Pagan and Wiccan Calendars for 2015

While not specifically Pagan (though most scientists would beg to differ), an alternative offering by Llewellyn is charting the year's astrological happenings.

As with the witches' wall calendar, this one displays two large, square pages each month. The top one is decorated with zodiac artwork, alongside a column explaining what is significant in current astrology.

You don't need to know your rising sign from your ascendent (*smirk*) to enjoy this astrologers' calendar. The information assumes no prior knowledge; hence it can be a great gift for an absolute beginner.

The further that you go in the Craft, the more sniffy and elitist you become about companies like Llewellyn.  (Come on, you know I speak truly here!) 

Mass production, generic stuff just isn't going to cut it; and nor is that helped by the fact that Llewellyn does seem to have lost its sparkle over the past half a decade.  The art is more mainstream and appears to be targeting teenage Goths, for no good reason at all.

For those who prefer their spirituality to be a little more ancient in inspiration, then Jen Delyth offers a credible Pagan calendar.

A Welsh artist, she has drawn upon her own Celtic traditions to explore the duality in nature, which runs rampant through Wicca too.  Day, night; male, female; winter, summer; light and dark, it's all there, twisted into her mandala knotwork.

Personally this would be my choice for a Wiccan wall calendar for 2015 (because I've been initiated into the Craft so long to be quite sniffy and elitist...).

The calendar part does list all of the Sabbats and important days, but also includes every other religion's festivals too. There are also activist/political dates, like International Women's Day.

Another aspect which will make Wiccans happy is the full environmental disclosure on the back.  The Celtic Mandala wall calendar has been created through a combination of recycled paper and that sourced from managed forests.  Jen Delyth herself plants trees to off-set her carbon footprint.

Over on Zazzle, Orsobear's Goddess wall calendar has been updated for the fourth year running.

Each month now has a completely different collection of artwork, quotations and chants to reflect the season. Bright and clear days are laid out in the lower section, ready for you to add your own notes.

There is something quite special about this one, as Orsobear has left it fully customizable. If you don't like what the artist has made for you, you can swop all or any of the month's illustrations for your own.