Llewellyn's 2022 Witches' Datebook

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Suggested Celebration Planning: Observe on the exact day, also a Saturday, which is convenient for group gatherings. Performing a ritual during the improper phase of the Moon will not lead to disastrous effects. Rather, it will hinder the fruition of the outcome. This is because the Moon amplifies spellwork and works in harmony with the energies exerted by the Witch.

September 21-22: Mabon (Autumnal Equinox)– another crucial harvest date, Mabon represents a time of balance and harmony, where day and night are both equal. Suggested Celebration Timing: Best observed Tuesday night, August 15, 2023, during 13 hour window prior to exact dark at 5:38 am Wednesday, August 16. Note that for the remainder of this Wheel of the Year, the pairings in lunar cycles are now led by the full moons, as illustrated in the “Linear by Season” graphic above. Flower Full Moon, Spring Fixed, Lunar Eclipse Imbolc is the holiday during which some pagans give thanks to Brigid as well as to the increasing daylight, which comes with hope for an abundant spring. It is also a traditional holiday for rededications or for witch initiations.

Suggested Celebration Planning: Observe the exact day, or move to the Sunday before November 6, for group celebrations and combine with Mourning Full Moon rites. Suggested Celebration Timing: Observe the Friday night before after the moon enters Taurus at 8:19 pm until conjunct 4:28 pm the next day. Solar Eclipse at 4:28 pm.

Ritual Function: Balance elemental earth energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Virgo. May 1: Beltane (High Spring) – an ancient pagan festival of fire celebrating the divine union of the God and Goddess. Suggested Celebration Timing: Best observed Saturday, June 17, 2023 in 13 hours prior to exact dark on Sunday, June 18 at 12:37 am.

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Ritual Function: Balance elemental fire energy, and shadow work for the virtues and vices of Sagittarius. Suggested Celebration Planning: Best observed at night on Thursday, May 4, before exact full fwith Lunar Eclipse May 5, 2023, at 1:34 pm Lughnasadh (‘gathering of Lugh’, in Irish), or Lammas, is one of the four ‘greater sabbats’ and the first of the year’s harvest festivals, along with Mabon and Samhain. Lammas comes from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning ‘loaf-mass’. It occurs at the beginning of August. Lughnasadh marks the midpoint between summer and fall, and is the first harvest festival of the year. It’s a time for harvesting grains, giving thanks for the growth that has happened, and to enjoy the warmth and light that is still to come.