Witches' Almanac 2019: Issue 38, Spring 2019 to Spring 2020, Animals: Friends and Familiars - Softcover

Theitic, Andrew

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ISBN 10: 188109846X ISBN 13: 9781881098461

Verlag: Witches' Almanac, 2018

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Founded in 1971 by Elizabeth Pepper, the long-time art director of Gourmet magazine, The Witches' Almanac is a witty, literate, and sophisticated publication that appeals to general readers as well as hard-core Wiccans and magicians. On one level, it is a pop reference that will fascinate anyone interested in folklore, mythology, and culture, but on another, it is the most sophisticated and wide-ranging annual guide available today for occultists and mysticism enthusiasts.

Modeled after the Old Farmers' Almanac, it includes information related to the annual moon calendar (weather forecasts and horoscopes), as well as legends, rituals, herbal secrets, mystic incantations, interviews, and many a curious tale of good and evil. Although it is an annual publication, only about 15 percent of the content is specific to the date range of each issue.

The theme of Issue 38 (Spring 2019 to Spring 2020) is Animals: Friends and Familiars. Also included are the following articles: "Beer and Witches," "Gargoyles," "Horseshoes," "Transgender in the Craft," and "Coefficient of Weirdness, Part 3." New authors include Sorita d'Este, Lon Milo DuQuette, David Rankine, and Mat Auryn.

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Theitic is a notable member of the occult community. He became editor;publisher of The Witches' Almanac Ltd. upon the death of founder Elizabeth Pepper in 2005.

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Contents

Year of the Earth Boar, 
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, 
News from The Witches' Almanac Glad tidings from the staff, 
The Mari Lwyd A Welsh Living Tradition of Death, 
Marijuana — Da Ma Cannabis sativa, Cannabis sativa forma indica, Cannabis ruderalis, 
The Deities of Animals, 
Glastonbury's Magic, 
Excerpt from The Witchcraft of Dame Darrel, 
Tarot's The Star, 
The Keys to the Kingdom, 
Why & How Animal Omens Work, 
The Holy Guardian Angel It's a love Story, 
Moon Gardening, 
The Moon Calendar, 
Chinese Zodiac Animal Signs, 
Looking Back Daughter of Darkness, 
The Hawk William Butler Yeats, 
The Geomantic Figures Puer, 
Cookies for the Birds, 
Full Moon Names, 
The Jade Emperor's Race How the Chinese Zodiac signs came to be, 
Celtic Tree — Reed Ngetal, 
White Raven Anthony P. Jones, 
Sexual Blasphemy Lovers Desecrate the Temple, 
Aesop's Fable The Vain Jackdaw, 
Kitchen Magic The Star, 
New World Faeries, 
Transgender Questions Among Witches and Pagans, 
Coiling Serpents, 
2019 Sunrise and Sunset Times Providence, San Francisco, Sydney, London, 
Window on the Weather, 
Magic and the Two Dimensions of Language Notes Toward a General Theory of Magic, Part III, 
Andersen's Fairy Tale The Farm-Yard Cock and the Weather-Cock, 
Embracing the Witch's Bodies, 
Dark Lord of the Forest, 
Purple and Pleasure The Folklore and Magic of Amethyst, 
Annwfn & The Western Isles, 
Corvids Friend or foe?, 
The Spider Thread from Hell, 
William Gray meets his Inner Light, 
The Vulture, the Parrot and the Antelope Lessons from the Animal Kingdom for Mankind, 
Codex Gigas The Devil's Bible, 
Dog Magic, Canine Shamanism and Dreams, 
Merry Meetings An interview with Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, 
Notable Quotations Animals, 
The Fixed Stars Sirius The Dog Star, 
Rain Spell, 
Mysterious Feather Crowns Omens of Death or Angelic Blessings?, 
Horseshoes, 
Talisman Wedjat — The Eye of Horus, 
An Astrological Overview Nikola Tesla — The Benevolent Wizard and Futurist, 
The Black Dog, 
The Infinity Symbol, 
Horse Creatures, 
Understanding Familiar Spirits For What They Aren't, 
Moon Cycles, 
Presage, 
Rig Veda 177.10, 
Sites of Awe America's Stonehenge, 
Reviews, 
From a Witch's Mailbox, 

