Quick Specs
- Brand: Llewellyn Publications
- Format: Paperback annual (almanac of articles)
- Edition: 2027 annual
- Articles: 27, by Witchcraft and Pagan writers
- Pages: 284
- Dimensions: 5.25 x 8 in
- ISBN-13: 9780738778198
- Published: July 8, 2026
An Annual Built From Many Voices
Llewellyn’s 2027 Witches’ Companion gathers articles from a wide group of Witchcraft and Pagan writers under one theme: community, connection, belonging. Because each contributor writes from a different corner of contemporary practice, the subject and the voice change from one article to the next. Autumn Damiana writes on sacred geometry, Charlie Rainbow Wolf on the magic of houseplants, and James Kambos on cooking with magic. Raechel Henderson covers cleansing without smoke, Susan Pesznecker takes on the role of AI in the Pagan world, and Emily Carlin shows how to make homespun yarn for magical work. Tess Whitehurst writes about breaking free of diet and hustle culture, Phoenix LeFae about creating community, and Chanda Parkinson about ritual bathing. Kate Freuler, Laura Tempest Zakroff and Rhonda Kuykendall-Jabari are among the other contributors, along with Jason and Ari Mankey, Deborah Blake and Michael Furie. Llewellyn also credits Jennifer Hewitson, the scratchboard illustrator known for the Witches’ Calendar, among the contributors. The range stretches from kitchen craft and houseplants to technology and community, so the book gives you a fresh angle on practice you already have or a first look at an area you haven’t tried.
Alongside the essays, the contents include magical correspondences, Sabbats, Celtic tree months, spells and rituals, which makes the book a reference you can return to through the year as well as something to read straight through. Llewellyn has published the Witches’ Companion as an annual since at least 2010, and each edition brings a new lineup of writers and topics. Reviewers of earlier editions describe the book as article-focused and centered on day-to-day living with magical intent, and that description fits the 2027 topics: cooking, houseplants, yarn, bathing and building community are everyday subjects approached through a magical lens. The cover sets a silver pentagram over illustrated panels, among them a raven, a crowned woman, a candle-lit goddess figure, a cauldron with red flowers and a black cat, with the 2027 title and the three-word theme printed below. If you learn by comparing how different practitioners work, you get that range in one volume. The paperback runs 284 pages and holds twenty-seven articles, so you can take it a piece at a time.
Practical Ritual Applications
Treat the book as a year of small projects. Choose one article a week or one a month, read it early, and then try the practice it describes: a ritual bath, a meal cooked with intention, an afternoon spent spinning yarn, or a new way of tending the houseplants on your windowsill. Keep a notebook beside the book and record what you changed and what you noticed, since the contributors come from different practices and you’ll want a record of which approaches fit yours. The community articles work well as discussion starters for a study group, a coven meeting or a book circle, with one member presenting a piece and the others sharing how they’d adapt it. When a topic catches you and you want deeper instruction, browse my spellcraft, witchcraft and magic books for full-length titles on the subject.
How to Read a Witchcraft Annual for Practice
A few habits turn a book of essays into a working year.
- Mark what fits
Read through the contents once and mark three articles that connect to something you're working on now, whether that's cleansing, cooking or building community. Starting with relevant pieces keeps the book useful from the first week, and you can return to the rest as your interests shift.
- Read one, then act on it
Read a single article in full, then try one practice from it within the week before you move on to the next piece. If an article suggests a spell or ritual, gather any supplies first and choose a time when you won't be interrupted. Short, repeated trials show you what suits your practice.
- Record and revisit
Write a line or two about what you tried, what you'd change and whether it fits your path. Compare notes from different contributors side by side, since the same goal often has several routes. Before the year ends, flag the articles you'd read again, and keep your notes with the book.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock the Witches’ Companion because it puts many practitioners’ approaches side by side in a single paperback, which helps you learn what suits your own path. It works for solitary readers who want other Witches’ perspectives and for groups who want a shared reading each month. Llewellyn prints it with soy-based ink on FSC-certified paper, and the paper includes recycled material. If your practice also calls for a wall calendar or a weekly datebook from the same 2027 line, you’ll find them in my calendars and almanacs collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It's a book of articles meant for reading. Llewellyn publishes the weekly planner as the Witches' Datebook and the wall calendar as the Witches' Calendar, and both are separate 2027 annuals. One reviewer of an earlier Companion edition called it a collection of essays, so expect reading material.
The publisher's description for 2027 lists magical correspondences, Sabbats, Celtic tree months, spells and rituals, and doesn't mention Moon phases or a lunar calendar. Earlier editions did advertise lunar material: the 2024 edition lists a sixteen-month calendar with lunar information, and the 2025 edition lists lunar information for spellwork and rituals. If you need exact phase dates and times for 2027, pair the Companion with a dedicated Moon calendar or almanac.
It's a sampler of current voices. Each article covers one topic from one writer's perspective, so newer readers see how different Witches work and experienced readers pick up fresh angles. Reader reviews of earlier editions are split: some enjoy the variety and the links to authors' other work, while others find a few articles too general or too familiar. Expect to skip around and keep the pieces that speak to you.
The article lineup changes every year. The 2025 edition covered hiring a professional Witch, climate change and Paganism, and sharing morning coffee with your ancestors. The 2026 edition covered wealth magick and sustainable foraging, and the 2027 articles are different again, so the 2027 edition brings its own content. A reviewer of the 2017 edition counted 17 calendar pages against 270 pages of timeless writing, so older editions stay readable after their year ends.
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