{"id":16401,"date":"2018-02-01T01:10:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-01T06:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=17055"},"modified":"2018-01-31T23:01:57","modified_gmt":"2018-02-01T04:01:57","slug":"book-review-modern-witchcraft-guide-to-the-wheel-of-the-year-by-judy-ann-nock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2018\/02\/01\/book-review-modern-witchcraft-guide-to-the-wheel-of-the-year-by-judy-ann-nock\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – The Modern Witchcraft Guide to the Wheel of the Year: From Samhain to Yule, Your Guide to the Wiccan Holidays by Judy Ann Nock"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Modern Witchcraft Guide to the Wheel of the Year: From Samhain to Yule, Your Guide to the Wiccan Holidays\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

by Judy Ann Nock<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Publisher: Adams Media<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Date: 2017<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pages: 238 <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Available at Barnes & Noble, Target and elsewhere in hardcover, NOOK Book, Kindle, etc.<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This book from the Modern Witchcraft series is essentially a reprint of Judy Ann Nock\u2019s \u201cThe Provenance Press Guide to the Wiccan Year: A Year Round Guide to Spells, Rituals, and Holiday Celebrations,\u201d published in 2007. There is a new introduction and minor word changes, but then, the wheel of the year and the night sky have changed little from ancient times, and the book does provides quality information.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Each chapter focuses on a season that corresponds to a pagan holiday. Nock provides an introduction, an explanation of the sabbat, a description of the night sky for that period, the astrological influences and mythological references. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Searching for inspiration for an Imbolc ritual, that is the chapter I read most throughly. Noting that in arcane astrology, Imbolc fell under the sign of Aquarius, she connects the returning light of the sun and Brighid\u2019s fire aspect, and the image of the water bearer with Brighid\u2019s sacred wells. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There are spells, rituals, crafts and other suggestions for celebrating each season. For Imbolc is a meditation delving into the healing waters of Brighid\u2019s sacred well, which is symbolic of the depths of the womb from which we all come. There is an eclectic initiatory rite suitable for a coven, and a scrying ritual that can be done as a solitary. The crafts are Brighid\u2019s cross, Brighid\u2019s eye (also known as God\u2019s eye) and the bride\u2019s bed. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The book begins with Samhain and moves through Mabon, providing a guide to celebrate every turn of the wheel. Reading it, it\u2019s easy to see how the 360 degrees of a circle overlay easily on a 365-day calendar. While the majority of the book focuses on solar influences, there is a chapter on the estates with a lunar calendar, astrology and meditations with the moon goddess. The appendix has correspondences and a glossary of terms.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This book would be helpful to anyone wanting to learn about the Wheel of the Year, and serves as a reference to return to again and again.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Nock is a Wiccan high priestess and founder of a goddess spirituality group. She lives in New York City and has a degree in creative writing and theater. Another book by her will be coming out this year, \u201cThe Modern Witchcraft Book of Natural Magick: Your Guide to Crafting Charms, Rituals, and Spells from the Natural World.\u201d She also wrote \u201cA Witch’s Grimoire: Create Your Own Book of Shadows.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Click Images For Amazon Information<\/strong>
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About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Lynn Woike<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, and write to her at woikelynn\u00a0at gmail\u00a0dot com. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Modern Witchcraft Guide to the Wheel of the Year: From Samhain to Yule, Your Guide to the Wiccan Holidays\u201d by Judy Ann Nock Publisher: Adams Media Date: 2017 Pages: 238 Available at Barnes & Noble, Target and elsewhere in hardcover, NOOK Book, Kindle, etc. This book from the Modern Witchcraft series is essentially a reprint of Judy Ann Nock\u2019s \u201cThe Provenance Press Guide to the Wiccan Year: A Year Round Guide to Spells, Rituals, and Holiday Celebrations,\u201d published in 2007. There is a new introduction and minor word changes, but then, the wheel of the year and the night sky have changed little from ancient times, and the book does provides quality information. Each chapter focuses on a season that corresponds to a pagan holiday. Nock provides an introduction, an explanation of the sabbat, a description of the night sky for that period, the astrological influences and mythological references. Searching for inspiration for an Imbolc ritual, that is the chapter I read most throughly. Noting that in arcane astrology, Imbolc fell under the sign of Aquarius, she connects the returning light of the sun and Brighid\u2019s fire aspect, and the image of the water bearer with Brighid\u2019s sacred wells. There are spells, rituals, crafts and other suggestions for celebrating each season. For Imbolc is a meditation delving into the healing waters of Brighid\u2019s sacred well, which is symbolic of the depths of the womb from which we all come. There is an eclectic initiatory rite suitable for a coven, and a scrying ritual that can be done as a solitary. The crafts are Brighid\u2019s cross, Brighid\u2019s eye (also known as God\u2019s eye) and the bride\u2019s bed. The book begins with Samhain and moves through Mabon, providing a guide to celebrate every turn of the wheel. Reading it, it\u2019s easy to see how the 360 degrees of a circle overlay easily on a 365-day calendar. While the majority of the book focuses on solar influences, there is a chapter on the estates with a lunar calendar, astrology and meditations with the moon goddess. The appendix has correspondences and a glossary of terms. This book would be helpful to anyone wanting to learn about the Wheel of the Year, and serves as a reference to return to again and again. Click Image For Amazon Information Nock is a Wiccan high priestess and founder of a goddess spirituality group. She lives in New York City and has a degree in creative writing and theater. Another book by her will be coming out this year, \u201cThe Modern Witchcraft Book of Natural Magick: Your Guide to Crafting Charms, Rituals, and Spells from the Natural World.\u201d She also wrote \u201cA Witch’s Grimoire: Create Your Own Book of Shadows.” Click Images For Amazon Information *** About the Author: Lynn Woike\u00a0was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on\u00a0Pinterest, and write to her at woikelynn\u00a0at gmail\u00a0dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16401\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}