The Ignota Diary is a tool for discovery in the practice of everyday life. This beautifully designed diary & week-to-view planner is filled with historically significant magical and sacred dates from around the world, touching on the lives of characters such as Simone Weil, Ursula K. Le Guin, Leonora Carrington & Hilma af Klint. The diary provides full astrological navigation for 2023, a birth chart template, seasonal rituals by poet Bhanu Kapil & tarot spreads by various practitioners. Drawn from events such as the Buddha’s birthday, esoteric festivals and artistic and occult history, the diary touches on the lives of characters such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Ithell Colquhoun, Zora Neale Hurston, Carl Jung, Simone Weil, Leonora Carrington, Maya Deren, Aleister Crowley, George Bataille, Timothy Leary, Hilma af Klint, Saint Hildegard of Bingen, William Blake, W.B. Yeats and Octavia Butler.Key transits, retrogrades and lunar phases, noted throughout the planner, allow you to organise your life in alignment with the astrological weather, visible at a glance. A global map showing sacred sites provides inspiration for transformative pilgrimages.Seasonal rituals by poet Bhanu Kapil, winner of the 2020 T.S. Eliot prize, and tarot spreads by writer and activist adrienne maree brown, practitioner Rachel Pollack, and popular witches Pam Grossman and Sarah Faith Gottesdiener offer guidance and space for reflection throughout the year. Additional sources of inspiration include rituals by writer Alexis Pauline Gumbs and poet Nisha Ramayya, seed bombs by artist Jenna Sutela, and healing herbs by artist and musician Paige Emery. To support a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, an appendix contains guides to a range of wellness practices.ISBN 9781838003975. Ignota Books. pb. 192 pages. 21 x 13 cm.available
