A Latin expression for “common era” (abbreviated as "e.v.") usually used after a date to indicate a time following the year zero. A non-religious replacement for AD.
Popularly used by Thelemites to identify dates as related to the Gregorian calendar rather than the Thelemic calendar which begins in 1904, the year Aleister Crowley received the Book of the Law.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Sandra Kynes, author of several books, including The Herb Gardener's Essential Guide, Plant Magic, and the new Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical Plants, among many others.
Although a few old books...