It's About Time. . . .
Further readings on non-linear time, the calendar of the seasons and the Wheel of the Year . . . .
There is a wealth of printed information available about the beliefs, customs, mythology and folklore of those long ago times when we lived according to the calendar of the seasons. This list represents a very small percentage of the body of printed work which is actually available, and it is merely intended to provide an introduction to the study of non-linear time.
These days, there is also a wealth of information online for the pilgrim and time traveler. Begin with Waverly Fitzgerald's incandescent site, The School of the Seasons. Be sure to visit Dr. Kathleen Jenk's Mything Links page, and for Yule lore and traditions, visit Teresa Ruano's delightful Candlegrove.
The Oxford Companion to the Year, Bonnie Blackburn and Leofranc Holford-Strevens Earth Dance - A Year of Pagan Rituals, Jan Brodie Echoes of Magic: A Study of Seasonal Festivals through the Ages, C.A. Burland. Ancient Ways: Reclaiming Pagan Traditions, Pauline Campanelli Pagan Rites of Passage, Pauline Campanelli The Wheel of the Year: Living the Magical Life, Pauline Campanelli Carmina Gadelica: Hymns and Incantations Collected in the Highlands and Island of Scotland in the Last Century, Alexander Carmichael The Pagan Book of Halloween, Gerina Dunwich Eight Sabbats for Witches, Janet and Stewart Farrar Kindling the Celtic Spirit, Mara Freeman Wellspring - A Book of Seasonal Inspirations, Anna Franklin and Pamela Harvey A Witch Alone : Thirteen Moons to Master Natural Magic, Marian Green A Calendar of Festivals, Marian Green A Harvest of Festivals, Marian Green Folklore of World Holidays, Robert Griffin and Ann H. Shurgin (Editors) Celebrate the Solstice: Honoring the Earth's Seasonal Rhythms through Festival and Ceremony, Richard Heinberg Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations' of the World Dictionary, Helene Henderson &Sue Ellen Thompson (Editors) Celestially Auspicious Occasions; Seasons, Cycles & Celebrations, Donna Henes Earth Time Moon Time: Rediscovering the Sacred Lunar Year, Annette Hinshaw A Dictionary of British Folk Customs, Christina Hole Sacred Ring - The Pagan Origins of British Folk Festivals & Customs, Michael Howard Stations of the Sun, Ronald Hutton The Solstice Evergreen: History, Folklore and Origins of the Christmas Tree, Sheryl Ann Karas The Perpetual Almanack of Folklore, Charles Kightly The Celtic Druids' Year: Seasonal Cycles of the Ancient Celts , John Robert King Echoes of the Ancient Skies, E.C. Krupp Skywatchers, Shamans and Kings: Astronomy and the Archaeology of Power, E.C. Krupp Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology & Legend, Marie Leach Folklore of World Holidays, Margaret Read MacDonald The Pagan Mysteries of Halloween: Celebrating the Dark Half of the Year, Jean Markale The Winter Solstice: The Sacred Traditions of Christmas, John Matthews The Sacred Origins of Profound Things: The Stories Behind The Rites and Rituals of The World's Religions, Charles Panati The Wisewoman's Sacred Wheel of the Year, Naomi Strichartz Seasons of the Sun : Celebrations from the World's Spiritual Traditions, Patricia Telesco The Wiccan Book of Ceremonies and Rituals, Patricia Telesco When Santa Was a Shaman: The Ancient Origins of Santa Claus & the Christmas Tree, Tony Van Renterghem
