Author: Skye Alexander
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440580022
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Provides information on creating a sacred space, promoting good energy, and creating incantations, potions, and charms.
Author: Helen A. Berger
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN: 1643362879
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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A Community of Witches explores the beliefs and practices of Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft—generally known to scholars and practitioners as Wicca. While the words "magic," "witchcraft," and "paganism" evoke images of the distant past and remote cultures, this book shows that Wicca has emerged as part of a new religious movement that reflects the era in which it developed. Imported to the United States in the later 1960s from the United Kingdom, the religion absorbed into its basic fabric the social concerns of the time: feminism, environmentalism, self-development, alternative spirituality, and mistrust of authority. Helen A. Berger's ten-year participant observation study of Neo-Pagans and Witches on the eastern seaboard of the United States and her collaboration on a national survey of Neo-Pagans form the basis for exploring the practices, structures, and transformation of this nascent religion. Responding to scholars who suggest that Neo-Paganism is merely a pseudo religion or a cultural movement because it lacks central authority and clear boundaries, Berger contends that Neo-Paganism has many of the characteristics that one would expect of a religion born in late modernity: the appropriation of rituals from other cultures, a view of the universe as a cosmic whole, an emphasis on creating and re-creating the self, an intertwining of the personal and the political, and a certain playfulness. Aided by the Internet, self-published journals, and festivals and other gatherings, today's Neo-Pagans communicate with one another about social issues as well as ritual practices and magical rites. This community of interest—along with the aging of the original participants and the growing number of children born to Neo-Pagan families—is resulting in Neo-Paganism developing some of the marks of a mature and established religion.
Author: Judy Ann Nock
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1507207212
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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The magic of witchcraft never dies. Harness the power of nature-based magick, including herbal charms and remedies, cleansing rituals, crystal healing, astrology, and more with this new guide in the popular Modern Witchcraft series—perfect for millennials. Modern-day interest in witchcraft and wicca isn’t surprising—who wouldn’t want to focus their energy into rituals of change and healing in today’s troubled and chaotic times? Right now, many of the most popular types of magick are nature-based. This fun and practical book includes methods to help you connect with the Earth mother and your own natural self. Each chapter focuses on a different type of nature magick, from seed magick to the magick of the sun, of water, of the moon, and more—and every topic includes its own accompanying spells, charms, rituals, and meditations. The Modern Witchcraft Book of Natural Magick is your complete guide to everything you’ll need to know about nature-based magick to fully embrace your spiritual and natural self.
Author: Aoumiel
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 9781567186482
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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This book sheds new light on the ancient origins of religion to give Wiccans, Witches, and the Neo-Pagans a sense of where they belong in history.
Author: James R. Lewis
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438410727
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Book Description
This comprehensive anthology examines contemporary neo-paganism ranging from goddess theology to historical-critical essays. Many of the contributors are academically trained neo-pagans, and the resulting volume is a benchmark study of a significant movement that promises to reshape the religious landscape of the next century.
Author: Mel D. Faber
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838634882
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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His analysis is complemented by several interviews with practicing witches and by a detailed, firsthand account of a coven meeting.".
Author: Raven Grimassi
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 9780738703381
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Book Description
From the author of the "Encyclopedia of Wicca and Witchcraft" comes a study of religion and contemporary spirituality in witchcraft.
Author: Janet Farrar
Publisher: Phoenix Pub
ISBN: 9780919345713
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 349
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The most comprehensive and revealing work on the practices, rituals and beliefs of modern witchcraft since Gerald Gardner's influential but unpublished 'Book of Shadows' triggered the revival movement in the 1950s. The authors explain what Gardner's text actually was, how he used it, and, as far as possible, what his sources were. The book goes on to give in full the first, second and third degree initiation rites, the consecration rites, and the many non-ritual passages of the 'Book of Shadows'. The rest of the book explains what the Craft is all about, covering everything from the rationale of witchcraft to reincarnation; from ethics to sex; from symbolism to spells; from astral projection to psychic healing; from clairvoyance to witchcraft's place in today's world.
Author: Glinda Porter
Publisher: Glinda Porter
ISBN: 9781970182682
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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Modern Witchcraft for Beginners is a practical guide and extensive resource to give you everything you need to know, what you shouldn't do or believe, and to help you start, build, and maintain the lifestyle of using magick.
Author: Frances Billinghurst
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1789046653
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 159
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There are an abundance of approaches to witchcraft and modern Wicca today with many encouraging an “anything goes” approach, opposed to what Gerald Gardner, the founder of modern witchcraft, set out. Contemporary Witchcraft: Foundational Practices for a Magical Life offers an alternative for the seeker who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of a more traditional approach to the Craft. By tapping into the essence of the teachings handed down by Gardner, and later Alex Sanders, this book provides the reader with invaluable tools and techniques that will enable them to set a foundation upon which to build their ongoing magical and spiritual practice. Regardless of whether the seeker is interested in joining a coven or not, contemporary witchcraft is about dedication and devotion in order for the greater mysteries to be revealed. Contemporary Witchcraft: Foundational Practices for a Magical Life offers an insight into how the non-initiate can achieve this in their own practices
