Overview

Holidays are a time for reflection, resolution and renewal. Whatever our beliefs, holidays provide us with rituals to celebrate the balance of light and dark, and for welcoming the healing powers of warmth back into our world. Jam-packed with more than sixty spells, invocations and rituals, YULE guides you through the magic of the season. Learn ways to create your own holiday traditions and crafts based on celebrations from a variety of countries and beliefs.

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9781567184969

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...stuffed with truths, fictions, superstitions, and history. There's also practical info, from holiday-oriented recipes to ways to remove Grinchiness from parties. --L.A. Times ...[A] lighthearted approach to preparing for the holidays. --Booklist Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth isn't a book for people who want to sit in their armchair and passively read and absorb knowledge. It's for people who want to do. --The Cauldron, a Pagan Forum ...this guide to Yule is a treasured gift of celebrations. --Heather Froeschl, www.BookReview.com ...[A]n interesting compendium of folklore, traditions, recipes, and gift and decoration ideas to brighten up the winter holidays. --NAPRA ReView Yule is a book for those who love the holiday season in any form. Filled with history and lore of the season, this book truly is 'a celebration of light and warmth, ' as the subtitle so aptly states. --Beth Derochea, Rambles: A Cultural Arts Magazine

Ah, the winter holidays. It's crisp and cold and the nights are long. In the middle of these dark times people all over the world celebrate. Some call the festivities Christmas or Hanukkah. Others know them as Las Posadas or Ta Chiu. Still others simply celebrate Winter Solstice or Yule. You can find out the lore of the past and present of these celebrations in Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth by Dorothy Morrison. Jam-packed with holiday lore, recipes, crafts, rituals, and more, Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth guides you through the magic of the season. Whatever your beliefs, the holidays provide you with rituals to celebrate the balance of light and dark, and for welcoming the healing powers of warmth back into our world. Learn about them here. As you read Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth, you'll bring back some of the joy and delight you felt as a child during this season, the spirit of warmth and goodwill that illuminated the long winter nights. Discover the origin of the eight tiny reindeer, brew up some Yuletide coffee, and learn ways to create your own holiday traditions and crafts based on celebrations from a variety of countries and beliefs. Begin the fun and pleasure when you get Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth.

Author Information

Dorothy Morrison (Louisiana) is a third-degree Wiccan High Priestess of the Georgian Tradition, and she has been an avid practitioner of the Craft for more than fifty years. She founded the Coven of the Crystal Garden in 1986, and she spent many years teaching Wicca to students both in the United States and in Australia. Dorothy's work has been published in many journals and magazines, including Circle Network News, SageWoman, and Crone Chronicles. She is the author of the acclaimed Everyday Magic, Everyday Moon Magic, Everyday Sun Magic, and Yule.

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