Llewellyn's 2022 Witches' Calendar

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The other four, Ostara ( Spring Equinox), Litha (Summer Solstice), Mabon (Autumn Equinox), and Yule (Winter Solstice), represent the sun’s location, so the celebration date can vary each year. On the first of three annual harvest festivals, pagans celebrate by thanking Earth for its bounty. The Irish God Lugh is celebrated in a gathering called “nasad”, hence the name Lughnasadh. This sabbat is sometimes called by its Old English name hlāfmæsse (loaf mass) or simply Lammas. It’s a time of giving thanks to the Earth for providing us with so much abundance. The Pagan Wheel of the Year was popularized in the mid 1960s by Gerald Gardner and other precursors of Wicca. It was inspired by earlier works such as those by Robert Graves and Margaret Murray who claimed that witches gathered during the sabbats, including May Day, Halloween, February Eve and August Eve. The Wheel of the Year This Pagan holiday is associated with fresh beginnings, optimism, and hope! Our ambitions and aspirations appear to be within reach, and we set out to accomplish them enthusiastically!

Witch’s 2022 Astrological Calendar for Sabbats and Esbats

Hi Pete! Nope, it’s definitely on the 20th this year… BUT! The actual astronomical time is at 11:32 pm – in other words, it’s so late in the day that I can see why some people might just count the 21st as the “full day” solstice, if that makes sense. Suggested Celebration Planning: Observe anytime the Monday before, November 7 (also exact Samhain) after the moon enters Taurus at 12:15 am until exact opposition with the Lunar Eclipse at 6:02 am Tuesday morning. The holiday was first observed on a single day, but due to its popularity, it grew andexpanded. Due to popular demand, a seven-day festival was established, and Saturnalia was observed from December 17th to December 23rd. Suggested Celebration Planning: Night before on Tuesday, Oct. 19 while moon is still waxing in Aries. Named after Janus, the god of doors, gates, and transitions; January is the perfect time for door-opening rituals, setting intentions and new beginnings.

Lughnasadh (pronounced LOO-nah-sah) is aPagan holidaycelebrating the arrival of the late summer season and enjoying the abundance all around us right now. Lughnasadh typically starts on July 31st at sundown and continues through August 1st until sundown (January 31st through February 1st in the southern hemisphere). Full moon — Strong Sun Moon, or Strawberry Moon, at 7:52 am. June is full of long, light-filled days, and the nights are short and warm. This month’s magical workings are perfect for maintaining and enhancing things you already have. Celtic pagans mark the festival by making corn dollies and Wiccans bake bread in the shape of the God. Mabon If you only get one thing out of this article, I hope you understand each Pagan holiday is a time to slow down and be present. Every holiday symbolizes the changing of seasons, representing an important time of transition.

the calendar of pagan festivals The Wheel of the Year: the calendar of pagan festivals

I selected these beautiful planners so you could find your next favorite moon calendar 2022. They are beautifully designed, have great information, and will allow you to step up your magic with appropriate timing. Suggested celebration timing: That Monday night or any day after, if you wait until the weekend you conflict with Christmas.

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Ritual Function: Balance elemental air energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Aquarius. With informative graphs, you can learn about Moon phases and Zodiac signs of the Moon. There are also great information on crystals and each of the New and Full Moons. If for pagans the spring equinox represents a sexual union, the autumn equinox is a mystical one. Reincarnation and the spiral of life are strong themes too: seed and grain, life and death, womb and tomb. Through understanding these mysteries of nature, the God reaches a state of mystical enlightenment and enters the underworld. Here the God dwells with the Goddess, now the ‘hag’, the queen of the underworld. Samhain Walter, Philippe. Christian Mythology: Revelations of Pagan Origins. Inner Traditions. 20 November 2014. Features: Magic of Nature, Ancient Wisdom, Divine Feminine, Spell Work, Incantations, Rituals, Sigils, and Charms.