The Gauls were the ancient Celtic people of continental Europe. Deep in the Black Forest, they worshiped Abnoba, the goddess of the wilds. In this book you will learn of the connections that Abnoba has to the forests, rivers, springs and wildlife and explore what we know of the historical record, before looking to similar goddesses. Explore a year of festivals along with tips for building an altar, a discussion of prayers and meditations and a Gaulish dedication ritual. Uncover what Abnoba can b...
Jesus Through Pagan Eyes
by REV Mark Townsend, Senior Lecturer in Classics Matthew Fox, and Barbara Erskine
Harnessing Earth Magic (A Witch's Guide to Elemental Magic) (Elemental Witchcraft and Magic, #3)
by VIIVI James
The Arawete are one of the few Amazonian peoples who have maintained their cultural integrity in the face of the destructive forces of European imperialism. In this landmark study, anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro explains this phenomenon in terms of Arawete social cosmology and ritual order. His analysis of the social and religious life of the Arawete-a Tupi-Guarani people of Eastern Amazonia-focuses on their concepts of personhood, death, and divinity. Building upon ethnographic des...
Thought Symbols Magick Guide Book (Witchcraft Books, #1)
by Colin G Smith
Take a journey across the pantheons of the world and allow your creative energy to flow, colouring in images and mandalas for some of the most interesting and inspiring deities. Each deity has a beautiful image to colour in using paints, pencils or pastels, whatever your preferred medium. Also included is a deity specific mandala, some information about them and a chant or mantra to use when colouring to help that creativity and spirit to flow. The goal of each colouring image is to provide a me...
Children of the Green: Raising our Kids in Pagan Traditions
by Dr. Hannah E. Johnston
Children of the Green is an in-depth consideration of child raising from within pagan spirituality. Written by a long-time pagan witch, educator and parent, it considers the deeper questions of raising children within pagan spirituality, and the building of community for pagan families. Taking a unique approach, Children of the Green focuses not solely on sharing the festivals and celebratory cycles of paganism, but also discusses the moral, ethical and practical issues of raising kids as pagans...
Pagan Portals – Sexual Dynamics in the Circle – Magic, Man & Woman
by Melusine Draco
One of the most significant social changes in the 20th-century was the wedge driven between the males and females of Craft as a result of social media and political feminism. From a purely magical point of view the battle of the sexes has been one of the most negative crusades in the history of mankind since everything in the entire Universe is made up from a balance or harmony of opposite energies. Men and women are different as night and day but still part of the same homo sapiens coin, regard...
The pagan way is the much better way to live. Pagan comes from the Latin paganus, which means country dweller. In modern terms, it refers to anyone who follows the cycles of the seasons - the moon and the sun - rather than becoming slave to the clock in a frantic 24/7 activity cycle. No matter that you live in a high-rise tower in the city. Cassandra will show you how to become pagan by turning to nature and learning to love the natural rhythms that exist in crystals, the moon, the stars and the...
For most of its history, contemporary Paganism has been a religion of converts. Yet as it enters its fifth decade, it is incorporating growing numbers of second‑generation Pagans for whom Paganism is a family tradition, not a religious worldview arrived at via a spiritual quest. In Pagan Family Values, S. Zohreh Kermani explores the ways in which North American Pagan families pass on their beliefs to their children, and how the effort to socialize children influences this new religious movement....
Open the door to the ancient Norse world of magic and spirituality with The Rites of Odin by Ed Fitch. The ancient religion of Northern Europe was one of remarkable strength and power, as well as magic and beauty. Its adherents were themselves a solid and adventurous lot: the Norse, Slavs, Germans, ancient Russians, and of course, the Vikings. The Rites of Odin is a complete sourcebook that brings the ancient values back to these turbulent times. What you read here is poetic and powerful, perfec...