Llewellyn's Sabbats Almanac

Samhain 2009 to Mabon 2010

About The Book:

This brand-new, hands-on guide for Pagans and Wiccans offers a variety of ways to celebrate the eight sacred holidays of the Witches' year.   Silver RavenWolf, Ellen Dugan, Deborah Blake, and other popular authors offer a wealth of family-friendly ideas for honoring each Sabbat with food, festivities, rituals, crafts, and folklore from around the globe.   You'll find helpful information on the full and new moon and major planetary influences for each holiday so you can easily plan rituals according to cosmic energies. A journal page for each Sabbat lets you keep a handy record of memorable events or insights gained.  Contributors include: Thuri Calafia, Lydia M. Crabtree, Dan Furst, Raven Grimassi, Kristin Madden, Ann Moura, Michelle Skye, Gede Parma, Fern Feto Spring, and Oberon Zell-Ravenheart.

My Opinion:

I decided to get this book because I feel like you can never have too many books... or too many books on how to celebrate the various seasons and holidays.  What I found when I got home with this book was not only a wonderful collection of recipies and history on each holiday but also some wonderful activities both for individuals, groups & families!  Plus you also get information on the Moon & planet positions for some great full & new moon activities.

All in all I would call this a great book to have in your Magickal Bookshelf.  I plan on getting this book every year.  It starts with the pagan New year of Samhain and goes through until Mabon of the following year.  Definitely on my list of must have yearly books to buy.  I gave it only 4 stars though because I felt like there should be more information on the moons and what rituals and activities can be done at the time for them.  But overall, still plenty to do!

My rating: 4.0 stars