Seasons of the Witch

Discover the Magic of Wiccan Feasts, Celebrations, and Rituals

By Silja

The Wheel of the Year offers witches a beautiful way to connect with nature, the changing seasons and the rhythms of life.

In Seasons of the Witch, Celtic Wiccan High Priestess Silja explores the festivals, celebrations and rituals that make up the Wiccan year, offering practical ideas for celebrating the Sabbats and bringing seasonal magick into your everyday life.

From Samhain and the Winter Solstice to Beltane and Midsummer, the book provides inspiration for celebrating the turning of the seasons whether you practise within a coven or follow your path as a solitary witch.

What's inside?

The book explores the Wiccan Sabbats and seasonal celebrations, including ideas for:

🌱 Spring and the promise of new growth
🌸 Ostara and the Spring Equinox
🔥 Beltane and the celebration of fertility and life
☀️ Litha and the Summer Solstice
🌾 Lammas/Lughnasadh and the first harvest
🍂 Mabon and the Autumn Equinox
🎃 Samhain and honouring the darker half of the year
❄️ Yule and the Winter Solstice

Alongside the Sabbats, Silja introduces rituals, crafts, food and drink that can help make each celebration meaningful and personal.

Life rituals and everyday magick

The magic isn't limited to the seasonal festivals.

Seasons of the Witch also explores rites of passage, offering Wiccan-inspired ways to mark important moments in life. These include welcoming a new baby through a naming ceremony, celebrating commitment through a handfasting, and rituals connected with other significant transitions, including menopause and death.

Silja also encourages readers to create their own daily, weekly and monthly rituals, bringing intention and mindfulness into ordinary life.

The result is a book that treats witchcraft as something that can be woven throughout the year — not simply something practised on the Sabbats.

About Silja

Silja is a Celtic Wiccan High Priestess who grew up in Ireland and continues to lead Sabbat rituals with her Celtic coven. She divides her time between Ireland and Arkansas, USA, where she also leads regular Full Moon drum circles.

She is the author of several other CICO Books titles, including Wicca for Everyday Life, The Green Wiccan Year and The Green Wiccan Spell Book.

Her background in Celtic Wicca gives Seasons of the Witch a particularly personal connection to the seasonal celebrations and traditions explored throughout the book.

Who is this book best for?

Seasons of the Witch is particularly suited to:

🌙 Wiccans and witches following the Wheel of the Year
🌿 Anyone wanting to learn about the Sabbats
🔥 Practitioners looking for ideas for seasonal rituals
🌱 Beginners exploring Wicca
🧙‍♀️ Solitary witches wanting inspiration for their own celebrations
🍂 Anyone interested in Celtic and seasonal traditions
🕯️ Witches wanting to create their own rituals
🎨 Anyone who enjoys magical crafts and seasonal creativity
🍲 Readers interested in incorporating food and drink into celebrations
✨ Anyone wanting to bring more magic into everyday life

It's particularly lovely for someone who wants practical ways to celebrate the Wheel of the Year, rather than simply learning about the Sabbats from a historical or theoretical perspective.

Publisher & Book Details

Author: Silja
Title: Seasons of the Witch: Discover the Magic of Wiccan Feasts, Celebrations, and Rituals
Publisher: CICO Books
Publication date: 9 September 2025
ISBN-13: 9781800654556
ISBN-10: 1800654553
Format: Hardback / Paper-over-board
Pages: 144
Dimensions: Approximately 21 × 17 cm
Weight: Approximately 542g
Language: English