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Celebrating The Pagan Soul:
Our Own Stories of Inspiration and Community
Compiled & Edited by Laura Wildman
Contributors: Starhawk, Margot Adler, Francesca De Grandis, Judy Harrow, Frederic Lamond, M. Macha NightMare, Lady Rhea, Oberon Zall-Ravenheart, T. Thorn Coyle and many more
Trade Paperback. 254 pages
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Celebrating the Pagan Soul: our own stories of inspiration and community is a powerful tribute to the lives and experience of the millions who call themselves Wiccan, Druids, Neo-Pagans, and Witches. Within the pages of this book, more than fifty voices offer personal moments that rejoice in the world around us and the faith within. Many prominent pagans share their thoughts, struggles and insights on lives lived in magic, where:
•Outsider and mainstream American meet on a street near Ground Zero and learn what it means to be part of a greater community
•Two faiths, Wicca and Quaker, meet and merge into a greater whole for one couple
•A crystal ball forever changes the way a young woman will lead her life
•A meeting with Gerald Gardner breaks expectations, and reveals the person beyond the legends
•A walk in the darkness shows one woman her inner light
A spellbinding and enlightening journey into experience, hope, and dreams, Celebrating the Pagan Soul will show everyone the empowering possibilities of life and validate those already on the seeker’s path.
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Being A Pagan
by Ellen Evert Hopman & Lawrence Bond
Trade Paperback. 377 pages
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AMore than 60 pagan leaders and teachers describe in their own words what they believe and what they practice.
• Addresses how Pagans view parenting, organized religion, and politics.
• Introduces the wide range of possibilities within the neo-Pagan movement.
• By Ellen Evert Hopman, author of A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year; Walking the World in Wonder: A Children's Herbal; and Tree Medicine, Tree Magic.
Who are the pagans and what do they stand for? Why would some of the members of the best educated, most materially comfortable generation of Americans look back to mystical traditions many millennia old? During the last few decades, millions of people have embraced ancient philosophies that honor Earth and the spiritual power of each individual. Ways of worship from sources as diverse as the pre-Christian Celts, ancient Egypt, and Native American traditions are currently helping their followers find meaning in life while living in the Information Age.
In this book Pagan leaders and teachers describe in their own words what they believe and what they practice. From Margot Adler, an NPR reporter and author of Drawing Down the Moon, to Isaac Bonewits, ArchDruid and founder of a modern neo-Druidic organization, those interviewed in this book express the rich diversity of modern Paganism. Other contributors include: Starhawk, Z. Budapest, Annie Sprinkle, Aidan Kelly, Anna Korn and Victor Anderson. Hopman's insightful questions draw on her own experiences as a Pagan and Druid as well as on her extensive research. With coauthor Lawrence Bond, she examines how Pagans address such issues as parenting, organized religion, and politics. The resulting dialogues illuminate the modern Pagan revival.
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The Triumph of the Moon
A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft
by Ronald Hutton
Trade Paperback. 486 pages
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This book offers the first full-scale scholarly study of the only religion England has ever given the world: modern pagan witchcraft. Ronald Hutton examines the nature of this religion, its development, and attributes toward it in British society since 1800, presenting an authoritative insight into a hitherto little-known aspect of modern social history.
If you prefer the myth of how Wicca survived intact to become the religion many adhere to today, then do not read this work by the University of Bristols Professor of History. If, however, you wish to learn how modern Pagan Witchcraft came to become what we know today, then this book is essential for such an education.
Robert Irwin of the 'Independent' writes:
'It all makes for riveting reading and, despite Hutton's demolition of the supposed lineage of witchcraft, I am tempted after reading his book to become a witch myself.'
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Divine Horsemen
The Living Gods of Haiti
by Maye Deren
foreword by Joseph Campbell
Trade Paperback. 350 pages
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Maya Deren's famous account of the Haitian deities, practitioners, and rituals of Voudoun was written with the special insight of personal encounter. In the foreword to this book, Joseph Campbell calls Divine Horsemen "the most illuminating introduction that has yet been rendered to the whole marvel of the Haitian mysteries as 'facts of the mind.'"
Deren had journeyed to Haiti to make a film of ritual dances; instead, she came to be accepted as a Voudoun initiate. Afterward, Deren undertook the writing of this book at the urging of Campbell and Gregory Bateson, and brought her entire aesthetic sensibility to bear in this profound study of "the total integrity of cultural form."
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Fire In The Head :
Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit
by Tom Cowan
Trade Paperback. 222 pages
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In this exploration, Tom Cowan employs literary history to discover the
shamanic roots of the Celtic spirit. It explores the shamanic roots of
druidism, witchcraft and Celtic Christianity. Cowan draws together the
shamans and the bards of old Europe and tells their spellbinding
stories of shapeshifting and vision work. He cites the celtic myths and
poems that evoke a strong connection to the ways of the shaman, and the
spiritual importance that the words, story-telling and drumming can
have in contemporary society.
