In order to give her family and friends a deep experience of earth-based spirituality, author Jane Meredith holds eight rituals per year, celebrating the solstices, the equinoxes, and the cross-quarter festivals. Rituals of Celebration provides accounts of the most memorable rituals she’s organized, as well as how-to instructions for creating the rituals. Discover the deeper themes of each festival as Meredith offers meaningful reflections about Imbolc, Beltaine, Samhain, and the changing of the seasons as they correspond to personal growth and challenges. Create the craft projects that go along with each ritual—perfect ideas for artistic expression whether you are practicing alone or with a group, or celebrating with children.
Honoring differences of place and spirit, the rituals are inspired by Pagan, Druid, and Goddess traditions, and a variety of other perspectives. Beginners will learn how to construct altars, invoke deities, and perform basic tasks, while experienced ritual organizers will learn new techniques for planning meaningful rituals in challenging or unexpected circumstances.
978-0-7387-3544-3, 336 pp., 6 x 9
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Celtic Myth & Magick
Harness the Power of the Gods & Goddesses
Edain McCoy
Tap into the mythic power of the Celtic goddesses, gods, heroes, and heroines to aid your spiritual quests and magickal goals. Celtic Myth & Magick explains how to use creative ritual and pathworking to align yourself with the energy of these archetypes, whose potent images live deep within your psyche.
Celtic Myth & Magick begins with an overview of forty-nine different types of Celtic Paganism followed today, then gives specific instructions for evoking and invoking the energy of the Celtic pantheon to channel it toward magickal and spiritual goals and into esbat, sabbat, and life-transition rituals. Three detailed pathworking texts will take you on an inner journey where you’ll join forces with the archetypal images of Cuchulain, Queen Maeve, and Merlin the Magician, to bring their energies directly into your life. The last half of the book clearly details the energies of over 300 Celtic deities and mythic figures so you can evoke or invoke the appropriate deity to attain a specific goal.
This inspiring, well-researched book will help solitary Pagans who seek to expand the boundaries of their practice and form working partnerships with the Divine.
978-1-56718-661-1, 464 pp., 7 x 10
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A Year of Ritual
Sabbats & Esbats for Solitaries & Covens
Sandra Kynes
It’s easy to lose ourselves in the everyday business of life. One way to bring our bodies, minds, and spirits into alignment is through ritual celebrations. A vital part of Wicca and Paganism, ritual strengthens our connection to nature and helps us enter the realm of the Divine.
For Witches and Pagans of all levels, A Year of Ritual provides ready-made rituals for a full year of sabbats and esbats. Groups or solitary participants can use these easy-to-follow rituals straight from the book. Ideas, words, and directions for each ritual are included, along with background information, preparation requirements, and themes. This unique sourcebook also explains basic formats and components for creating your own rituals.
978-0-7387-0583-5, 240 pp., 71⁄2 x 91⁄8
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Seasons of the Sacred Earth
Following the Old Ways on an Enchanted Homestead
Cliff Seruntine
Join the Seruntine family on a magical journey of green living at their homestead hollow in the Nova Scotia highlands. Share their magical experiences as the family lives in harmony with the land and respects nature’s spirits. Growing and hunting most of their food, Cliff and his family share hands-on practical home skills you can use, too.
With a warm, personal style, Seasons of the Sacred Earth chronicles the Seruntine family’s adventures following the old ways. They celebrate the Wheel of the Year by leaving apples for the Apple Man, offering faerie plates during Samhain, and spilling goat’s milk for the barn bruanighe. In return, the land blesses them with overflowing gardens, delicious ales, and the safety of their farm animals. Through their journey, you’ll discover the magical and the mystical are never farther than Earth and Sky.
978-0-7387-3553-5, 336 pp., 6 x 9
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