Daily meditations for the busy pagan. Light a candle and take a few moments to get your feet on the ground and your head in the clouds. Use the energy of the elements every day to make your world a better place.
These 35 days of prayers enhanced my morning rituals. Each day has a theme to it that is helpful even when it doesn’t feel specific to your situation. I like that sometimes the focus really stood out, like when I found myself at “boundaries” it was a day I needed to set some. I somehow found myself on the last day on the day of Samhain, I certainly didn’t plan that, but it was really well placed! Starting on a Sabbat or Esbat or planning to end at one is a happy accident I would recommend!
I also think this would be a great challenge to yourself if you have set a goal for morning ritual and evening check-ins, these are great jumping off points for deeper, more personal affirmation writing and complimented my own work really well.
The prayers are great - but full disclosure I found the actual Intro articles and the epilogue article on the Wheel of the Year realllllllyyyyy lacking so I wouldn’t really recommend reading those. The daily prayers are what this book is really about.
I also kept thinking to myself, if this was illustrated and made into a paper flip book calendar for a desk or side table, this would be such a great gift idea!!!
This is an ok book for a someone just beginning praying/using mantras. The days of the week that focus on certain virtues/values is simple but nice. I was disappointed by the Sabbat prayers. There wasn't much space left in the book, but I did expect one specific focused prayer per each Sabbat. Instead there's some description of what each holiday represents.
I think the daily prayers would be better if it tracked New Moon to Full Moon and did not used the days of the weeks as a correspondence. Paganism in particular is often about shifting one's mind from everyday social constructs and examining what one's personal truths may be. Changing how a person tracks time is one way to shift perspective.