(Oh-star-ah) – Lesser Sabbat – Spring/Vernal Equinox, March 20-21st – when the Sun enters Ares Other Names: Ostre, Oestre, Eostre, Rites of Spring, Eostra’s Day, Lady Day, First Day of Spring, Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, Alban Eiler, Bacchanalia, Mean Earraigh, Pasch, Caisg, Pess Date: Spring Equinox (March 20-22 in Northern Hemisphere) or when the Sun is 1 degree Aries. Symbolism: The beginning of spring, new life and rebirth, the God and Goddess in Their youth, balance, fertility Goddesses: all love, virgin, and fertility Goddesses; Anna Perenna (Roman), Aphrodite (Greek), Astarte (Canaanite, Persia, GrecoRoman), Athena (Greek), Cybele (Greco-Roman), Blodeuwedd, Eostre (Saxon Goddess of Fertility), Flidais (Irish), Gaia (Greek), Hera, Ishtar (Assyro-Babylonian),…

Cover artist: Lhox is an illustrator and a gardener, based in the UK, currently writing and illustrating a children’s book. Mythology is important to Lhox because she believes it holds the key to the ancient wisdom of our ancestors. Wisdom that we need today more than ever. To see more of Lhox’s work visit her gallery HERE. Free coloring page: This month author & artist Amy Cesari creator of the Coloring Book of Shadows: Planner for a Magical 2019 has blessed our readers with a free coloring page! Just hit the button to download. We Hope Everyone Had a Safe and Wonderful Imbolc & This Month is Filled With Nothing…

Book Review Santa Muerte: The History, Rituals, and Magic of Our Lady of the Holy Death by Tracey Rollin I have always had a great attraction for the image of Death. When I was eleven, I received a Dover coloring book of Medieval prints and a box of watercolor paints. Many of the pictures I painted and used in collages but the picture of “Death and the Maiden”, I put on my wall after I painted it and it has been on one of my walls of whatever house I have lived in ever since. Let this sink in – I was eleven in 1971 and I am now fifty-eight…

3 Pagans and a Cat Podcast3 Pagans and a Cat Podcast Three Paths, One Journey, No Cat In this highly informative & entertaining podcast, three family members embroiled in wildly divergent traditions gather in one room to discuss, debate, and flat-out argue about their magical, mythical, and mundane lives, all for our education and pleasure. *** Each Month… we will share the previous month’s episodes with you from their site to help keep you up-to-date with their impressive podcast. While there, don’t forget to listen to this month’s as well, we wouldn’t want you to miss a thing! January 2019 Podcasts Episode 28: Fire Festival – Imbolc: You thought Car,…

February 1, 2 Other Names: Imbolg (im-molc)(em-bowl’g) (Celtic), Candlemas (Christian), Brigantia (Caledonii), Oimelc, Festival of Light, Brigid’s (Brid, Bride) Day, La Fheill, An Fheille Bride, Candelaria (Mexico), Chinese New Year, Disting-tid (Feb 14th, Teutonic), DisaBlot, Anagantios, Lupercalia/Lupercus (Strega), Groundhog Day, Valentines Day. Animals & Mythical Beings: Firebird, dragon, groundhog, deer, burrowing animals, ewes, robin, sheep, lamb, other creatures waking from hibernation. Gemstones: Amethyst, garnet, onyx, turquoise. Incense/Oil: Jasmine, rosemary, frankincense, cinnamon, neroli, musk, olive, sweet pea, basil, myrrh, and wisteria, apricot, carnation. Colors/Candles: Brown, pink, red, orange, white, lavender, pale yellow, silver. Tools,Symbols, & Decorations: White flowers, marigolds, plum blossoms, daffodils, Brigid wheel, Brigid’s cross, candles, grain/seed for blessing, red…

We received a lovely Gemstone Offering Kit to review at PaganPagesOrg from Sacred Mists Shoppe and I thought it looked like so much fun I would invite someone new to the Craft to enjoy it with my old Crone self. Get another opinion, from young eyes, as well. The Gemstone Offering Kit from Sacred Mists Shoppe includes one pound of a mixed lot of offering gemstones (that is a lot!), a hand-rolled mini power candle made of beeswax, a mini sage smudging wand, two elemental matchsticks, instructions on what to do, and a free gift of an incense stick. The instructions are easy to follow. They show you how to…

Infinite Realms Book Box Brought to you by Alban Lake Publishing Infinite Realms is an online bookstore through Alban Lake Publishing House. They are proud supporters of independent authors. Alban Lake Publishing House covers a variety of genres from action/adventure to poetry & steampunk to mystery. Infinite Realms Book Store even have a young adult section. If you are more into digital books lately, they have you covered! Let’s not forget their incredible magazines. Infinite Realms Book Store is currently in the midst of changing the format of their boxes but I want to share with you the one I received from their previous style. I want to show the…

Happy New Year!!! In This Issue, We’d Like to Help You Plan Out Your New Year With Helpful Features. Check Out Our Review of Coloring Book of Shadows Planner for A Magickal 2019 by Ami Cesari. Wreathing the Wheel Teaches Tarot Journaling for the New Year. We Review Two New Beautiful Calendars. And Why Not Start the Year Off Right With a New Column – Book of Shadows: As the Wheel Turns. To Help on Planning Your BOS! _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ Community, Instagram, & YouTube It takes as much energy to wish as to plan. -Eleanor Roosevelt

3 Pagans and a Cat Podcast Three Paths, One Journey, No Cat In this highly informative & entertaining podcast, three family members embroiled in wildly divergent traditions gather in one room to discuss, debate, and flat-out argue about their magical, mythical, and mundane lives, all for our education and pleasure. *** Each Month… we will share the previous month’s episodes with you from their site to help keep you up-to-date with their impressive podcast. While there, don’t forget to listen to this month’s as well, we wouldn’t want you to miss a thing! December 2018 Podcasts Episode 26:Wheel of the Year – Yule: In the eighth of a series of…

_________________________________________________________________ Cover art: You can find Christmas Winter Faerie by Janna Prosvirina on the etsy shop JannaFairyArt where it and many others are available as Coloring Pages. About the artist: Janna Prosvirina lives in Upper Austria (Europe), in a beautiful area full of turquoise blue lakes, evergreen forests and high mountains. She has been working as a full-time professional artist for the past eight years. Her watercolor paintings have been sold to art collectors and fans all over the world and appeared on a number of products. Since September 2018 Janna has started creating coloring books and pages for adults. Apart from being a traditional artist, Janna is a devoted…