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Msg # 53 ( 7 of 34) Date: 04-16-92 (22:36) / /
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To : Mason Taube
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From: Paul Seymour
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Subj: Bibliography, Part 3
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Part 3
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W I T C H C R A F T
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the Magic of Ancient Celtic Beliefs
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in a Contemporary Society
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OTHER SOURCES (cont.):
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'A History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics, & Pagans'
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by Jeffrey B. Russell. Thames and Hudson trade paperback.
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This book represents the approach of a gifted Cornell historian.
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Although Russell doesn't always adequately cover modern sources, he has become
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famous for his ability to integrate a sensible approach to the evidence of
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medieval Witchcraft with an acceptance of modern Neo-Pagan Witchcraft.
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'Magical Rites from the Crystal Well' by Ed Fitch.
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Llewellyn trade paperback.
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A book of rites, simple celebrations of land and water, wind and fire.
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Rites of passage, seasonal celebrations, magical workings, healings, and many
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more. Ed Fitch (one of the founders of Pagan Way) is truly in his element
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here. And it is one of the most beautiful books on the Craft ever published.
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The art work alone is worth the price of the book!
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'A Book of Pagan Rituals' by Herman Slater. Weiser trade
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paperback.
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Originally published in two volumes as the 'Pagan Way Rituals', this
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extremely beautiful book is just what it says it is: a book of rituals. Not
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authentic Wiccan rituals, but very nearly so, these rituals are often used by
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Covens in the training of neophytes. Like a good Catholic missal, the words
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are printed in 'sense lines' using BOLD PRINT (easier to read by candlelight).
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Anyone who is at least part animist or nature-lover is going to cherish this
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beautiful book.
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'Celtic Heritage' by Alwyn and Brinley Rees. Thames and
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Hudson trade paperback.
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A good deal of modern Witchcraft can be traced to ancient Celtic
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sources. This book, based in comparative religion, mythology, and
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anthropology, gives one a clear picture of the Celtic world-view. Drawn
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mainly from Ireland and Wales, the study focuses on the interplay of Light
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and Darkness, Day and Night, Summer and Winter, and all the seasonal myths and
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rituals that make up the great Celtic yearly cycle.
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OTHER USEFUL BOOKS:
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'The Politics of Women's Spirituality: Essays on the Rise of Spiritualist
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Power Within the Feminist Movement' by Charlene Spretnak. Doubleday trade
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paperback.
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A huge (and, one is tempted to say, the definitive) anthology of feminist
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and Pagan theology. Many familiar authors here: Starhawk, Weinstein, Daly,
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et. al. Subjects range from Amazons to the ethics of magic. A real bargain!
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'The Way of Wyrd' by Brian Bates. Harper & Row hardback.
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What Carlos Castaneda did for Native American tradition, this author
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does for ancient Pagan Anglo-Saxon tradition. Subtitled 'The Book of a
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Sorcerer's Apprentice' and based on authentic manuscripts found in the British
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Museum, it is the chronicle of a young Christian monk sent
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into the wilds beyond
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Mercia in 674 to record the heresies (beliefs) of the Pagans. He is lucky to
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have as his guide the Anglo-Saxon shaman Wulf. Throughout this documentary
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novel, the Christian and Pagan beliefs are juxtaposed for a better
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understanding of both. Not since 'The Mists of Avalon' has
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a book accomplished
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this task so neatly.
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* Origin: The Mountain Oracle, Home of the SPIRITUAL Echo (1:128/101)
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