Book Review

2023 Lunar & Seasonal Diary,
Northern Hemisphere

by Stacey DeMarco

Publisher: Rockpool Publishing

216 Pages

Published: July 7, 2022

 

 

Connect With Lunar and Seasonal Energy.

From the amazing Stacey Demarco we get this gorgeous lunar and seasonal diary to keep track of the movement of the moon and seasons through the wheel of the year. This full color diary, spiral bound to allow the pages to lay flat, full of knowledge but still with plenty of space to fill in your personal notes. It includes lunar timings, explanations of the moon phases and their impact on humanity, seasonal workings to make the most of each season’s energies, and packed with tips and techniques and spell timings. We also get a Wheel of the Year and how the witches’ sabbath are connected to the cycles of nature. There’s a section on matching crystals to specific lunar energies, specific cycles of the Wheel, and connecting them with Solar energy.

Each month has a in-depth look at a god or goddess as well, and tips on working with them and a spell connected with that deity. Each month also starts with deep thinking questions for the month. Then each month is broken into weekly pages for you to write in, but with interesting little tidbits of information on each day; usually just the moon phase but also sometimes questions, tips on when to cut or grow hair, and holidays and what to do on that day.

Not only is this a great diary for your spellcraft, it’s packed full of information and practical actions you can take towards being a better spell caster. Wether its tips on casting spells, covering spell timings and moon cycles, Astrological correspondences for sky moon phases of 2023, a lesson on elements and directions and the Wheel of the Year, how the moon influences our bodies, deities of the moon, lunar energies and crystals, the moon and plants, and an amazing section at the beginning to get a clear vision of the year ahead.

Final Thoughts

This lunar and seasonal diary is an amazing resource for all witches, from Baby Witches to our Elder Crones. It takes the guesswork out of working with lunar energies, planning our magickal years, and really, ourselves. Though some of the information felt a little light, it’s a great jumping off point for our own research, which we should be doing anyway if we really want to understand things on a deeper level. There’s tons of space for writing down thoughts for the day, or your card draw for the day, and the attention to detail allows us to plan our Craft to connect with the energies of Luna and the Seasons.

If you don’t already have a planner for your 2023’s spells and rituals, you can’t go wrong picking up a copy of this diary. And the best news about this diary is that there’s a Northern and Southern Hemisphere version!

Blessed Be My Witches!

About the Author

Stacey Demarco is an internationally respected pagan practitioner, Metaphysicist and Witch whose passion is to make practical magic accessible to everyone. Her down-to-earth yet scholastic spiritual style and her skill at weaving ancient techniques to solve modern problems make her work unique and compelling.

Once described by the Australian mainstream financial press as the ‘Thinking Woman’s Witch,’ she is the author of internationally successful books which include: “Witch in the Boardroom” (now in it’s 3rd edition), “Witch in the Bedroom”, “The Coffee Oracle”, “The No Excuses Guide to Soul Mates” (with Jade Sky) and ‘Plants of Power’ with Miranda Mueller. Please see Bibliography below for more.

She is also the author of the stunning annual Lunar & Seasonal Diary for both the northern and southern hemispheres, a sellout in stores each year since 2011. She is probably best known as the author of much loved and collected oracle decks, many of which are translated into French, Spanish and Japanese including the her latest the shimmering, “The Elemental Oracle’ which is an exploration of alchemy, science and magic. Her latest album of guided meditations, “Tranquillitas” recorded with music by Cass Campbell was released mid 2020.

Stacey is a warm, intelligent and entertaining speaker and has appeared multiple times on major television shows such as Sunrise, The Morning Show, Sunday and The Project as well as national news programmes. She appeared on the hit TV series “THE ONE,” as one of the two expert judges. and has been profiled in print media such as New Idea, Woman’s Day, Boss, The Good Weekend, Nature & Health, Cleo, Madison, The Financial Review, The Age. Her current workshop schedule encompasses pagan education for beginners right through to advanced practitioners with topics ranging from lunar and seasonal witchcraft through to spiritual leadership.

She is the founder of Natureluster, a programme to assist people to engage with nature for healing and health, and a past committee member of the educational body, the Pagan Awareness Network. Her website www.themodernwitch.com is one of the most popular websites in its genre and she is connected to a large community following on Facebook, Instagram and other social media outlets.

Stacey lives on Sydney’s Northern beaches on a cliff by the sea, with her husband (a specialist doctor) and animal companions. She is an avid adventure traveler, horsewoman, beekeeper, gardener, environmental activist and although she loves the snow, she understands that her skiing is unlikely to improve- ever.

 

 

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About the Author:

Jonathan Dailey

Jonathan has been reading Tarot for over 33+ years. He has had many teachers, and has experienced many Spiritual Truths. He even had the honor of teaching a Beginner’s Tarot Reading class!

He has swam with Manta Rays, Sea Turtles, and Whales in Hawaii; ran barefoot in the jungle with the Ticos of Costa Rica; danced the Naraya with the Shoshone; Prayed at Buddhist Temples in Thailand, China, and Japan; wandered the green hills of Ireland, studied Acupuncture in China; and has had many more adventures!

Jonathan’s love of the Tarot started when he was in Summer Camp (in New Jersey of all places) and was privileged to take a class with a Magus who taught the group not only the Tarot, but also crystals, Runes, pendulums, energy work, spell casting, Past Life Regressions, and many other “New Age” practices. That class was one of the catalysts for Jonathan’s own Spiritual Awakening to his many past lives, and his Higher Purpose.

Jonathan is an Acupuncturist who has created his own style of acupuncture aided past life regressions using gold needles. Jonathan is a Certified Health Coach. He has lost count of how many readings he’s given, and decks he’s collected, over the last 3 decades. Find more from Jonathan on YouTube.