Great resource for those wanting to learn more about the sabbaths and ways to celebrate them. Great guide!

Great well grounded researched, as well the author adding her own personal touches. Highly recommend to anyone that like to have cozy books like this on their shelf.

Great Reference Material

Rachel Patterson began by defining the wheel of the year and further discussion of it's origin and history. She states that The Wheel of the Year is a term used for the Pagan annual cycle and celebrations of the earth’s seasons, and it is marked by eight Sabbats, each celebrating the turning of the solar year and the changing of the seasons. It creates a never-ending cycle of life, death, and rebirth. That the eight Sabbats are divided into Lesser and Greater Sabbats, the Lesser Sabbats are the solstices and equinoxes. The modern names given in the Wiccan tradition are Ostara (spring equinox), Litha (summer solstice), Mabon (autumn equinox), and Yule (winter solstice). The Lesser Sabbats form the quarter points of the year and when they are placed on the Wheel, they form a cross. The remaining four Sabbats— Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh , and Samhain— fall on cross-quarter days and are known as the Greater Sabbats or the Fire Festivals.

She outlines the eight Sabbats and their dates, the Wheel of the Year in the Southern Hemisphere, and she provides her version of the wheel, while discussing mandalas, altars, incenses, oils, teas, holidays, celebrations, and many other aspects of a Witch's life. She discusses moon phases, and provides many spells for different situations.

The author discusses each month in great detail providing information on each month's holidays, celebrations, activities, moon lore, magic, crystals and stones, herbs, and other working of the craft. She also discusses the types of spells to be performed on each day of the week, deities, how to work with food for magical use, herbal tea blend and rituals for dreams, and many other ways witches celebrate each month.

In conclusion, the author writes that whatever way we choose to work with the energy of the year, she believes it is important to make it our own. Whether we focus on the months, Sabbats, or seasons, that we should make it work for each who takes up the craft, and that we should bring in energy from our own location and the folk celebrations in our area because this makes the year a personal journey and helps deepen our connection to Mother Earth. She states there is no right or wrong way— just our own pathway.

This is a great reference and resourceful book that one should be honored to have in one's collection. Highly recommend.

I love celebrating the changing of the seasons and the holidays that are part of my culture and spiritual practice. I was drawn to this book by how the author broke it up by each month. The cover is also very pretty as well which I liked.

Each month has its own chapter. I expected there to be a similar structure as the author touches upon holidays, recipes, moon phases, alters, and more. What I did not expect was for there to be a lot of repetition which was really annoying. For example, the section on alters for each month starts with the same sentence. Referencing back to the sentence would have been fine but there was no need to repeat it for twelve chapters. I ended up skimming a lot of the book because I felt like there was not much new material as the book went on.

I really did like that the author provided holidays for this month. As a reader from the U.S., a lot of the holidays did not resonate with me as the author mainly did common holidays in the U.K. That did not bother me though as it still allowed the reader to get a sense of what they could potentially do. They would just need to take stock of the holidays in their own region.

If you're looking for a book about the sabbats, this is not the book for you. However, if you are a beginner looking to participate in the magick of each season without having to stress about memorizing new holidays, this is a good book for you. This book was not for me as I am pretty set in what traditions I like to do, but I found the read enjoyable for the most part and would recommend it to my beginner friends.

This book is a comprehensive guide to ritual year round. As an American reader, some of the holidays weren’t relevant as they are based in the UK, but I still found this to be an extensive and useful guide to a variety of ways to practice. This is an excellent resource for any skill level but particularly for beginners who are looking for more ways to customize their practice to the changing seasons. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A well designed book that lends itself to the novice and those with more practice under their belt. I will be picking up to gladly fill in the blanks for pagan interest topics.

I adore this book. The cover is beautiful and caught my attention right away. As a beginner I do view this book as a great way to learn and expand your knowledge without having a lot of information thrown on yourself and it all becomes too much. I love that it breaks down the seasons by each month and incorporates different activities to do such as holidays and traditions, baking and Moon Lore and Magic, meditation and Rituals. I love that it lets you take this month by month, learning and growing your confidence. I would 100% recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning.

Thank you so much to Llewellyn Publications and NetGalley for the eARC.

This is a very solid book. If you are a beginner and you don´t want to get out of the broom closet right away, this is perfect for you. It offers a vast variety of rituals, both christian and pagan, so you don´t have to worry abhout hiding your practice as much. I also liked how it focused deeply on each month, usually books like these only cover the Sabbaths themselves, but this one cover every month very throughly. One thing that set me back a little was the fact that this is very UK based. If you are from another country. some things here don´t really matter to you. Apart from, I totally recommend this one! My thanks to the publisher, the author and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I absolutely ADORE this book that you can do different practices each month to incorporate different elements. Would 100000% recommend

Looking for new ways to celebrate the turn of the seasons? This new handbook from kitchen witch Patterson provides a new look at the Pagan Wheel of the Year, breaking it down by seasons and then months in order to give the reader inspiration for enhancing old celebrations and developing new ones. Patterson begins the book by explaining that the Wheel is not so much about dates as it is about making connections with the world around us, whether that's in paying attention to seasonal changes in the plants and animals that share the land where we live or in learning more about the history and culture of place and finding new things to celebrate.

