Provenance Press's Guide To The Wiccan Year: A Year Round Guide to Spells, Rituals, and Holiday Celebrations »

Judy Ann Nock is a Wiccan High Priestess and founder of a goddess spirituality group. She has a degree in creative writing and theater. The author of A Witch's Grimoire, her work on feminist spirituality has also been profiled in the Village Voice. She lives in New York City.

In The Provenance Press Guide to the Wiccan Year, High Priestess Judy Ann Nock offers a definitive guide to the Wheel of the Year. Capturing the essence of both the major and lesser holidays, this complete and practical reference offers something for everyone, from history and recipes, to crafts and rituals, spells and meditations, regardless of your level of practice.

There are many ways to acknowledge the passage of time, whether the observance is simple or elaborate. In these pages, there are several appropriate cyclic activities to honor the changing of the seasons. Written to inspire and expand your practice as you move through the eight Sabbats, Nock provides you with:

• The astrological and astronomical influences that govern the seasons
• Meditations that reflect timely themes
• Rituals and crafts to enhance your spiritual expression

Beginning with Samhain, the witch's New Year, and ending with the harvest of Mabon, The Provenance Press Guide to the Wiccan Year enables you to deepen your spiritual path, regardless of the time of year.

Acknowledgments     vii
Preface     ix
Introduction     xvii
Samhain: A Year Ends, a Year Begins     1
Yule: The God Is Reborn     37
Imbolc: First Light in the Dark of Winter     65
Ostara: Spring's Arrival     93
Beltane: The Fertile Earth     123
Litha: Summer's Song     147
Lughnasad: Between Hope and Fear     175
Mabon: The Harvest Is Home     203
A Lunar Year and a Day
The Esbats     227
Appendix
Table of Correspondences     240
Solstices and Equinoxes, 2007-2020     241
Astronomical Sabbats     241
Glossary of Terms     242
Bibliography     256
Index     248