The Witches' Almanac 2022-2023 Standard Edition Issue 41: The Moon - Transforming the Inner Spirit

by Andrew Theitic

Overview

The Witches’ Almanac is a sophisticated publication appealing to general readers as well as hardcore Wiccans.

Founded in 1971 by Elizabeth Pepper, the art director of Gourmet magazine for many years, The Witches’ Almanac is a witty, literate, and sophisticated publication that appeals to all those devoted to the Craft. At one level, it is a pop reference that will fascinate anyone interested in folklore, mythology, and culture; but at another, it is the most sophisticated and wide-ranging annual guide available today for the mystic enthusiast.

Modeled after the Old Farmers’ Almanac, it includes information related to the annual moon calendar (weather forecasts and horoscopes), as well as legends, rituals, herbal secrets, mystic incantations, interviews, and many a curious tale of good and evil. Although it is an annual publication, much of the content is both current and timeless—not specific to the date range of each issue.

The theme of Issue 41 (Spring 2022–Spring 2023) is The Moon: Transforming the Inner Spirit. Also included are articles on geomancy, the lunar nodes, charms of the Welsh March, the Messenger of the Gods, the Orisha Sango, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781881098812
Publisher:	The Witches' Almanac
Publication date:	11/01/2021
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	1,076,303
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Theitic is a prominent member of the New England Pagan community. He became editor/publisher of The Witches’ Almanac Ltd. upon the death of founder Elizabeth Pepper in 2005. Theitic lives in Rhode Island.

Table of Contents

The Star 7

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 8

News from The Witches' Almanac 13

Glad tidings from the staff

The Gate 14

Dion Fortune's Moon Magic 16

The Conjure Charms of the Welsh March 19

Cartomancy and the Captivation of the Tarot 26

Moon Bathing and Moon Water 30

Notable Quotations 33

The Moon

Ithell Colquhoun 34

A Notable Magical Ancestor

Moon Gardening 40

The Moon Calendar 42

Re-Enchantment and the Uses of Magic 43

Excerpt from: Seasons of a Magical Life

Aesop's Fable 50

The Miser

Orion 52

From Hyginus' Astronomicon

Kitchen Magic 54

Carrot Cake

Celtic Tree-Rowan 56

The Geomantic Figures 58

Populus

Santa Lucia 60

A Neapolitan Song

The Art of Misha Newitt 62

Talisman 64

Garlic

A Clockwork Orrery 66

Year of the Black Water Tiger 68

Worshiping at The Waterfall 70

The Moon and Green Cheese 72

An Astrological Overview 74

Mary Nohl

The Lunation Cycle: 78

Eight Phases of the Moon

2022 Sunrise and Sunset Times 80

Providence, San Francisco, Sydney, London

Window on the Weather 81

The Fixed Stars 86

Wega

The Mythical Dragon 88

Walt Disney 92

Wizard of antic delights

The Beetle in the Bottle 95

Forgotten Divinatory Charm

The Faces In the Moon 98

The Study Of of Lunar Pareidolia

The Imaginal Realm-The Realm of Magic 99

Notes Toward a General Theory of Magic, Part 6

Meagre's Bone 104

Messengers of the Gods, pagan angels 106

Nettles 110

Curse Breaker and Potent Healer

Sàngó 112

The Wrath of Òlódùmaré

The Lunar Nodes 118

Understanding the Celestial Dragon in Your Horoscope

The Game of Passing 120

Merry Meetings 123

Meet Stuart R. Kaplan

The Green Children of Artemis 129

The Origins of 134

Modern Witchcraft

Hans Christian Anderson 136

The Snow Drop

Witchcraft is Work 140

The Rhetoric of Holy Labor

The Sacred Companion 142

Tarot's The Fool 147

The Fly Agaric 148

Wonderland Mushroom of Fairy Tales

The Portal of Sleep 150

Moon Cycles 152

Presage 153

Astrological Keys 154

Eclipses and Retrogrades 155

Aries 156

Taurus 158

Gemini 160

Cancer 162

Leo 164

Virgo 166

Libra 168

Scorpio 170

Sagittarius 172

Capricorn 174

Aquarius 176

Pisces 178

Sites of Awe 180

Basilica Santa Maria Sopra Minerva

Reviews 184

From a Witch's Mailbox 188