Each month's chapter begins with the etymological origins of the month's name before exploring what's happening in nature in that time frame, the holidays and traditions associated with the month, as well as ways to incorporate practices such as moon magic, spells, corresponding animals and crystals, making incense or oils, plant magic and kitchen witchery, setting an altar, meditation, and connecting with deity. While there is some repetition in the introductory information for some of these headings, the book is intended to be used as a reference tool, picked up when needed, so the information carried over offers good reminders for occasional practitioners.

Patterson's lists are based on what she experiences in England, so readers in other parts of the world may find that dates and natural observations, plants, and other traditions may not be as relevant to their own practice. It might have been useful to have space within each chapter for readers to fill in associations of their own as they deepen their knowledge of the place where they live.

As an additional note, I appreciated the author's acknowledgment that the male-female duality used in the Sacred Marriage at Beltane is outdated, but I would have liked to see that acknowledgment applied to correspondences as well (items noted as having "masculine" or "feminine" energy). That gendered language was not applied to all items, so I wonder why it is necessary at all, and I'm sure this is an area that practitioners will grapple with for some time to come.

In general, this is a solid reference tome for those looking for ways to connect to the seasons through ritual and celebration. 3.5 stars rounded up.

Thanks, Llewellyn Publications and NetGalley, for providing an eARC of this book. Opinions expressed here are solely my own.

“This book is all about connecting with nature & the energy of the land you live on. There are no hard and fast rules - tweak these practices, twist them and make them your own.”

Thank you so much to Llewellyn Publications and NetGalley for the ARC.

I love this book so much - I am excited to grab a physical copy and be able to pull it off the shelf every month for a refresher! I have been so eager to connect with each Sabbat and learn more about rituals specific to each.

Rachel Patterson is THOROUGH. For each month we are given history, activities, rituals, recipes, crystals, meditations, spells, and celebrations based on her region. I love that she makes it clear that she is NOT Wiccan and that you don’t need to adhere to strict rules to practice witchcraft. She encourages readers to call the Sabbats whatever descriptive names resonate with you and base the timeframes of celebration on what’s going on in your particular region. Nothing is set in stone and she very much encourages us to all “reinvent the wheel.”

I love the freedom and personalization she encourages readers to bring to their own unique practices. Mother Nature does not keep a schedule - it’s not about the dates on a calendar, it’s about OUR connection.

I appreciated her sharing her own personal practice based on her local weather and landscape. She encourages readers to eat locally and in season, along with encouraging sustainable practices.

“Your path is your own; each person will walk it differently. Do what works for you.”

If you are someone who lives outside the box and doesn’t necessarily believe there’s one “right” way to do things - a rule-breaker if you will, then you will LOVE this book. Even if you are someone who looks for guidance from others and expects them to tell you exactly what to do versus going inside and listening to your own internal guidance system - you will find empowerment through this book and feel confident in showing up in your practice exactly as you are.

“Don’t do things if they don’t feel right to you. Don’t go through the motions just because everyone else is doing it.”

This is a great book that you can use as the year goes on. You can read it in one sitting but can be repetitive so I will be referencing it as the year goes on. It great how it shows the different ways to can adapt to your own way of doing things. A great book.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC for an exchange for an honest review.

What's not to love? I am very interested in this topic and enjoyed this book.

A Witch for Every Season is full of great information about events, rituals, and celebrations throughout the year. It can be repetitive at times, but that may be because I read this through and wasn't using it as a reference guide. Rachel Patterson did a great job walking me through festivities of each season. Ill pick this up again when I want to reference events during the year. Thank you to net galley for the advanced digital copy to review.

I enjoy reading about how other people celebrate the wheel of the year especially when it isn't presented as the only way to do it. I like the suggestions for ways to adapt to your own needs and area.

I enjoyed learning about all the different rituals, crystals, etc - it just became very repetitive. Maybe it was because I read it through all at once, not monthly/seasonally, but I think sections that were repeated every month - general dressing of the altar, moon water, etc - could have been described once at the beginning and then just referred back to to monthly. I also understand why she limited it to the UK, but would've liked additional holidays and religions represented.

This is a great resource for anyone who wants to celebrate the holidays throughout the seasons. I really like that it includes both Pagan and Christian holidays as well, as I always respect everyone’s celebrations and wish them happy greetings. After all, I hope they’ll do the same die me one day.

Each month, you’ll find the holidays, festivals and rituals to go along with them. This is a great way to deepen your practice and celebrate every day of the year, even if it’s not a holiday or festival, it’s a new day!

This will make a great Noel gift for all your friends, but be sure to buy one for yourself as well!

I loved this book, it explains all the celtic holidays like Samhain and the seasonal rituals you can use to feel more connected to nature. It’s a fun guide to make the best of each season.

This was a great informative witchy book about the seasons. I loved how each one was broken down and how the author kept reminding people to make it your own practice. I think that's important when finding a spiritual journey. I'd definitely look at getting the printed copy of this one.

Overall this is a highly informative and well-written book about the seasons. I like that the author decided to break this book up by each month rather than seasonal groupings; it gives a much more complete representation of the ideal of living seasonally and it's much easier to read and digest. As far as the actual information, each month is covered in depth and I learned a lot about each month in the UK. I wish this book was written for other regions of the world as well. Within each section there seems to be some filler repeated for each month; it says the same thing over and over. This got very monotonous and added unneeded length to each section. I wish there had maybe been an overarching section where the author said these repeated parts once and just left them out the other 10 times. Other than the repetition, this book is a much-needed addition to the ideal of living seasonally and using the inspiration of each month to craft a space and practice.