Llewellyn's 2016 Magical Almanac: Practical Magic for Everyday Living

Llewellyn’s Magical Almanac Annual

by Llewellyn Publications, Najah Lightfoot

Llewellyn's Magical Almanac has been inspiring all levels of magical practitioners for over twenty years. Filled with practical spells, rituals, and fresh ideas, you'll find new ways to deepen your craft and enhance everyday life. This edition features nearly three dozen compelling articles, grouped by element, on elemental angels, quick sabbat acknowledgements (instead of full rituals), copper energy rods, gem elixers, vision boards to transform energy, bubble magic, the magic of twin souls, photos for magical manifestation, and much more. Also included is a handy calendar section-- shaded for easy "flip to" reference--featuring world festivals, holidays, and 2016 Sabbats. You'll also find astrological info, plus incense and color correspondences, to empower your magical work.

Genres: Witchcraft, Spirituality, Paganism, Nonfiction, Wicca, Reference

336 pages, Paperback

First published July 8, 2015

About the author

Llewellyn George started his publishing company in Portland, Oregon in 1901, concentrating Astrological books and annuals. In 1961, Carl L. Weschcke of St. Paul, Minnesota purchased the company and relocated it to the Midwest.

Llewellyn is the world’s oldest and largest independent publisher of books for body, mind, and spirit.

Reviews

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a great read! I've already marked some spots and tips to use throughout this next year and started on my elixirs. I'd recommend this book for a more experienced pagan as that seems to be what it's geared for although it can be useful for anyone giving some basic info about the moon's phases and gemstones it's great info to have on hand. I enjoyed many of the articles and really like the astrology guide to refer to through 2016. I'd recommend many books from Llewelyn for pagans.

[Jillian Brickle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another year of reflections and moon signs.

[Ris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like most "spiritual" books, this would be one to take with a grain of salt. It owns that, though. Common associations for things such as colors does not necessarily make them the only associations. For this reason, I would consider this book a nice reference for beginners especially. This book is not a catch-all. It is probably not incredibly useful for someone who has already chosen their set path of practice, except perhaps for the Almanac (which includes associations for every day of 2016, including moon phases, ruling planets, etc). Although a lot of the ethical portions seem to lean towards Wiccan teachings, there are included samples (with credit and beginner-level explanations) of associations and practices from different religions (mostly open religions, although there are a couple from closed religions that made me frown) to give the reader an idea of possibility. There are also several suggestions of further reading, a combination of websites and other books.

[Elizabeth Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some people think that since this is a "magical" almanac that it must be purely frivolous and irrelevant to the world we live in now. I choose to disagree with that simply because even on the front cover it says "Practical Magic for Everyday Living" which is true. The articles I have read within these almanacs are very helpful and very practical to apply to life. It also helps me remember to enjoy nature and relax a bit.

[Calantirniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Calantirniel contributed the article, "Be Careful What You Wish For - Another Viewpoint" toward this annual anthology.

[Bladestryke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wasn't quite sure what to expect when I picked up this book from the library but was p,evenly surprised to find out chalk full if interesting tidbits.

[Kate Lessard · Rating 3 out of 5]

The date book is incredibly useful but I found very few articles I really enjoyed this year.

[Iroquois · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much more interesting than I expected.