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The Practitioner’s
Handbook
Welcome to the Practitioner’s Handbook
A free resource for all levels of practitioners of the Craft.
Whether you’re a beginner or an expert in the field of witchcraft, we have everything you need to deepen your knowledge and enhance your practice. Our handbook is divided into several sections to help find what you need: Sabbats, Divination, Spellwork, and the Practitioner’s Blog. You’ll find tips, information, rituals, recipes, guides, and more in each section. As an authority on witchcraft and pagan traditions, we strive to provide you with the most comprehensive and accurate information available and we add new articles weekly.
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Foraging
Discover how to forage for magical plants for witchcraft. Explore the benefits, ethics, and safety of foraging, and the magic of different plants.
Recipes
Explore the Recipes category, where you will find delicious and magical dishes for every sabbat and ritual. Learn about the history, traditions, and symbolism of food in witchcraft and paganism.
Samhain
Samhain is one of the Greater Sabbats, it is the witch’s biggest holiday and usually referred to as Halloween. It is New Year’s Day as it marks the death of the Lord. Samhain, is the death festival, and is the time when the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead at its finest.
Mabon
Mabon, one of the Lesser Sabbats, is the second harvest festival and is held on the autumn equinox to celebrate the last fruits of the year. Like the Spring Equinox, it is a time of balance between dark and light.
Lughnasadh
Lughnasadh (LOO-nus-uh), also called Lammas, is known as one of the Greater Sabbats, it marks the beginning of the fall harvest. This is the festival of Lugh, a Celtic God of Light, Fire, and God of crafts and skills.
Litha
Litha (the Summer Solstice) marks the longest day of the year. During the summer solstice, it is the time of the first harvest and the celebration of this bounty.
In times gone by this Sabbat was celebrated with large bonfires, they were burned to promote purification, fertility, and love.
Beltane
Beltain (fire in the sky), celebrates the spring holiday and is a significant fire and fertility festival that begins at sunset on 30th April. Halfway around the year from Samhain, when we honour the dead, Beltain is the festival that honours all of the living.
Blog
A place to find miscellaneous ramblings on all manner of witchy subjects that do not fit neatly into any category.