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ANCIENT
WAYS: RECLAIMING PAGAN TRADITIONS,
1991,
Pauline
& Dan Campanelli. |
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THE
APPLE BRANCH, A PATH TO CELTIC RITUAL,
Alexi Kondratiev. In The Apple Branch, renowned
scholar Alexei Kondratiev combines the history, folklore,
and language of the Celtic world in a unique guide
for understanding its spirituality, He explores the
myths, legends, and cultural figures, from Brigit
to King Arthur, and he explains how the ancient Celtic
religion survives in the context of modern Christianity.
This is a seminal book which presents seekers with
dazzling visualizations and the beauty and power of
vital, living path. The Apple Branch will inspire
in everyone a new way of looking at the world. |
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BONEWITS'S
ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND WICCA, 2006,
Isaac Bonewits |
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DRAWING
DOWN THE MOON, 1979; revised
1986, Margot Adler.
The most comprehensive, essential book on the
modern Neo-Pagan movement. |
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THE
EARTH PATH, 2004, Starhawk. From time immemorial,
artists and poets, prophets, and shamans have drawn
strength and inspiration from walking the earth. In
The Earth Path, bestselling author Starhawk takes
the reader on a journey into the heart of the natural
world, showing how we can have a more intimate connection
with the world that surrounds us. |
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THE
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT,
1989, Rosemary Guiley. Excellent entries on people,
groups, history, of both Witchcraft
and Neo-Paganism. |
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WOMEN
& SPIRITUALITY: FULL CIRCLE, THE GODDESS REMEMBERED,
THE BURNING TIMES,
1993, Donna Read. Documentary "trilogy."
The haunting music of Loreena McKinnet adds to the
mystical nature of this well produced video trilogy
on Goddess worship and women's spirituality. Lots
of symbolism of the divine female makes these documentaries
visually inspiring. Various ancient, Goddess worshiping
cultures are examined and applied to today's patriarchal
worldview. There is a treat; Starhawk is one of the
circle of modern women discussing how the Goddess
has changed, shaped, and enhanced their lives. Anthropological,
mythical, and inspiring. (DVD) |
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HEAVEN
ON EARTH: DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA'S SPIRITUAL FRONTIER,
1992, Michael d'Antonio. A wandering reporter chronicles
the New Age and Pagan communities in 1991, including
neo-Pagan participation in Redwood Summer. |
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| THE
MAGICAL HOUSEHOLD,
1987, Scott Cunningham & David Harrington. |
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| MAGICAL
RELIGION & MODERN WITCHCRAFT,
1996, James R. Lewis, ed. Academic anthology of writings
by various Neo-Pagan scholars and luminaries |
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| THE
PAGAN PATH,
1995,
Janet & Stewart Farrar & Gavin Bone. Excellent
updated overview of the worldwide Pagan movement. |
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| PAGAN
RITES OF PASSAGE,
1994, Pauline & Dan Campanelli. |
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OF THE EARTH: THE NEW PAGANS SPEAK OUT,
1996,
Ellen Everet Hopman & Lawrence Bond. Inteviews
with many major Pagan leaders. |
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SIRENS,
1994. Beautiful movie centered on the great Australian
Neo-Pagan artist of the early 20th century, Norman
Lindsey. (DVD) |
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THE
SPIRAL DANCE, 1979,
Starhawk. The most basic, readable, and concise
book on Neo-Pagan premises and practice. |
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TRUE
MAGICK:
A Beginner`s Guide,
1990, Amber K. Practical, cheap, complete, humorous.
A good companion to Spiral Dance. |
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THE
TWELVE WILD SWANS, 2001, Starhawk\Valentine
The long-awaited continuation of the teachings
of the best selling classic The Spiral Dance. A fairy
tale about twelve wild swans is transformed into a
set of instructions for an initiatory journey into
the world of magic and Witchcraft. The sourcebook
for circles, covens, and groups, this volume instructs
on three levels -- the craft of magical training,
inner-spiritual development, and outer work in the
greater world. It will be a resource for all students,
teachers, and leaders in the growing Goddess movement.
Paperback, 326 pages. |
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VOICES
FROM THE CIRCLE: THE HERITAGE OF WESTERN PAGANISM,
1990, Prudence Jones & Caitlin Matthews. |
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WITCHCRAFT,
THE OLD RELIGION,
1973, Leo Louis Manello. A pretty good report on
the emerging perspectives
of the early Neo-Pagan movement. |
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WEST
COUNTRY WICCA: A JOURNAL OF THE OLD RELIGION,
1990,
Rhiannon Ryall. Memories of Craft life in Devonshire/Somerset
in the 1940s among country folks who practiced the
Old Religion. |
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THE
WICKER MAN,
1974, Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee. Some call
it horror. Some call it mystery. I call it good clean
fun! Neo-Pagans have embraced this film because it
paints a picture of what life might be like if you
lived on an island with only Pagans to deal with.
The film shows accurate dipictions of some neo-Pagan
rites, and a few Pagan and Wiccan groups require this
film for new initiates. It does end in a rather dark
way, and it were not for that ending, it would be
the perfect neo-Pagan film. (mystery) (DVD) |
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