Initiation At Beltane

Author : Tamarin Laurel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781550224962
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Initiation at Beltane written by Tamarin Laurel and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equal parts visionary fiction, self-help manual, and practical guide to magical technique, this novel takes readers on a journey through Ezmereld, the University of Esoteric Knowing. Drawing on the Celtic tradition of immrama, ballads in which the listeners participated in the stories as they were told, this narrative is a learning experience that provides spiritual insight and psychic wisdom. Those interested in the practice of magic and witchcraft will be aided by an index of techniques used in the story, which serves as a starting point for further study.

Author : Joanne Pearson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136867856
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Popular Dictionary of Paganism written by Joanne Pearson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary provides a readily available collection of source material for a subject which has recently become of considerable public and academic interest. It provides a point of reference for key words and concepts which have previously been available only in short glossaries, footnotes, or within a body of text. It deals with concepts shared by all Pagans, and also with those concepts unique to a particular Pagan tradition.

Author : Susan Shwartz
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480496545
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Woman of Flowers written by Susan Shwartz and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of sorcery and a princess in exile in a saga of an alternate Byzantine Empire by the Nebula Award–nominated author of Byzantium’s Crown. Alexa, princess of Byzantium, was destined to rule with her devoted brother Marric until the evil forces cast dark magic on her and made her betray him. Thus Marric feels under assault and a usurper has seized the throne—and by means both magical and moral, defeated Alexa. Saved by warrior allies, Alexa has been taken to an unfamiliar northern land. Convinced of Marric’s death, she is consumed by guilt—and fear. Even from afar, the usurper’s power reaches out to trap her. Savage dreams terrorize her nights, prophecies of doom upset her days, and the fiery magic runs wild within her soul. Alexa’s only hope lies amid the Druids of the distant Misty Isles. They alone can cleanse her of the darkness that infects her and teach her to use her powers well. But Alexa must learn more than just the secrets of the Druids, for within her hands and heart lie the very survival of Penilyn itself . . . and the fate of Byzantium.

Author : Nikki Bado
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198037255
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coming to the Edge of the Circle written by Nikki Bado and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine yourself sitting on the cool damp earth, surrounded by deep night sky and fields full of fireflies, anticipating the ritual of initiation that you are about to undergo. Suddenly you hear the sounds of far-off singing and chanting, drums booming, rattles "snaking," voices raised in harmony. The casting of the Circle is complete. You are led to the edge of the Circle, where Death, your challenge, is waiting for you. With the passwords of "perfect love" and "perfect trust" you enter Death's realm. The Guardians of the four quarters purify you, and you are finally reborn into the Circle as a newly made Witch. Coming to the Edge of the Circle offers an ethnographic study of the initiation ritual practiced by one coven of Witches located in Ohio. As a High Priestess within the coven as well as a scholar of religion, Nikki Bado is in a unique position to contribute to our understanding of this ceremony and the tradition to which it belongs. Bado's analysis of this coven's initiation ceremony offers an important challenge to the commonly accepted model of "rites of passage." Rather than a single linear event, initiation is deeply embedded within a total process of becoming a Witch in practice and in community with others. Coming to the Edge of the Circle expands our concept of initiation while giving us insight into one coven's practice of Wicca. An important addition to Ritual Studies, it also introduces readers to the contemporary nature religion variously called Wicca, Witchcraft, the Old Religion, or the Craft.

Author : Shanddaramon
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1632658178
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self-Initiation for the Solitary Witch written by Shanddaramon and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2004-05-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within modern Wicca, the urge still exists to find a particular school of study. Covens are an option for some, but they can be hard to find. Even when you find one, it may not satisfy your particular quest. In addition, many people who desire more direct access to their god or goddess choose to practice alone. This book is the solution to all of these dilemmas.

Author : Laura Wildman
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806526249
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Celebrating the Pagan Soul written by Laura Wildman and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of Pagans will be able to relate to this book. Whether they have looked for a community of spirit, found a special mentor or teacher or been part of a wonderful spell, this book shares hopes and dreams and validates endeavours and lives. It is also wortten by some of the best names in this offbeat and growing phenomena, including Lafy Rhea, Eve LeFey and Margot Adler. This really is chicken soup for the pagan soul.

Author : Patricia D. Netzley
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 0737746386
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Witchcraft written by Patricia D. Netzley and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2009-06-25 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia covers all aspects of witchcraft: magical tools, rituals, concepts, and traditions as well as witchcraft-related deities and historical events. It offers entries about important figures in the field of witchcraft, from witch-trial judges and other persecutors to people at the forefront of the modern witchcraft movement. Compelling entries present definitions of important terms, biographies of central figures, and brief narratives of pivotal events.

Author : James George Frazer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108047416
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Golden Bough written by James George Frazer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatly revised and enlarged twelve-volume third edition (1911-15) of Sir James Frazer's controversial work on classical religion.

Author : Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D.
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1608681386
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Woman's Book of Rituals and Celebrations written by Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D. and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2011-12-11 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a handbook on how to perform sacred ceremonies in the tradition of Goddess spirituality in one's own home with ordinary household items. An annual cycle of celebrations is included, as is advice on how to set up an altar and use simple tools. The author, a practitioner of Wicca (witchcraft), expounds the life-affirming, eco-feminist values of that tradition. Suggestions for rituals and ideas for inventing one's own are given. Poetry and blessings blend in a title which supports celebration of the Goddess image in daily life. These rituals are personal, moving rites which celebrate love and peace, and which act as meditations for considering new rituals, old traditions, and the course of women's lives.

Author : Carole Guyett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1591432146
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacred Plant Initiations written by Carole Guyett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-03-16 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical guide to connecting with plants through ceremony • Explains how to commune with plants and their spirits through the traditional shamanic method of “plant dieting” to receive their teachings and guidance • Details 8 ceremonial plant initiations centered on common, easily recognized plants and trees such as primrose, dandelion, oak, and dog rose • Provides instructions to develop your own sacred plant initiations and make ceremonial plant elixirs • Includes four audio journeys to facilitate plant initiations In this guide to sacred plant initiations, medical herbalist and shamanic practitioner Carole Guyett explains how to commune with plants and their spirits through the traditional shamanic method of “plant dieting.” A plant diet involves ingesting a particular plant over a period of time so you regularly receive the plant’s vibratory energy as well as its medicinal actions. Adding a ceremonial element to plant dieting offers a sacred initiation by the plant world, allowing you to connect deeply with all aspects of a plant, receive its sacred teachings, and forge a relationship for guidance and healing, benefitting both yourself and others. Each of the eight ceremonial plant initiations detailed in the book was personally developed by the author through extensive work with her ceremonial groups. They each center on an easily recognized plant or tree such as primrose, dandelion, oak, and dog rose. These common plants have powerful teachings and healing guidance to share with those who communicate with and honor them. The initiations, for both individuals and groups, work with the Wheel of the Year, honoring each plant’s sacred timing and connecting with one of the eight Celtic and Pre-Celtic Fire Festivals--the solstices, equinoxes, and the holy days of Beltane, Lughnasadh, Samhain, and Imbolc. Offering practical instructions so you can develop your own sacred plant initiations, the author also include access to 4 audio journeys to facilitate the initiations in the book. She also explains how to make plant elixirs for use in plant diets and for healing. She shows how connecting with plants allows us to deepen our relationship with Nature, access higher levels of consciousness and spiritual realms, and facilitate the full flowering of human potential.