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Call of the Horned Piper
by Nigel Aldcroft Jackson
Trade Paperback. 116 pages
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This book covers the symbolism, archetypes and myths of the Traditional Craft, or 'Old Religion,' in the British Isles and Europe. The first section of the book explores the inner symbolism and mytho-poetics of the old Witchcraft religion, this is followed by a section giving a practical treatment of the sacred cycle, the working tools, incantations, spells and pathworking.
There are also sections on spirit lines, knots and thread lore and magic, together with ancestral faery teachings. The text is highlighted with the author's original artwork.
This is a radical and fresh re-appraisal of authentic witch-lore which may provide a working alternative to current mainstream trends in Wicca.
"A practical grimoire of the ancient and traditional ways of witchcraft. Highly recommended." (The Cauldron)
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Masks Of Misrule
by Nigel Aldcroft Jackson
Trade Paperback. 169 pages
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A unique and detailed study of the Horned God in the Traditional Witchcraft of Britain and Europe, concentrating upon the hunting, agricultural, arboreal and mystical facets of this most compelling and enduting of divine archetypes.
Subjects covered include the 'Master of the Beasts' in neolithic iconography; the White Stag of Annwyn and the Horned God of Celtia; Cernunnos, Gwyn and Fionn, Wild Edric, Herne and Harlequin; Rough Musick and 'Riding the Stang', Saturnus and the Cult of Misrule; the Man-in-Black and the Road to the Sabbat, the Masques of Old Scrat; the Red Bones of Resurrection and the symbolism of the Skull and Crossbones in Witchcraft; Wudewasa - The Knowledge of the Green Man; Wild Men, Woodwoses, Hob-Satyrs and the God of the Goatskins, Robin Goodfellow and the Pwca: the Great God Faunus - Pan; The Cult of the Buxen and much more...
In addition to the theoretical knowledge, the reader is given a number of Traditional Rituals, corresponding to specific aspects of the Old One. These include 'The Rite of the Horns of Misrule', 'The Ceremony of the Red Bones', 'The Knowledge of the Green One' and 'The Fire of Qayin' working, making this volume a virtual esoteric grimoire of the inner Religion of the Horned One.
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The Truth Behind The
Christ Myth
The Redemption of the Peacock Angel
by Mark Amaru Pinkham
Trade Paperback. 160 pages
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A unique study of the Christ archetype that draws from various sources and cultures. It surmises radical views of the Christ myth, including:
- The legend of Jesus Christ is based on a much earlier Son of God myth from India, the legend of Murrugan, the Peacock Angel. Consider
- The symbol of the Catholic Church is Murrugan's symbol, the peacock, native to S.E.Asia
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Murrugan evolved into the Persian Mithras
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Saint Paul came from the center of Mithras worship--Tarsus in Asia Minor-- and folded the Mithras legend into Jesus' life story
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The Three Wise Men were Magi priests from Persia who believed Jesus was an incarnation of Mithras
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The 'Christian' Emperor Constantine was a lifelong devotee of Mithras and was baptized on his deathbed
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Hitler, the Knights Templar, and the Illuminati sought to use the power of the Peacock Angel to conquer the world
Beyond the theme of Christ, this book is of particular interest to practitioners of Feri of Yesidism, who may find reflections of their peacock deities represented in this work.
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The Pillars of Tubal-Cain
by Nigel Jackson
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Michael Howard
Trade Paperback. 287 pages
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Angelic wisdom forms the basis of true magic. Here is a new and unique view of Western magic, its origins and its preservation in Esoteric Christianity, Gnosticism, Hermiticism, alchemy, medieval magic, the Cabbala, the Tarot, the Grail mythos, Arthurian legends, Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism and traditional witchcraft. Includes the origins of angelology; the gnostic myth of the fallen angels; the forgotten giant races' civilizations; the esoteric symbols within Heremeticism and Masonry; the Luciferian gnosis; the inner Grail mysteries; King Solomon's temple as Goddess shrine; the real identity of the Queen of Sheba; the truth of the Garden of Eden and the Fall; the place of the dark moon goddess Lilith in the Luciferian tradition; the symbolism and meaning of the Luciferian occult tradition; the Watchers, or fallen angels, and the so-called 'Prince of Darkness' - revealed to be really the Lord of Light; the real occult secrets of the sacred bloodline of Jesus and Mary Magdalene and the spiritual reality behind the worship of the goat-god Baphomet by the heretical Knights Templar.
A major work on a little-known subject, essential to understanding what is happening in the world today and the future destiny of the human race, revealing that our civilization's development has been guided by celestial intelligences who first contacted humans in our prehistory. These "teaching angels" are still there, ready to guide those who recognize their presence. This book contains ritual practices for those interested in contacting the angelic forces.
