Llewellyn's 2023 Witches' Datebook

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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. December 21: Yule (Winter Solstice) – a Winter festival celebrating the return of the Sun God after a long period of darkness.

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Suggested Celebration Planning: Best observed Sunday, November 26, 2023, after moon enters Gemini at 7:40 pm. 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. February 9: New Moon in Aquarius – reflect on your contribution to society, exercise your creative thinking and problem-solving skills, and tap into your sense of empathy by nurturing your relationships, reaching out to family and friends, and finding ways to make contributions to your community. Exact time: 6:00 p.m. EST When I was growing up, I always thought Beltane was the coolest, but that’s because I thought of it only as the holiday in which you lit a bonfire and went and made love in the woods. Because solstices and equinoxes are tied to exact astronomical moments, the holidays shift slightly from year-to-year. There is a celebration about every six weeks, so there’s always something to look forward to! At the end of this post, I’ve included the Wheel of the Year dates for 2023 and 2024.So, when do witches hold our rituals? Astrological precision is a nice ideal, but not always practical for a modern life. If you have the freedom to celebrate any time by all means be as precise as you can. However, sometimes the coven just can’t manage to get their ritual act together until the weekend. Suggested Celebration Timing: Narrow window of observance on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 between moon entering Aries at 12:01 pm and 1 hour 22 minutes later at exact dark at 1:23 pm. Could potentially combine with Ostara Sabbat rites. Ritual Function: Maximize Autumn’s Integration of Great Work; Lunar Eclipse aligns conscious Scorpio emotional awareness with subconscious Taurean physical awareness. Great Work Wheel – Air Detail – Hand-drawn by Heron Michelle Elemental Tides of Air: To Know – To Wonder Named after Mars, the Roman god of war, March presents a unique opportunity to charge head-first into goals like spring cleaning, gardening, creative pursuits, and more to prepare for the coming Spring.

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April 8: New Moon in Aries – express yourself through a meditative creative task, allowing yourself to release negativity, assess your emotions, and practice shadow work while manifesting a positive outcome. Exact time: 2:23 p.m. EST Ritual Function: Balance elemental earth energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Capricorn. Suggested celebration timing: For weekend observance, Friday, December 23, 2022 concurrent with Dark Moon in Capricorn. The greater sabbats or cross-quarter days fall approximately halfway between the greater sabbats and have origins in Celtic traditions. They include: Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain.Ritual Function: Balance elemental water energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Pisces.