CHAPTER 1

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

by Timi Chasen

CITY BENEATH THE SAND The temples of Trapani, Sicily are familiar to archaeologists the world over, but more may be hiding beneath the ruined sanctuaries than originally thought. Situated on the island's picturesque West Coast, the Selinunte Archaeological Park, which claims to be the largest archaeological area in Europe, is comprised of nearly 700 acres of classical ruins. But geological researchers using a specially designed six-armed "hexicopter" drone with a thermal imaging attachment have been able to map what they believe to be a small city beneath the packed dirt and rock — far larger than their previous estimations.

Recently made famous among occult communities as the location of the oldest-known evidence of a cult to the mighty Goddess Hekate in the Greek-speaking ancient world, Selinunte now appears to possibly harbor the remains of a miniature Pompeii or Herculaneum beneath its already considerable treasures.

Destroyed by Carthaginians in 409 BCE and uninhabited since the First Punic War, archaeologists have been revealing troves of antiquities from the area, from statues and votive objects to a clever pipe system which fed running water to homes within the city. If the fancy cameras are correct, we can expect plenty more wonders from this magical spot in the coming years.

CONJURE THIS Carleton University of Canada is looking for a new chair in the Study of the Conjuring Arts. Located in Ottawa, Ontario, the institution of higher learning (whose mascot is the Raven, no less) was recently searching for qualified individuals to fill the position dedicated to all things magical, allowing their scope to be rather broad in the process. Thus, the enviable position is open to any historian, anthropologist or other social scientist with an accredited PhD whose focus falls upon mystical, religious, occult or stage magical practices.

The chair itself was made available by a grant from the Slaight Family Foundation of two million dollars, later matched by the University itself. The foundation was established by philanthropist Allan Slaight, who made his fortune in mass media shortly after working as a travelling stage magician. With the money came a donated library of over 1600 magical books and essays, which will be overseen by the chair when the position is finally filled.

It appears plenty of applicants have been sending in their resumes since the job has been posted, and we here at the Witches' Almanac are willing to bet at least some of them are reading these words right now.

BAG LUNCH Leading researchers have been experimenting with certain types of caterpillars known colloquially as wax worms, believing they may have found a possible aid in the fight against the perpetual dilemma of plastics pollution. Discovered by accident when wax worm specimens for a different research project kept devouring portions of their temporary plastic bag containment units, scientists found the critters could not only eat but fully digest the polymers without any apparent discomfort.

The worms normally eat beeswax, which is a rather complex compound, described as a "natural plastic" by one researcher, and holds a strikingly similar chemical composition to polyethylene — one of the toughest and most commonly-used plastics. Currently, scientists are attempting to figure out precisely how the little wrigglers break down the substances in question, so they might find a way to safely synthesize the process down the road. Mandibles crossed.

SACRED STONE The Northern English city of Chester still contains an ancient shrine to the Roman Goddess Minerva, in a picturesque park along the river Dee. Built by the ancient workers who labored in a massive quarry that used to surround the venerable fain, the humble yet solid relic has stood carved into a mass of sandstone for nearly 2000 years, in a green space later dedicated to King Edward the Peaceable.

Minerva was equivalent in many ways to the Greek Goddess Athena, divine matron of warriors, scholars and craftspeople. Though the years have been long and hard, her carved outline is still clearly visible in the rock face, with helmet, spear and owl upon her shoulder. To the right of the image, carved into the same huge stone, is a cave now barred from entry with iron, believed by many to be initially cut by the same laborers who constructed the shrine. It was renamed Edgar's Cave1 after the aforementioned monarch in the 10th century, but it is said some still make pilgrimages there in honor of its sacred genitrix.

REPAIRING MITHRAS Those fancying a more subterranean Roman Britain experience need look no further than the recently reopened Mithraeum in London's Victoria district. Axis bombs destroyed sections of the City of Westminster during the Blitz, and an ancient, underground temple to the God Mithras was rediscovered nine years later...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Witches' Almanac
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 188109846X
• ISBN 13: 9781881098461
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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