spells and rituals for all aspects of life from money and love to health and happiness.
I’d love to know what books are in your library. Please share some suggestions in the comments below!
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Hello Friends,
I hope this finds you well. How was your Summer Solstice and Litha celebration? As I write this, it is a breezy beautiful morning that feels more like September than June. The trees are dancing wildly, as if excited for the day ahead. A cold snap is headed our way though, so I need to hustle to get out in the garden to do some pruning while the sun is still shining. I am very much a fair-weather gardener.
I left the mountains for the sea yesterday. My daughter and I took a ferry out to one of the island communities that dot Maine’s coast. I had never been on a ferry before. It’s a lovely way to travel - at least in the summer, when it’s all blue skies and ocean breeze. We had a good time exploring the small shops and walking around the different neighborhoods. Wild beach roses and lupin were everywhere, from manicured gardens to cracks in the sidewalk. As the saying goes, Bloom where you are planted.
This week I thought I would update you all on my 8 Things I’m Not Buying in 2022. At the beginning of the year I really wanted to focus on simplifying my life and doing things with more intention, and this no-spend list was sort of the kick off. And six months in, I’m pleased to share that I’ve done quite well. I made a huge dent in my stash of notebooks and other stationery and have not bought one piece of home decor yet this year….you can read the whole updated post here and grab the free Slow Living Thought List.
This week I thought I’d share a sneak peek printable of the upcoming 2022 - 2023 planner. I’ve gone in a kind of Forest Whimsy direction this year. I hope you like this sneak peak Lughnasadh Printable. More to come!
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Hello Friends,
I hope this finds you well. I’m sitting on my porch as I write to you, enjoying the warm sunshine on my toes and the smell of cherry blossoms in the air. The Wheel of the Year has turned more fully toward summer and as if in a coordinated dance, all the spring buds have burst into their summer bloom. The lilacs are swaying in the breeze and the dandelions are growing in wild abandon along the southside of my old farmhouse. The rhubarb leaves are bigger than my hand now and a very showy grapevine is climbing up the side of the porch, preening in the late afternoon sunshine. All the fiddleheads have unfurled into tall lacy ferns and the trees are dressed in their summer finery. A party is about to begin and we’re all invited.
I’ve been puttering today and writing this letter is about the only productive thing I plan to do. I stood barefoot in my shaggy grass, feeling the earth support me - a reminder we are all connected. Fat bees flit from one clossom to another and my cats lay in the shade, utterly helpless against the approaching summer humidity. I hope, dear friends, that the beauty of the season is with you.
It’s hard to believe there is only a month until the summer solstice. To celebrate the season of Litha, this week’s free printable is a brand new Litha Print. I hope you like it!
Have you started planning for Litha yet? I’d love to know how you are going to celebrate the Summer Solstice, in the comments below.
