Winifred Hodge Rose
This 309-page calendar and workbook is a tool for advanced work in Heathen soul lore. It will not ‘teach you’ directly, as reading a book might do. Rather, this calendar is an ‘educator’ in the true sense of the word. Educare from Latin means literally ‘to draw out, to lead out, to elicit.’ ‘Education’ is drawing out and leading out knowledge and understanding that is already within us, but it’s hidden; we’re not aware of it. This knowledge-within is not shaped, organized, or expressed in a useful way; it is not accessible to us or to others with whom we might want to share it. The role of a true educator is different from that of a teacher: a teacher shows us things we didn’t know before. An educator leads us into understanding what we already do know in a deeper way. When you have completed the year of work with this workbook, you will have written your own Book of Wisdom through a process of true education!
This is not a study program for soul lore beginners. The calendar will not be useful to you until you’ve studied the soul lore material in my books, Heathen Soul Lore Foundations (Book I) and Heathen Soul Lore: A Personal Approach (Book II), or else studied the same material found on this website, listed under ‘Soul Lore’ and ‘Soul Lore Study Guides’. You will need this foundation in order to use this calendar / workbook effectively. Assuming that you have indeed laid the foundations, this calendar offers a procedure that will take you more deeply into your soul lore practice. It will help you organize and structure your self-directed experiential learning about each of your souls, based on the cycles of the moon.
The introductory chapters of this calendar provide explanations, guidelines, suggestions, and examples for using the calendar, and the closing chapter provides soul lore reference material. If you have studied Books I and II of Heathen Soul Lore (or the equivalent material on this website) and want to move on to more advanced, self-directed soul lore learning, you’ll find this calendar-workbook an invaluable way to structure your daily work and make the best use of your time and effort.
Because I was late preparing this calendar-workbook, it begins on January 30 and continues through January 31, 2026, so there is room for 12 months of work. The workbook-calendar is letter-sized, 8.5 X 11 inches, and is coil-bound to lay flat for easy writing. Because it is coil-bound it’s not eligible for distribution from booksellers other than Lulu (but this also keeps the price down since there are no expensive distribution fees).
Here is the link to purchase from Lulu for $22 USD: https://www.lulu.com/shop/winifred-rose/mani-the-measurers-moon-calendar-for-in-depth-heathen-soul-lore-work-2025/paperback/product-q62qgnn.html?q=Winifred+Rose&page=1&pageSize=4
For a more in-depth discussion of how I developed the calendar and details of the suggestions and guidelines, here is a link: https://heathensoullore.net/a-moon-calendar-for-advanced-heathen-soul-lore-practice/ If you want to make your own such calendar you could use this as a place to start, and modify it as you see fit.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Structure of the Calendar
The Layout of the Calendar
The Soul-Days
Example of filling in the soul-days
Full Moon and Dark Moon pages
Half-Month summary, notes, and planning
Guidelines and Suggestions for Soul Work
What to do with your souls
Mirroring the moon-phases
- A psychological focus
- A spiritual focus
Full Moon and Dark Moon Days
Suggested Dark Moon themes
Suggested Full Moon themes
The Soul-Spindle
Resources
The Calendar
Review and Reference: The Souls’ Fields of Awareness
Suggested use for this material
Ghost’s Awareness
Hugr’s Awareness
Aldr’s Awareness
Saiwalo-Dwimor’s Awareness
Ferah’s Awareness
Hama’s Awareness
Mod’s Awareness
Sefa’s Awareness
Ahma’s Awareness
Eormensoul
This calendar-workbook is letter-sized (8.5 X 11 inches), containing 311 pages that are coil-bound so they lay flat for easy writing. It is available only from Lulu; because it is coil-bound it is not eligible for distribution through other booksellers. Here is the link: https://www.lulu.com/shop/winifred-rose/mani-the-measurers-2024-moon-calendar-for-in-depth-heathen-soul-lore-work/paperback/product-m22zev5.html?q=mani+the+measurer%27s+2024+Moon+Calenda&page=1&pageSize=4
