Ghost Stories & Paranormal Encounters

have been reading through the newest Witches’ Almanac and there really is a lot of interesting stuff here! On the cover it reads “Being a compendium of ancient lore and legend – the indispensable guide and delightful companion for adept, occultist, witch and mortal alike… Contains herbal secrets, advice about animals, mystic incantations, sacred rituals and many a curious tale of good and evil.”

The Witches’ Almanac was first published in 1971. Reminiscent of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, it includes information related to the annual Moon calendar (weather forecasts and horoscopes), as well as legends, rituals, herbal secrets, interviews, and spells. Read about Uzume, Goddess of holy hilarity; Orisha Oko, Divinity of the earth’s fruits, Celtic magic cauldrons and how Roman families bid farewell to their dead.

Witches Almanac

Table of Contents:

Thrice Toss These Oaken Ashes
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Dana-Goddess of the Fey
Divine White Mare
Celestial Powers
Excerpt from The Witchcraft of Dame Darrel of York
Cauldrons-Stirring up Celtic magic
Tulip Mania
The Manner of Witches
Moon Gardening
The Moon Calendar
Celestial Gems
Green Week, Giddy Russians
Alder
The Triumph of Achilles
Sacred Bulls
The Hamsa-Healing Hand Amulet
Looking Back –The Old Ways in Sweden
Notable Quotations
September
Tarot’s Lovers
Metal Rabbit
Uzume-Goddess of holy hilarity
New Year’s Traditions
Urania
Kitchen Magic-How sweet it is!
The Fixed Stars – The Three Kings
Window on the Weather
Orisha Oko
Circe’s Torment
Gravestone Rubbings-Funerary treasures
Dan Brown-An astrological view
More Keys of Solomon
The Golem-From dust, to dust
Gobekli Tepe
Merry Meetings
An interview with Michael Howard
Dia de los Muertos
A Magical Leap, 2012
Hobos, Tramps and Bums
An Apple a Day-Uttwiler Spatlauber
Genius Loci-Spirit of place
Death in the Roman World
White Alligators-Living swamp ghosts
A Dash of Salt
Moon Cycles
Presage
Sites of Awe
Spirit Rock
Reviews
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The Witches’ Almanac is available from Red Wheel Weiser Books or wherever books are sold.