Amazon.com Review This 1986 classic is not only an excellent introduction to the Wiccan religion and earth-based religions in general, it’s also a workbook that can take the serious student to the equivalent level of third-degree Gardnerian. Though Raymond Buckland was a student of the late great Gerald Gardner, this manual does not adhere to a specific branch or denomination of witchcraft, but rather seeks to teach the elements and philosophies common to all, whether Celtic, Saxon, Finnish, or what have you. Buckland is credited with bringing the “old religion” to the U.S., and covens and solitary witches practicing the craft in the U.S. today have him to thank for getting it out of the closet. While Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft is a must-have for any serious Wiccan practitioner, it is full of down-to-earth spiritual wisdom, which makes it a wonderful addition to the library of any broadminded seeker on the path toward the One. –P. Randall Cohan Product... (more...)
Tags: Amazon, Cohan, Covens, Divination, Equivalent Level, Gardnerian, Gerald Gardner, Herbal Lore, Psychic Talents, Raymond Buckland, Religion In The United States, Ritual Clothing, Sects, Self Study Course, Solitary Witches, Spiritual Wisdom, Third Degree, Wiccan Practitioner, Wiccan Religion, WitchcraftWhile watching television three years I came across a news report about a man who had just won the lotto. Apparently he had a premonition the night before that he would win. He said he was a Wiccan and had premonitions before. So he purchased the ticket and sure enough he won. I knew very little about Wicca. Why would this man attribute his good fortune to it. I was intrigued. I turned on my computer and began surfing the web to learn all I could. One thing i figured out , is that it is very difficult to find good information about Wicca, because unlike Judaism and Catholicism, Wicca has different meanings to different people. There is no book like the Bible or the Torah. In my mind this is a good thing as I never believed that there is one set of rules to follow when it comes to religion. The next problem I encountered in my search for answers was that Wicca has been underground for so many years because of persecution it has attracted many people who simply want to take advantage... (more...)
Tags: Bible, Catholicism, education, Good Fortune, Google, Judaism, Learn Wicca, Lotto, Many People, Misinformation, News Report, pagan, Persecution, Premonition, Premonitions, Religion, Search Google, Solitary Pursuit, Spiritual, Third Generation, Torah, Underground, Watching Television, Wicca, Wiccan, wiccans“When the essence of the shadows and darkness empowers you, yet you don’t feel evil, you are good-dark,” writes Konstantinos (Vampires; Summoning Spirits), as he calls believers to the practice of Nocturnal Witchcraft. Konstantinos writes for people primarily within the Wiccan tradition who feel at home with the night and lunar energies. He reiterates throughout this manual, however, that to draw one’s strength from the energies of the night is not at all the same as intending to do dark deeds. In fact, this guidebook might be regarded as a fundamental Wiccan primer save for the fact that Konstantinos turns to night-based rituals and primarily, but not exclusively, to the pagan pantheons of Egypt, Greece and Sumeria to harness good human desires to the yoke of such deities as Hypnos (Night Personified), Pasht (Dark Moon), Nanna (Full Moon), Kali (Protection), Persephone (Descent and Rebirth) and Annubis (Underworld and Death). His ceremonial instructions are clearly... (more...)
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