Celebrating the Seasons of Life: Samhain to Ostara
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Celebrating the Seasons of Life: Samhain to Ostara

Ashleen O'Gaea

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Celebrating the Seasons of Life: Samhain to Ostara

Ashleen O'Gaea

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Unique among books about the Wiccan Sabbats, Celebrating the Seasons of Life: Samhain to Ostara takes a different approach to explaining the holidays by taking an in-depth look at half of the Wheel of the Year. Rather than dissecting each holiday, Ashleen's goal is to take a broader look at them, explaining how and why we celebrate each, along with how the celebration of one leads to the next.

The first of two new titles from Ashleen offers a vision of the holidays we celebrate from October to March. This book covers each holiday by first giving us its history and original customs, then explaining its place in modern life. Stories are shared for each Sabbat to reconnect us with our lore and bring new meaning to current practice. Ashleen includes ideas for rituals that are ideal for practicing solitaries, covens, or Wiccan families, with special sections on what children of various ages are ready to learn about these holidays.

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Year
2009
ISBN
9781632658333

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A
ADF, see Ar nDraiocht Fein.
ale, see Cakes and Ale.
altars, 39
community, 5052
decorations for, 90
ancestors, 4243, 5257
animals
associated with Imbolc, 138
exchanged at Ostara, 148
ritually sacrificed in Pagan cultures, 182
Ar nDraiocht Fein, 14, 31, 151
Arthur, 7274
Asatru, 14, 19, 22
necklace tradition, 91
Ostara and, 151152, 169, 176
Samhain and, 31
Vanatru and, 15, 91
Astral Planes, see Otherworld.
astronomical events, 1213, 69
Aswynn, Freys, 31, 109, 150152
Avebury, 9
B
Bates, Brian, 187
Beltane, 11, 13, 23, 30, 146, 158
biddy, see dolly.
blessing
a broom, 117118
cake ingredients, 129
found items, 40
garden tools, 177
Boann, 36
Bonewits, Isaac, 14
Bride (goddess), see Brigid.
Bride (Imbolc), 105, 109110, 118
Bride's Belt, 145, 159161
Brigid (or Brigit), 36, 109110
broom,
blessing a, 117118
symbolism of, 66, 137138
C
cake, blessing ingredients of, 129
Cakes and Ale,
and Wassailing, 77
and Yule feast, 74
as token meals, 87
choice of, at Samhain, 49
in coven gift exchange, 76
in Maiden's return (Imbolc rite), 119, 121, 123
in Ostara rite, 161162
in rite of the Sun's re...

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