Llewellyn's 2023 Witches' Calendar

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dancing. [Originated in ancient Thrace; still celebrated in Bulgaria.] [a/k/a Trifon Zarezan, Viticulturists' Day] [Roman calendar] Along with The Pentacle Path, the Mabontide begins after our celebrations of Lammas are concluded. We tap elemental water’s powers of daring, to overcome all obstacles to the fulfillment of our great work goals, allowing our emotional waters to carve out the new landscape for our evolving lives. Then at Mabon we settle into the molds that new landscape provided our emotional waters, allowing our hearts to be molded into the new form our work sculpted, tapping elemental water’s powers of acceptance. Dark Moon Leo

Februalia was the ancient spring festival of washing and purification. The land had to be prepared for the planting of seeds in the coming season, so all sorts of cleansing rituals were encouraged. Ideally, we’d celebrate a lesser Sabbat anytime the week after the tide shifts into the new season. The important part is which zodiac sign the sun is in. This is because we are there to honor the cardinal NEW thing, not what we’ve just left behind. If you’re working along with The Pentacle Path of Elemental Witchcraft from my book, the Yuletide begins the calendar year before, after Samhain, which occurs Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. It is during that time of rest and reflection that we tap elemental earth’s powers of silence, to integrate what we learned and reaped during the previous year’s Great Work. Then at Yule we turn our gaze into the future and begin setting goals for the next Great Work, tapping elemental earth’s powers of resonance. Winter Season – Preparation Lunar Pairings led by the Dark MoonsPronounced sah-win, this is one of the four Greater Sabbats and one of the most popular ones. It is observed annually on October 31st, approximately halfway between Mabon and Yule. Some Wiccan traditions consider Samhain an essential sabbat, and many see it as the Pagan New Year. The Sabbats are divided into two groups. The Greater Sabbats; Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lammas, fall on dates that represent high energy in the season. The Lesser Sabbats; Yule, Ostara, Litha and Mabon, fall on the equinoxes and solstices, the dates of which vary slightly from year to year, and they mark the changes of the four seasons. The Greater Sabbats are also known as the “cross-quarter” days as they mark the point between the solstice and the equinox.

Suggested Celebration Planning: Narrow window of observance on Saturday, October 28, 2023, between moon entering Taurus at 7:44 am and exact full with Lunar Eclipse that afternoon at 4:24 pm. I like this one better, he's not so scary-looking. He's usually depicted as demonic--looking, but ..." Amanda Ingalls Suggested Celebration Timing: Observe the Friday night before after the moon enters Virgo at 8:25 pm until 4:17 am tomorrow morning at exact conjunction. All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) – add 1 hour for Daylight Savings Time when applicable. The Wheel of the Year is a Pagan metaphor and calendar for the cycle of the seasons. It consists of eight festivals, known as sabbats, spaced at approximately even intervals throughout the year.Suggested Celebration Timing: Observe the Saturday night before on January 1, 2022 after the moon enters Capricorn at 6:02 pm. New Year’s Day. Ritual Function: Balance elemental water energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Cancer. June 21: Litha (Summer Solstice)– this celebration of Summer, also called Summer’s Gate, represents the surrender to darkness and the days grow shorter and the nights ever longer. Apr. 15: Sigrblot/Sumarsdag – Norse celebration of the first day of summer in Scandinavian countries

Time of Day: Mid-Afternoon is perfect. 2023 Great Work Wheel – Water Detail – Hand-drawn by Heron Michelle Elemental Tides of Water: To Dare – To AcceptWooden Wheel Of The Year Sign, Wiccan And Witchcraft , Wheel Of Life, Wheel Of Sabbaths, Moon, Sabbath Calendar, Wiccan Sabbats, Witch Gifts In midwinter, the Goddess gives birth to a son, the God, who grows to adolescence by spring. In spring, the Goddess appears to the God in a youthful form. She falls pregnant to him and grows in beauty through summer and autumn. Over the same time, the God ages and slowly dies, symbolizing winter. 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. Rodnovery holiday - a phenomenon used as an orientation point for certain jobs and obligations. July July 6-7 Kupala in Eastern Slavic Regions