Llewellyn's 2023 Witches' Calendar

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Thus, today’s Pagans also enjoy caroling, Yule logs, the exchange of gifts, and many other traditions, old and new. Celebrating the Sabbats can help witches form a deeper connection with Earth and its natural cycles, as well as their chosen path. Check out this article for more about my rationale between the calendar and astrological methods of magickal timing for the Sabbats. Ritual Function: Balance elemental earth energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Taurus. The pinnacle of the Summer season, June is a great month to connect with solar deities and harness the sun’s powerful positive influence to seize the day and set the course for lasting life changes.

Presenting an integrated 2021 astrological ritual calendar for celebrating the Witch’s Wheel of the Year, with recommended dates for the best times to plan solar and lunar rites. Suggested Celebration Timing: Narrow window of observance between the moon entering Pisces on Sunday, February 19, 2023 after 11:56 pm and exact dark 2 hours 10 minutes later on Monday, February 20, at 2:06 am. August 4: New Moon in Leo – This new Moon presents an opportunity to build self-confidence and creativity.

In many countries, the spring equinox marks the beginning of spring, but the ancient Celtic calendar established it on Imbolc. Full moons are always paired into earth/water signs and air/fire signs across the wheel from each other. Suggested Celebration Planning: Observe the Monday night before, June 13, while the moon is in Sagittarius all day.

It usually involves the member or a victim of the member’s choice and someone in authority, usually the coven’s leader. However, it is also important that the moon be in the sign which is opposite the sun, and that is a 2. Tracking the changing of the seasons was traditionally done by following thelunar months rather than a solar year, which is what the modern calendar is based on. Lesser Sabbats are the solar equivalent of working with the new moon to set new workings into motion for that cycle.This method aligns with the Hermetic paradigm upon which all the rest of my magickal practice is based. The Pagan Wheel of the Year was popularized in the mid 1960s by Gerald Gardner and other precursors of Wicca. Here is a list of holidays observed in the Northern Hemisphere by Neopagans (including some Norse, Druid, and Heathen occasions) and of course the Wiccan Sabbats. There’s something for everybody: common Yule traditions, crafts and activities that you can try in 2024.

This is a time of ascendancy of the God, at his most powerful now, while the burgeoning Goddess brings forth the bounty of the Earth. For the third year running, I present this integrated 2022 astrological calendar for Witches and pagans. Yule is the first sabbat of the year because the year is considered to start right after Samhain, on November 1st.The festival of Lammas is celebrated annually on August 1st, approximately halfway between Litha and Mabon, the autumnal equinox. A Yule tree is placed within the traditional Wiccan home, with a pentagram (five pointed star) at the top, symbolizing the five elements. By contrast, we’d celebrate the Grand Sabbats anytime during the week before the peak, because we are using this swelling energy to grow our Great Work intention with the fixed energies of the seasonal high tides. In the darkest time, when the days are at their shortest, the Goddess gives birth to her son, the God, whom she will again take as a lover in spring, continuing the life cycle or spiral.