Time for Magic: A Shamanarchist's Guide to the Wheel of the Year

(Hardback, New edition)

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Punk meets Druidry - a cool and timely exploration of the pagan Wheel of the Year, and the first trade edition of Jamie Reid's art in years. The art is selected and introduced by Stephen Ellcock, and Philip Carr-Gomm writes about the seasonal celebrations and how we can live better through observing them. Time for Magic is a stunningly beautiful guide to the eight seasonal festivals of the Wheel of the Year- the four solar festivals - the equinoxes and solstices - combined with the Celtic crossquarter festivals Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhain. These festivals are observed by practising pagans, including Druids and Wiccans, witches of all sorts, and by very many people who, while not being pagans or witches, have an interest in connecting with nature and old ways of being. This is a completely new and super classy take on the topic, including incredible art by cultural icon, iconoclast, environmentalist and honorary Druid Jamie Reid, as well as information on his great-uncle George Watson Macgregor-Reid, the Chief Druid who was responsible for putting Stonehenge at the heart of the summer solstice celebration. The art (a mix of Jamie's drawings, paintings and photographs, plus old photos of Druid ceremonies and other archive material) is curated by Stephen Ellcock, who also provides an introduction giving an overview of Jamie's work. Philip Carr-Gomm writes about the Wheel of the Year, how it came about and how it can help us find a new way of being in this era of climate crisis.

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Jamie Reid is an artist and anarchist with a life-long interest in Druidry. Best for his work with the Sex Pistols and Suburban Press, his art has continued to develop many genres - music, publishing, performance. He responds to the ever-increasing attacks on our civil liberties and shared common spaces with passionate anger and savage humour. His current Lost Gardens of Heligan land art installation is a huge symbol mowed into a wildflower meadow, representing the eight festivals and changing through the year. His work can be found in the collections of MOMA New York, and the V&A and Tate in London, among many others. Stephen Ellcock is an author, researcher and curator, whose bestselling books include All Good Things, The Cosmic Dancer and England on Fire. Philip Carr-Gomm was Chief Druid of the Order of Ovates, Bards and Druids from 1988-2020. While his spiritual practice is rooted in Druidry, he is also a psychologist, Sophrologist and mindfulness teacher and the creator of an online school, The Art of Living Well, to offer courses that combine psychological and spiritual understanding. He is the author of many previous books including The Book of English Magic.