Here in the northern hemisphere, Imbolc is almost upon us, but for our southern hemisphere friends, it is time for Lammas. To help you celebrate, we’ve rounded up our best rituals, spells, books, and more!     Traditional Lughnasadh with a Modern Twist: Discover fun ways to make your Lughnasadh celebrations more modern.           Lucky Deva Abundance Charm for Lammas: Craft a lucky abundance charm for Lammas with these instructions from HedgeWitch author Silver RavenWolf.           Pear Spice Cake for Lammas: Pears are beginning to ripen around Lughnasadh. This pear spice

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Anna Franklin, author of several books and decks, including The Fairy Ring Oracle, The Hearth Witch's Compendium, and the new The Hearth Witch's Year. January can often seem a dismal, cold, and empty month after the excitement of the festive season has died down and spring is still just a distant prospect on the horizon. We are all probably feeling it more than ever this year, as the past twelve months have been incredibly hard on everyone. Most people feel their spirits flagging even more than usual. But this is a whole new year, and a brand new beginning! The Sun Child, born at Yule, is growing and gaining strength, and along with him

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Stephanie Woodfield, author of Celtic Lore & Spellcraft of the Dark Goddess, Dark Goddess Craft, and the new Priestess of the Morrigan. It does not escape me that, as an Irish polytheist, there aren't any images of my gods (not ancient ones, anyway). There are no bronze or marble statues to show how ancient people imaged the gods. Some images of Gaulish gods survive, such as on the Gundestrup cauldron, and some heavily Romanized carved images, but there are no ancient representations of the Morrigan or of the Tuatha Dé Danann. If there were, they are lost to us, leaving only modern artists to give us their interpretations of the gods.

Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Anusha Wijeyakumar, MD, author of the new Meditation with Intention. Most of us are aware of the benefits of having a daily meditation practice in our lives. We have read about it, thought about it, and even, for many of us, actually tried to sit down and do it, but without achieving great results. We all lead busy lives, and the thought of sitting silently in lotus pose for 30 minutes each day with our monkey mind just does not seem feasible—nor, quite frankly, any fun. The benefits to meditating regularly are scientifically proven, and are, of course, endless. After all, who doesn't want peace of mind and inner sanctity in the