Llewellyn's 2025 Witches' Companion: Community Connection Belonging (Llewellyn's 2025 Calendars, Almanacs & Datebooks)

Llewellyn's 2025 Witches' Companion: Community Connection Belonging (Llewellyn's 2025 Calendars, Almanacs & Datebooks)
Contributor(s): Llewellyn (Author) , Rainbow Wolf, Charlie (Contribution by) , Lupa (Contribution by) , Blair, Blake Octavian (Contribution by) , Mankey, Ari (Contribution by) , Mankey, Jason (Contribution by) , Ardinger, Barbara (Contribution by) , Kambos, James (Contribution by) , Barrette, Elizabeth (Contribution by) , Lefae, Phoenix (Contribution by) , Raven, Gwion (Contribution by) , Bird, Stephanie Rose (Contribution by) , Marquis, Melanie (Contribution by) , Freuler, Kate (Contribution by) , Rajchel, Diana (Contribution by) , McKay, Dodie Graham (Contribution by) , Hall, Nathan M (Contribution by) , Whitehurst, Tess (Contribution by) , Carlin, Emily (Contribution by) , Cobb, Dallas Jennifer (Contribution by) , Dorsey, Lilith (Contribution by) , Lightfoot, Najah (Contribution by) , Damiana, Autumn (Contribution by) , Kathryn, Emma (Contribution by) , Zakroff, Laura Tempest (Contribution by) , Grant, Ember (Contribution by) , Castellano, Deborah (Contribution by) , Skye, Michelle (Contribution by) , Drabarni, Rahjeena (Contribution by)
Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
ISBN: 073877202X
Physical Info: 0.6" H x 8.0" L x 5.2" W (0.7 lbs) 284 pages

As the world's oldest and largest independent publisher of books for body, mind, and spirit, Llewellyn is dedicated to bringing our readers the very best in metaphysical books and resources. Since 1901, we've been at the forefront of holistic and metaphysical publishing and thought. We've been a source of illumination, instruction, and new perspectives on a wealth of topics, including astrology, tarot, wellness, earth-based spirituality, magic, and the paranormal. From e-books to tarot-themed iPhone apps, Llewellyn has embraced the Digital Age to continue our mission.

Llewellyn also partners with Italian publisher Lo Scarabeo, as the exclusive US and Canadian distributor of their beautiful tarot and oracle decks. They also partner with Blue Angel, an Australian publisher of oracles, books, CDs, and other sidelines.


Table of Contents:
Contents

Healing Magic
Coming Out of the Broom Closet to Friends and Family by Ari & Jason Mankey 2
The Altruistic Witch by Autumn Damiana 9
The Introverted Witch by Kate Freuler 18
Glamour Magic for Self-Care by Deborah Castellano 26
You're Going to Die: Don't Skip This Even If You Want To! by Gwion Raven 36
Magic Every Day by James Kambos 45
The Shattered Witch: Return to Wholeness by Nathan M. Hall 51

Practical Magic
Kitchen Magic by Charlie Rainbow Wolf 64
Magickal & Spiritual Candles: How to Avoid Getting Burned by Stephanie Rose Bird 75
Sensing Energies: Connect to the Energies of the Natural World by Melanie Marquis 84
Magickal Morning Coffee with the Ancestors by Lilith Dorsey 92
Get Your Hands in the Dirt: The Magick of Gardening by Najah Lightfoot 98
Magical Found Objects by Blake Octavian Blair 105
The Wild Witch's Garden by Dallas Jennifer Cobb 113

The Human Element of Witchcraft in the Age of AI by Laura Tempest Zakroff 122
Changing Spiritual Paths by Lupa 130
The Goddess as Queen by Tess Whitehurst 139
A Modern Witch's Wheel of the Year by Phoenix LeFae 148
Reclaiming the Crone: Embody the Wise Woman Archetype for the Modern Age by Ember Grant 156
Let's Be Friends with Our Goddesses and Gods by Barbara Ardinger 166

Magical Action
Witchcraft for Sale: How to Find a Legitimate Professional and Avoid Scams by Rahjeena Drabarni 174
Magically Responsible Travel by Emily Carlin 186
Witchcraft and the Deep Green Cause by Dodie Graham McKay 196
Boundary Setting to Enhance Your Life and Your Magic by Michelle Skye 208
Fight! Use Your Magical Will to Fight the Good Fight by Emma Kathryn 220
Climate Change and Paganism by Elizabeth Barrette 229
Rituals to Honor Military Service People by Diana Rajchel 240

Calendars & Moons
Monthly Calendars for 2025 252
2025 New and Full Moons 276

Pivotal Perspectives on Modern Magic

Now featuring more articles than ever, Llewellyn's 2025 Witches' Companion makes it easy to stay on top of the trends in today's Pagan and Witchcraft communities. Packed with advice from prominent practitioners and hands-on tips to fortify your magical prowess, this inclusive almanac provides nearly thirty articles exploring the forefront of contemporary magic.

