Alban Ellir 8, 16, 30, 44, 58, 72, 86, 100, 114amber 40, 92amethyst 50amulets 103apple 20, 23, 117, 124-5Apple Tree Man 37 aquamarine 120Arcana, major 74ash 73, 96, 116aventurine 78Beltane 5-6, 72-83Candlemas 44carnelian 36charms 103citrine 64Corn King 79, 107crystals 9for Beltane 78crystal grid, designing 22for Lughnasadh 106for Ostara 64for Samhain 22for summer solstice (Litha) 92for winter solstice (Yule) 36deosil 23, 72, 89, 107divination 17, 18, 23, 93druids 115equinox 5-6, 44, 58-69,114-125Field of Malachite 78 Fire 7, 16, 44oral crown, making 96-7frankincense 40garnet 36Golden Calcite 92golden topaz 106Goose Day 121'hag stones' 11Halloween 23handfasting 107hare 59heart chakra 36Heart Stone 78hedge witches 10hematite 120hot cross buns 65I Ching 17-18Imbolc 5-6, 44-55incense 9, 40-1jack-o-lanterns 23jasper 18, 64kundalini 64labradorite 22Lapis lazuli 64leylines 103Litha (summer solstice) 5-6, 86-97Lughnasadh 5-6, 100-111Mabon 5-6, 114-25magical creatures 59-61magic circle 87-8malachite 78, 120mandrake 105Michaelmas 121Midsommarstången 96midwinter 30modern magic, year of 4-13moon 31-3moonstone 50moss agate 106myrrh 40numerology 18Oak King 34Obsidian, Black 22onyx 50Ostara 5-6, 44, 58-69ouroboros 87palmistry 18Palo Santo 83pendulum 101-2peridot 106plants for remedies and spellsBeltane 76-7Imbolc 48-9Lughnasadh 104-5Ostara 62-3Samhain 20-1summer solstice (Litha) 90-1winter solstice (Yule) 34-5pocket talisman 103pomegranate 21psychometry 18rituals. See spells rose quartz 78ruby 36runes 18, 73Samhain 5-6, 16-27sapphire 78sardonyx 106scrying 17, 19serpentine 64smudging herbs 83soda bread, baking 108spells 8, 12-13Beltane 80-1Imbolc 52-3Lughnasadh 108-9Ostara 66-7Samhain 24-5 solsticesummer (Litha) 94-5winter (Yule) 38-9Stonehenge 88sunstone 92talismans 103tarot 18, 74-75tasseomancy 1810-card Celtic cross 75thurible 40Tiger's Eye 92toad 59tourmaline, black 22traditions 23, 37, 65, 79, 93, 107turquoise 50'Venus Figures' 45wassailing 37Wheel of Year 5White Cleansing 49white opal 120witchcraft 4apple wand, making 124-5autumn potpourri, making 117besom (broomstick), making 68-9Brigid cross, making 54corn dolly, making 110oral crown, making 96-7four-stalk compass plait, making 111gratitude jar, making 108smudge stick, making 82-3spell jar, making 27yin yang (taijitu) 87Yule (winter solstice) 5-6, 30-41, 44.