Book Club: The Curious Witch's Year

Service Description

Mountain Magic Market Book Club Presents: A Curious Witch's Year Join us as we begin a year-long journey through Alice Tarbuck’s enchanting book, A Spell in the Wild: A Year (and Six Centuries) of Magic. Each chapter guides us through a different month of the year, weaving together history, folklore, and the living, breathing practice of magic. Together, we’ll begin in January and travel through the seasons, exploring the themes, spells, and exercises that accompany each month. Along the way, we’ll share insights, reflections, and maybe a bit of our own magic too. This gathering is meant to be more than a book club - it’s a circle of connection, where curiosity, community, and craft meet. Whether you’re new to witchcraft or have been walking the path for years, this is a space to learn, grow, and explore the wildness within and around us. With one chapter per month, the pace is easy and meaningful, a steady rhythm of reading, reflection, and ritual that will carry us through the turning of the year. When: 2nd Friday of each month, 5:30–7:30 PM Where: Mountain Magic Market, 52 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown, NY Book: A Spell in the Wild: A Year (and Six Centuries) of Magic by Alice Tarbuck Come with an open heart, your copy of the book, and a readiness to explore a little magic in good company. I also have copies of the book at the shop for purchase. Note that the book club is a free event/circle! Dates and Chapters ~ January 9 Intro & January: Smelling the Weather Spell/Exercise: A Spell for the Full Moon February 13 February: Fairies Spell/Exercise: A Spell for Weather March 13 March: Witches, Money and Protest Spell/Exercise: A Charm for Money April 10 April: Witches Becoming Animals Spell/Exercise: A Spell for Eating Bitterness May 8 May: Magic in the Land Spell/Exercise: Ecological Spells June 12 June: Midsummer and Light Magic Spell/Exercise: A Spell to Store Up Light July 10 July: Fortune Telling and Divination Spell/Exercise: A Spell Against Anxiousness August 14 August: Protection and Sympathetic Magic Spell/Exercise: A Spell for Getting Rid of Something September 11 September: Foraging Spell/Exercise: A Herbal Soda for Fever and Heat October 9 October: Samhain and Talking to the Dead Spell/Exercise: Blessing a New Altar November 13 November: Sex Magic Spell/Exercise: A Healing Ritual for Winter Aches and Pains December 11 Conclusion & December: Midwinter and Magic in the Dark Spell/Exercise: A Spell for Hope in Darkness