Coming Out to Your Non-Witchy Friends
Befriending Deities
Climate Change and Paganism
The Wheel of the Year for Modern Witches
Avoiding Scams for Spiritual Services
Rituals to Honor Military Service People
Magickally Responsible Travel
Morning Coffee with the Ancestors
Finding the Spiritual Side of a Fight
Witchcraft's Human Element in the Age of AI
This year's edition includes spells, rituals, projects, and advice from some of the most popular Witch and Pagan writers: Elizabeth Barrette - Emily Carlin - Autumn Damiana - Lilith Dorsey - Emma Kathryn - Phoenix LeFae - Najah Lightfoot - Kate Freuler - Dodie Graham McKay - Ari & Jason Mankey - Melanie Marquis - Diana Rajchel - Stephanie Rose Bird - Michelle Skye - Tess Whitehurst - Laura Tempest Zakroff

Includes lunar information for spellwork and rituals


Contributor Bio:Llewellyn

As the world's oldest and largest independent publisher of books for body, mind, and spirit, Llewellyn is dedicated to bringing our readers the very best in metaphysical books and resources. Since 1901, we've been at the forefront of holistic and metaphysical publishing and thought. We've been a source of illumination, instruction, and new perspectives on a wealth of topics, including astrology, tarot, wellness, earth-based spirituality, magic, and the paranormal. From e-books to tarot-themed iPhone apps, Llewellyn has embraced the Digital Age to continue our mission.

Llewellyn also partners with Italian publisher Lo Scarabeo, as the exclusive US and Canadian distributor of their beautiful tarot and oracle decks. They also partner with Blue Angel, an Australian publisher of oracles, books, CDs, and other sidelines.

Contributor Bio:Lupa
Lupa (Portland, OR) is a neoshaman, artist and sustainability geek. She has been working with animal magic in various forms since the 1990s and has developed a self-created and spirit-directed neoshamanic path. She possesses a Master's degree in counseling psychology with an emphasis on ecopsychology. Visit her online at TheGreenWolf.com.

Contributor Bio:Mankey, Ari
Ari Mankey has been practicing Witchcraft and creating spells for over twenty years. With her husband, Jason, she runs two covens in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Contributor Bio:Mankey, Jason
Jason Mankey is a third-degree Gardnerian High Priest and helps run two Witchcraft covens in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Ari. He is a popular speaker at Pagan and Witchcraft events across North America and Great Britain and has been recognized by his peers as an authority on the Horned God, Wiccan history, and occult influences in rock and roll. You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter @panmankey. Jason is the author of several books, including The Witch's Book of Spellcraft, The Horned God of the Witches, and Transformative Witchcraft.

Contributor Bio:Ardinger, Barbara
Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D., (Long Beach, California), is a Witch, teacher, and freelance writer. She holds a Ph.D. in English Renaissance literature.

Contributor Bio:Lefae, Phoenix
Phoenix LeFae (Sebastopol, CA) is a professional reader, rootworker, teacher, and ritualist. She has been practicing witchcraft for almost thirty years, and her teachings are connected to the Reclaiming Tradition, Druidry, and Gardnerian Wicca. She is also the owner of an esoteric Goddess shop called Milk & Honey. In addition to being the coauthor of Life Ritualized, she is the author of A Witch's Guide to Creating & Performing Rituals, Walking in Beauty, What Is Remembered Lives, and Witches, Heretics & Warrior Women.

Contributor Bio:Raven, Gwion
Gwion Raven is a tattooed Pagan, writer, traveler, musician, cook, kitchen witch, occult shop owner, and teacher. Although initiated in three magickal traditions, Gwion describes his practice as virtually anything that celebrates the wild, sensuous, living, breathing, dancing, ecstatic, divine experiences of this lifetime.

