The Pagan Book of Days: A Guide to the Festivals, Traditions, and Sacred Days of the Year - Softcover

Pennick, Nigel

 
9780892818679: The Pagan Book of Days: A Guide to the Festivals, Traditions, and Sacred Days of the Year
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0892818670 ISBN 13: 9780892818679
Publisher: Destiny Books, 2001

Synopsis

- A daybook containing information about rituals and celebrations that have for centuries been associated with the changing seasons of the year.

- Includes charts of equinoxes and solstices, movable holy days, and monthly lunar phases through 2033

- First edition sold more than 30,000 copies

Pagan rites and festivals are at the root of many traditional holidays in the Western world. Embracing a sensitivity we have lost, the Pagan traditions emphasize mystical spirituality, reverence for the feminine principle, and the links between people and the earth. This unique daybook contains a treasury of information about rituals and celebrations that have for centuries been associated with the changing seasons of the year. Included are the observances of the ancient Greek, Roman, Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, and Norse traditions, as well as Wiccan traditions and the worship of the Goddess.

In The Pagan Book of Days the author provides details on auspicious and inauspicious days, holy days of ancient gods and goddesses, and the eight stations of the year (the solstices, equinoxes, and cross-quarter days). He also includes lunar and solar charts indicating dates of major Pagan celebrations from the year 2011 through 2033. Illustrations throughout depict images from the classical and northern European traditions. The Pagan Book of Days is an enlightening way to incorporate these ancient cultural and spiritual practices and awarenesses into your daily life.

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About the Author

Nigel Pennick is an authority on ancient belief systems, traditions, runes, and geomancy and has traveled and lectured extensively in Europe and the United States. He is the author and illustrator of more than 50 books, including The Pagan Book of Days. The founder of the Institute of Geomantic Research and the Library of the European Tradition, he lives near Cambridge, England.

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Publisher
Destiny Books
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0892818670
ISBN 13 
9780892818679
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
160