Circle, Coven & Grove: A Year of Magickal Practice

By Deborah Blake

Book Overview

Green, Celtic, Alexandrian, Eclectic...every circle, coven, and grove of Witches is as unique as the magick they practice. No matter what kind of Witch you are, High Priestess Deborah Blake's guide to ritual has something for you. Part instruction manual, part personal journal, and part Book of Shadows, this all-in-one ritual handbook is an ideal tool for busy Witches, new covens, and new priestesses, priests, or coven leaders. Celebrate the Wheel of the Year with original group rituals that can be used as written, personalized to reflect your coven's unique style, or modified for solitary practitioners. Along with practical tips on ritual basics, there are beautifully written New Moon rituals, Full Moon rituals, and Sabbat celebrations for each month and season. Circle, Coven & Grove presents basic correspondences for magickal practice and coven work essentials such as circle etiquette. With seasonal spells, blessings, and rituals for celebrating holidays, increasing energy, giving thanks, healing, and more, this friendly book has everything you need.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738749133
• ISBN13: 9780738749136
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A great starting foundation for someone who knows nothing

This book is a great start for anyone wanting knowlegde of the Craft. HPS Blake gives a clear explantion to what you need, doing what you feel is right and the tools needed for the Craft. She includes her own covens rituals from start to finish and the meanings for each one. Breaking it down by month gives a better understanding to what happens in the Craft as well. She also gives great references for other authors which she encourages to add your own practice. You can tell she has a great love for her coven and being a witch. She really turned me onto the Craft. This is a must-own book.

Has a lot to offer groups and solitaries

I read many online reviews of this book, and the few I found that did not like it seemed to be nit-picking (should full moons be before new moons? Difference between initiation and dedication? c'mon.) These matter when you belong to a specific coven belief system. The author, Deborah Blake, states that she doesn't and is ecclectic, which is why I like this book. She doesn't tell you what is right, but rather gives you ideas on how to combine what is comfortable to you and a more organized ritual. I really love the freedom this offers me, a former solitary that is now part of a fledgling group. This book has already given us confidence in how we celebrate the Goddess, and I see us continuing to utilize Ms. Blake's book far into our group's future. Thank You Deborah Blake!

The perfect book to help you become more comfortable with doing magic, month by month --year by year

Deb Blake is a voice of practice, good sense and humor. This book provides you a plethora of details needed to make writing, using and finding magic in your life easy and fun. Explanations of the why's and wherefore's and an easy going attitude provide the confidence and information one needs to act on your own or start up a group. The spells provide some of the best models of tasteful and insightful ways to incorporate personal voice and a connection with the divine I have seen.

great for the beginner or solitary starting a group

As a former solitary who was new to group work, I found the information presented in this book helpful to work my way from novice to "on-my-way-to-advanced" Wicca! The rituals help to plan a year of not only the moon cycles but also the other important times of the year when it seems right to give thanks to the Goddess and God. It is presented in a straight forward way that makes it easy for anyone to lead the rituals.

The One Book You Need To Start a Coven, or Circle, Or Grove, or a just a bunch of like-minded witche

Deborah Blake writes this for those of us who want to get more organized in our practice but do not know where to start. She includes full rituals for not only sabatts but for the new and full moons as well. It is great help when moving from a solitary practice into a more group oriented. I espescially like how she reminds us to do what we feel is right for our group, that there is no need to practice EXACTLY what she has written. Even using this book only during the major holidays makes it a key book to have on your shelf.