Born and raised in London, England, he now resides in Northern California and shares space with redwood trees, the Pacific Ocean, and his beloved partner.

Contributor Bio:Bird, Stephanie Rose
Priestess Stephanie Rose Bird is a painter and the author of several bestselling books on earth spirituality, Hoodoo, and anthropology, including Sticks, Stones, Roots and Bones, 365 Days of Hoodoo, Light, Bright and Damned Near White, and African American Magick. Priestess Bird, who holds a BFA cum laude and an MFA, is a devotee of the Divinely Feminine. She is an Elder, Eclectic Pagan, Magick-maker, and keeper of the spiritual wisdom of her indigenous African ancestors. Her work centers around the nexus of earth wisdom and the legacy of black cultural heritage. Visit her at www.stephanierosebird.com.

Contributor Bio:Marquis, Melanie
Melanie Marquis is an award-winning author of many books including Llewellyn's Little Book of Moon Spells, Carl Llewellyn Weschcke: Pioneer and Publisher of Body, Mind, and Spirit (IPPY Gold Medal winner for Best Biography), Beltane, Lughnasadh, and A Witch's World of Magick. She is also the creator of the Modern Spellcaster's Tarot (illustrated by Scott Murphy) and the Stuffed Animal Tarot (with Aidan Harris and Mia Harris). Melanie is the producer of Mystical Minds Convention and other local, regional, and national events. She is also the creator of @StuffedAnimalMagickShop channel on Tiktok and YouTube. Book a tarot reading or purchase magickal housewares, spice blends, and folk art at www.MelanieMarquis.com.

Contributor Bio:Freuler, Kate
Kate Freuler is the author of Magic at the Crossroads: The Devil in Modern Witchcraft and Of Blood and Bones: Working with Shadow Magick and the Dark Moon. She has written articles for Llewellyn's Magical Almanac, Llewellyn's Spell-a-Day Almanac, and Llewellyn's Sabbats Almanac. She lives in Ontario, Canada, and can be found making art, wandering around in libraries, and writing. Visit her at www.katefreuler.com.

Contributor Bio:Rajchel, Diana
Diana Rajchel began her career planning to serve as clergy and write about all subjects spiritual. It did not occur to her or anyone else to say with what agency she might assume priesthood. The result of this oversight in intention setting is that she is now an itinerant city priestess, well-practiced witch, and somewhat unintentional subversive. Her background includes Wicca, folk witchcraft, conjure, and a whole lot of experience organizing people that don't like knowing that they're organized. Diana splits her time between San Francisco, California, where she co-owns Golden Apple Metaphysical, and southwestern Michigan, where she runs Earth and Sun spiritual coaching with her partner. In between her wanderings she teaches as part of the Magick 101 series for Wicked Grounds Annex in San Francisco, and teaches and reads tarot at Elements Kalamazoo in Michigan. Diana has 25 years' experience as a professional tarot reader and western herbalist and has 29 years' experience as a professional writer. She is also the pet DragonCat to a very ladylike boxer named Nora.

Contributor Bio:McKay, Dodie Graham
Dodie Graham McKay is a writer, Green Witch, Gardnerian priestess, and filmmaker. She is inspired to document and share stories that capture the beauty of nature and the visible and invisible realms of magic and witchcraft. She is the author of the book Earth Magic and A Witch's Ally, and her documentary films include The WinniPagans (2012), Starry Nights (2016), and the four-part series Exploring the Sacred (2022). Dodie spends her spare time walking her dogs and facilitating a busy coven. She lives in Treaty One Territory, Homeland of the Red River Métis Nation, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Visit her at DodieGrahamMcKay.com.

Contributor Bio:Hall, Nathan M
Nathan M. Hall is a witch, animist, initiate of the Anderson Feri Tradition, and member of the Temple of Witchcraft. He serves on the board of the annual Mystic South Conference and is a contributor and editorial advisor for The Wild Hunt, a daily news source for the Pagan community. Nathan has two decades of experience working as a journalist and editor, has lectured at media conferences, and has sat on a variety of panels.

