Founded in 1971 by Elizabeth Pepper, the long-time art director of Gourmet magazine, The Witches' Almanac is a witty, literate, and sophisticated publication that appeals to general readers as well as hard-core Wiccans and magicians. On one level, it is a pop reference that will fascinate anyone interested in folklore, mythology, and culture, but on another, it is the most sophisticated and wide-ranging annual guide available today for occultists and mysticism enthusiasts. Modeled after the Old Farmers' Almanac , it includes information related to the annual moon calendar (weather forecasts and horoscopes), as well as legends, rituals, herbal secrets, mystic incantations, interviews, and many a curious tale of good and evil. Although it is an annual publication, only about 15 percent of the content is specific to the date range of each issue. The theme of Issue 38 (Spring 2019 to Spring 2020) is Animals: Friends and Familiars. Also included are the following articles: "Beer and Witches," "Gargoyles," "Horseshoes," "Transgender in the Craft," and "Coefficient of Weirdness, Part 3." New authors include Sorita d'Este, Lon Milo DuQuette, David Rankine, and Mat Auryn. Theitic is a notable member of the occult community. He became editor;publisher of The Witches' Almanac Ltd. upon the death of founder Elizabeth Pepper in 2005. The Witches' Almanac By The Witches' Almanac Ltd. The Witches' Almanac Ltd. Copyright © 2018 The Witches' Almanac, Ltd. All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-881098-46-1 Contents Year of the Earth Boar, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, News from The Witches' Almanac Glad tidings from the staff, The Mari Lwyd A Welsh Living Tradition of Death, Marijuana — Da Ma Cannabis sativa, Cannabis sativa forma indica, Cannabis ruderalis, The Deities of Animals, Glastonbury's Magic, Excerpt from The Witchcraft of Dame Darrel, Tarot's The Star, The Keys to the Kingdom, Why & How Animal Omens Work, The Holy Guardian Angel It's a love Story, Moon Gardening, The Moon Calendar, Chinese Zodiac Animal Signs, Looking Back Daughter of Darkness, The Hawk William Butler Yeats, The Geomantic Figures Puer, Cookies for the Birds, Full Moon Names, The Jade Emperor's Race How the Chinese Zodiac signs came to be, Celtic Tree — Reed Ngetal, White Raven Anthony P. Jones, Sexual Blasphemy Lovers Desecrate the Temple, Aesop's Fable The Vain Jackdaw, Kitchen Magic The Star, New World Faeries, Transgender Questions Among Witches and Pagans, Coiling Serpents, 2019 Sunrise and Sunset Times Providence, San Francisco, Sydney, London, Window on the Weather, Magic and the Two Dimensions of Language Notes Toward a General Theory of Magic, Part III, Andersen's Fairy Tale The Farm-Yard Cock and the Weather-Cock, Embracing the Witch's Bodies, Dark Lord of the Forest, Purple and Pleasure The Folklore and Magic of Amethyst, Annwfn & The Western Isles, Corvids Friend or foe?, The Spider Thread from Hell, William Gray meets his Inner Light, The Vulture, the Parrot and the Antelope Lessons from the Animal Kingdom for Mankind, Codex Gigas The Devil's Bible, Dog Magic, Canine Shamanism and Dreams, Merry Meetings An interview with Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, Notable Quotations Animals, The Fixed Stars Sirius The Dog Star, Rain Spell, Mysterious Feather Crowns Omens of Death or Angelic Blessings?, Horseshoes, Talisman Wedjat — The Eye of Horus, An Astrological Overview Nikola Tesla — The Benevolent Wizard and Futurist, The Black Dog, The Infinity Symbol, Horse Creatures, Understanding Familiar Spirits For What They Aren't, Moon Cycles, Presage, Rig Veda 177.10, Sites of Awe America's Stonehenge, Reviews, From a Witch's Mailbox, CHAPTER 1 Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow by Timi Chasen CITY BENEATH THE SAND The temples of Trapani, Sicily are familiar to archaeologists the world over, but more may be hiding beneath the ruined sanctuaries than originally thought. Situated on the island's picturesque West Coast, the Selinunte Archaeological Park, which claims to be the largest archaeological area in Europe, is comprised of nearly 700 acres of classical ruins. But geological researchers using a specially designed six-armed "hexicopter" drone with a thermal imaging attachment have been able to map what they believe to be a small city beneath the packed dirt and rock — far larger than their previous estimations. Recently made famous among occult communities as the location of the oldest-known evidence of a cult to the mighty Goddess Hekate in the Greek-speaking ancient world, Selinunte now appears to possibly harbor the remains of a miniature Pompeii or Herculaneum beneath its already considerable treasures. Destroyed by Carthaginians in 409 BCE and uninhabited since the First Punic War, archaeologists have been revealing troves of antiquities from the area, from statues and votive objects to a clever pipe system which fed running water to homes within the city.