Celebrating the Seasons of Life: Beltane to Mabon

by Ashleen O'Gaea

Overview

Unique among books about the Wiccan Sabbats, this volume comes complete with a convenient discussion of "Living Room" Wicca for individuals and groups who don't have an outdoor venue for their Circles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781564147325
Publisher:	Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication date:	10/13/2008
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ashleen O'Gaea has written quite a few novels, ranging from contemporary to fantasy, including a set of stories for children and a chapter book for middle-schoolers. Her non-fiction work ranges from a variety of books about Wicca to one about West Highland White Terriers! And of course I've always got more stories and books in the pipeline. Ashleen is an ordained Wiccan priestess and a member of the Gecko Gals Ink (GeckoGalsInk.blogspot.com) which is a group of five Tucson authors who write in a wide range of genres, meet the public at book events all over town, offer seminars for authors at all levels of expertise and aspiration, and sponsor the All-Zona Book Fest every autumn. She's also on the board of the Mother Earth Ministries-ATC, a Tucson-based Neo-Pagan prison ministry (www.MotherEarthMinistries.org) and the co-founder of the Tucson Area Wiccan-Pagan Network (www.TAWN.org).

Table of Contents

	Preface	7
	Introduction	11
	Beltane	17
	Lore	25
	Rituals	31
	Activities	39
	Symbols	49
	Litha	55
	Lore	63
	Rituals	67
	Activities	81
	Symbols	93
	Lammas	97
	Lore	103
	Rituals	107
	Activities	117
	Symbols	129
	Mabon	135
	Lore	145
	Rituals	151
	Activities	161
	Symbols	171
	Conclusion	177
Appendix A	Living-Room Wicca	183
Appendix B	What's a Child Ready to Learn About the Summer Sabbats?	197
Appendix C	Correspondences	207
	Bibliography	211
	Index	213
	About the Author	219