Contributor Bio:Whitehurst, Tess
Tess Whitehurst (Boulder, CO) is an intuitive counselor, energy worker, feng shui consultant, and speaker. She has appeared on the Bravo TV show Flipping Out and her writing has been featured in such places as Writer's Digest, Llewellyn's annuals, and Spirit and Destiny magazine. She is also the founder and facilitator of Wisdom Circle, an online magical community and learning hub. To learn about her workshops, writings, and appearances, and to sign up for her free monthly newsletter, visit her online at www.tesswhitehurst.com.

Contributor Bio:Dorsey, Lilith
Lilith Dorsey, MA, has focused their study and practice on Celtic, Afro-Caribbean, and Indigenous American spirituality. They are filmmaker of the experimental documentary Bodies of Water and choreographer/performer for jazz legend Dr. John's "Night Tripper" Voodoo Show. They have long been committed to providing accurate and respectful information about Magic and are proud to be a published Black author of such titles as Voodoo and African Traditional Religion; 55 Ways to Connect to Goddess; The African-American Ritual Cookbook; Love Magic; the bestselling Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens; and the award winning Water Magic. Visit them at LilithDorsey.com.

Contributor Bio:Lightfoot, Najah
Najah Lightfoot is a multi-award-winning author. She is the author of Powerful Juju and the bestselling Good Juju. She is a regular contributor to the Llewellyn annuals and a contributor to Taschen, The Library of Esoterica -Volume III - Witchcraft. Her magickal staff is on display and part of the permanent collection of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft, located in Cleveland, Ohio.

Najah is an in-demand speaker and presenter for conferences, events, workshops, film and print media. She lives in Denver, Colorado, where the blue skies and the Rocky Mountains uplift and fill her soul.

Find her online at www.facebook.com/NajahLightfoot, www.instagram.com/NajahLightfoot, and www.backstage.com/u/Najah_Lightfoot.

Contributor Bio:Kathryn, Emma
Emma Kathryn (Nottinghamshire, UK) is a staff writer at Witch Way Magazine, The House of Twigs blog, Stone, Root, and Bone blog, the Spiral Nature blog, and Gods & Radicals. She hosts Wild Witch Podcast and has spoken at several UK Pagan events, including Magickal Women Conference in London. Visit her online at www.EmmaKathrynWildWitchcraft.com.

Contributor Bio:Zakroff, Laura Tempest
Laura Tempest Zakroff (she/they) is a professional artist, author, performer, and Modern Traditional Witch based in New England. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, and her artwork has received awards and honors worldwide. Her work embodies myth and the esoteric through her drawings and paintings, jewelry, talismans, and other designs. Laura is the author of several bestselling Llewellyn books including Weave the Liminal, Sigil Witchery, Visual Alchemy, and Anatomy of a Witch, as well as the artist and author of the Anatomy of a Witch Oracle and The Liminal Spirits Oracle. Laura edited The New Aradia: A Witch's Handbook to Magical Resistance and the Gorgon's Guide to Magical Resistance from Revelore Press. Laura is the creative force behind several community events and teaches workshops online and worldwide. Visit her at LauraTempestZakroff.com.

Contributor Bio:Grant, Ember
Ember Grant is a full-time English professor and teaches writing, poetry, and literature. She has been writing for Llewellyn for more than twenty years and is the author of numerous articles and four books: Mythology for a Magical Life, The Book of Crystal Spells, The Second Book of Crystal Spells, and Magical Candle Crafting. Follow her on Instagram: @poetofthewoods

Contributor Bio:Castellano, Deborah
Deborah Castellano (Bridgewater, New Jersey) is author of Glamour Magic: The Witchcraft Revolution to Get What You Want (Llewellyn, 2017) and Magic for Troubled Times: Rituals, Recipes and Real Talk for Witches (Llewellyn, 2022). She is an independent maker of ritual perfume and other fineries and active in her local chosen communities. She enjoys old typewriters and record players, St. Germain, and reality television. Learn more about Deb on Instagram (@debcastellano), TikTok (@auntieglamour), and her online shop: mermaidandcrow.etsy.com

Contributor Bio:Skye, Michelle
Michelle Skye (Massachusetts) is a Pagan Priestess with over ten years' experience following the Path of the Wise. An active member of the Wiccan and Pagan communities, she teaches classes, leads workshops, and has founded Massachusetts Pagan Teens and Sisterhood of the Crescent Moon. Her articles have appeared in Circle Magazine and SageWoman, and she's a regular contributor to Llewellyn annuals and Renaissance Magazine.