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The Book Of Fallen Angels
by Michael Howard
Trade Paperback. 198 pages
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In some ways this book is a sequel to The Pillars of Tubal Cain by Nigel Jackson and Michael Howard, in another way it is a prequel in the sense that it expands on the material and themes specifically contributed by the author to that book. However it also stands on its own as a concise, popular and reader-friendly introduction to this mysterious, and sometimes obscure and sinister, subject.
This book challenges the concept that the fallen angels, or 'Ben Elohim' fell from grace and became demons, with their leader Azazel or Shemyaza, identified with the rebel angel Lucifer, becoming, according to the Christian texts, the Prince of Darkness and supreme principal of evil.
Topics covered include what angels are and what they represent; their ancient origins; the major differences between Lucifer/Lumiel and Satan and how the early church demonised Lumiel and the pagan deities of the Middle East; the fallen angels and their stellar lore; the belief that the fallen angels are the same as the faeries and djinns of European and Arabian folklore; the universal myth of the great flood; the Nephelim or Anakim; the female consort of Lucifer, frequently associated in mythology with the dark moon goddesses and sorcery - Lilith, Hecate, Ishtar, Astarte, Asherah, Diana, the Shekinah and Sophia; the mystical symbolism of the rose in occult tradition; the process of cosmic redemption manifesting as a series of incarnations in human form; heretical cults and secret societies through history and in modern times claiming to follow Luciferian beliefs including the Sethians, the Essenes, Knights Templars, the Yezedi, the Ophites, the Mandean, the Order of the Morning Star and the Our Lady of Endor Coven amongst others; Arabic influences on the medieval witch cult; Renaissance angelic magic; the 'teaching angels' or archangels who feature prominently in angelic magick - Michael, Raphael, Gabriel and Two appendices are included with invocations to the Lord Lumiel.
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The Universe Is A Green Dragon
by Brian Swimme
Trade Paperback. 173 pages
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Communicating his ideas in the form of a classical dialogue between a youth and a wise elder, cosmologist Brian Swimme crafts a fascinating exploration into the creativity suffusing the universe. His explication of the fundamental powers of the cosmos is mystical and ecstatic and points directly to the need to activate one’s own creative powers.
Brian Swimme, Ph.D., a specialist in mathematical cosmology, was educated at Santa Clara University and the University of Oregon. At the present time, he is the director of the Center for the Story of the Universe, a research affiliate of the California Institute of Integral Studies, in San Francisco.
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The White Goddess
by Robert Graves
Trade Paperback: 515 pages
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The White Goddess is perhaps the finest of Robert Graves's works on the psychological and mythological sources of poetry. In this tapestry of poetic and religious scholarship, Graves explores the stories behind the earliest of European deities—the White Goddess of Birth, Love, and Death—who was worshipped under countless titles. He also uncovers the obscure and mysterious power of "pure poetry" and its peculiar and mythic language.
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The Roebuck In The Thicket
An Anthology of the RObert Cockrane Witchcraft Tradition
by Evan John Jones & Robert Cochrane
edited by Mike Howard
Trade Paperback. 182 pages
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Robert Cochrane was one of the most fascinating and enigmatic figures in the history of the modern witchcraft revival. He claimed a family witchcraft tradition going back to the 17th century and also claimed that he had been taught the Craft by a family member. He was in contact with leading occult figures in the sixties such as Bill Gray and claimed links with a number of hereditary groups in the UK. Describing himself, Cochrane wrote 'I come from the country of the oak, ash, and thorn... I describe myself as a Pellar (Cornish term for rural healer)... I am a member of the people of Goda - of the Clan of Tubal Cain.' This book contains information about Robert Cochrane, his coven - The Clan of Tubal Cain, their ritual, teachings and beliefs and his workings written by himself to Evan John Jones, with additional writings by Evan John Jones and editing by Michael Howard. The articles in this book form a fascinating overview of a unique form of traditional withcraft.
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The Teachings of Don Juan:
A Yaqui Way Of Knowledge
by Carlos Casteneda
Trade Paperback. 210 pages
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Thirty years ago the University of California Press published an unusual manuscript by an anthropology student named Carlos Castaneda. The Teachings of Don Juan initiated a generation of seekers dissatisfied with the limitations of the Western worldview. Castaneda's now classic book remains controversial for the alternative way of seeing that it presents and the revolution in cognition it demands.
In a series of fascinating dialogues, Castaneda sets forth his partial initiation with don Juan Matus, a Yaqui Indian shaman from the state of Sonora, Mexico. He describes don Juan's perception and mastery of the "non-ordinary reality" and how peyote along with other plants sacred to the Mexican Indians were used as gateways to the mysteries of "dread," "clarity," and "power." The Teachings of Don Juan is the story of a remarkable journey that has left an indelible impression on the life of more than a million readers around the world.
"For me there is only the traveling on paths that have heart, on any path that may have heart. There I travel, and the only worthwhile challenge is to traverse its full length. And there I travel, looking, looking breathlessly."--Don Juan
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