Moon phases are easy, go to the newsagent and get a fishing almanac, it has the moon phases in it Actually one of the easiest ways to connect with the moon is to spend 5 mins a night looking up at the sky, even during the dark moon, to get a feeling of the energies.
As for the elements (air, fire, water, earth), just get out an experience them. For air, watch the wind blowing through trees; for fire, watch a candle flame; water, the ocean or a creek; earth, plant something and watch it grow. I've left spirit out, because when you first start out it is basically connecting with the divine/deity.
I think I've done a couple of posts on the wheel of the year in here, I know NaeNae asked about Christmas and I put a whole blurb in there.
Note that each book you will read may contradict another book you've read. There are also a lot of books specifically focussed on the northern hemisphere.
The website witchvox has got a lot of resources from a variety of different paths.
We've got our initiate researching mythology at the moment, because she wants to know more about the pantheons of ancient times.
For a really simple, workbook type book, you can grab a hold of Bucklands Complete Book of Witchcraft.
It isn't supposed to be complicated and confusing. All you are doing is connecting with the elements (air, fire, water, earth, spirit) which are basically your 5 points on a pentagram. An inverted pentagram isn't something evil, it is actually a 2nd level initiation symbol, where you work with the earth-bound elements (air, fire, water, earth) instead of focussing on spirit (which you usually do in 1st level initiation within a coven).
Some pathways believe in reincarnation, some don't.
Right now we're about to come up to Mabon. I'll probably do a thread on that shortly.
Last edited by Sopdet; March 20th, 2012 at 08:50 AM.
Actually one of the easiest ways to connect with the moon is to spend 5 mins a night looking up at the sky, even during the dark moon, to get a feeling of the energies.
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