Llewellyns’s Witches’ Calendar 2005
by Various Submissions
(Llewellyn; 2005)

Well it’s really hard to screw up a calendar and thankfully Llewellyn hasn’t done that thus far! The calendar is colorful with nice artwork so it’s pleasing to the eye.

Each month has a theme and is written by an individual such as January’s is about doorways and is written by noted author Raven Grimassi whose works on Wicca & Stregha are popping up all over the place.

One of the better essays in the calendar is not attached to a month but follows the calendar proper and is by Yasmne Galenorn. Here she talks about honoring the Ancestors and setting up an Ancestral Shrine, something I HIGHLY reocmmend to any Pagan. In the Neo-Pagan community, it seems the ancestors are only shown homage once per year whereas in the African diaspora, one’s Ancestors are shown homage daily. My hats off to Ms. Galenorn for admitting she too honors her Ancestors in the morning and before retiring.

And the essay on the Orisha, Yemaya as the Lady of the Oceans, was nicely done by Denise Dumars. Here she mentions how you can petition the Queen of the Oceans with a simple ritual and it looks to me like Denise did her homework.

The calendar itself is useful to have around with the planetary data, Moon phases, and which Astrological sign the Moon is currently in all helps to facilitate your Magical practices – especially if you’re observant of such things.

All in all, I found the calendar to be terrific to add to your temple wall OR like me where I have my office. Plus at a price of only twelve dollars and ninety-five cents, it’s a nice piece of art to hang. I give it 5 out of 5 stars.