English Paganism

Less and less Christian demographically, America is now home to an ever-larger number of people who say they identify with no religion at all. These non-Christians have increasingly been demanding their full participation in public life, bringing their arguments all the way to the Supreme Court. The law is on their side, but that doesn't mean that their attempts are not met with suspicion or outright hostility.

Wicca is a neo-pagan religion based on the worship of nature and the forces of nature that can be both magical and divine. Wiccans celebrate and honor the cycles of nature and regard all forms of life as equal. The unifying spirit centered in the Wiccan religion exist in mountains, rivers, rocks and all of the world’s natural features. This divine spiritual energy, sometimes called the Divine, exists in all things, including humans. This book will give you practical knowledge. You will learn about the basic principles of Wicca, elements of Wicca, and Wicca rituals.

A Magical Creativity is the collected magical journals of Taylor Ellwood from 2018 to 2020. In these magical journals he shares his ongoing works with practical magic, but also shares how to connect with the spiritual forces of stability and creativity. In this collection you'll find discussions of Taylor's work with the archangels, the sphere of art, identity work, and the ongoing development of cutting edge magical techniques. Taylor shares how real magic can change your life and shape the results you obtain, as well as exploring the ongoing necessity of internal work.

Whether you're a seasoned practitioner looking to deepen your understanding of Mabon or an amateur seeking guidance with how to celebrate the Autumn Equinox, this book is the essential companion that will support and inspire you every step of the way.

The Wicca is defined as the "religion of nature" or "old religion", and its principles are based on the cult of nature and the cycles that belong to it. According to this religion, one cannot believe in anything that is outside the natural (defined as supernatural), but only in one's own personal ethics, one's own desires, one's own abilities. The divine is in every human being, it is enough only to be able to see it, know it and understand it. All this requires a certain assiduity in the rituals, important from the moment of initiation to their daily practice.

During the Middle Ages, we Westerners abandoned our polytheist, animist heritage for the dualist separation contained within monotheist Christianity. Doing so separated our hearts from our minds. The traditional spiritual mythology of Europe teaches that when a man dies in battle, he ascends to the “hall of the chosen” (Valhalla) where Odin trains him to fight as a spiritual warrior. To “die in battle” does not mean being killed in acts of physical violence. It means to live fearlessly from the heart without regret.

Solitary Pagans is the first book to explore the growing phenomenon of contemporary Pagans who practice alone. Although the majority of Pagans in the United States have abandoned the tradition of practicing in groups, little is known about these individuals or their way of practice. Helen A. Berger fills that gap by building on a massive survey of contemporary practitioners. By examining the data, Berger describes solitary practitioners demographically and explores their spiritual practices, level of social engagement, and political activities.

Broth from the Cauldron is a collection of "teaching stories", a literary Wiccan soup for the soul. It is a distillation of the wisdom Cerridwen Fallingstar has gathered from her journey through life, and from her 40 years as a Shamanic teacher and Wiccan priestess. At turns poignant and humorous, it chronicles her trajectory from a Republican Cold War upbringing to a Pagan priestess, offering a portrait of a cultural growing from denial to awareness.

If you are remotely interested in having a great start to the Wiccan religion, or practices, then this is a must listen. The fundamentals of the Wiccan religion will be covered in Valerie's latest book. She dissolves Wiccan myths and depicts the real Wiccan lifestyle. Wicca is becoming ever more popular, welcoming those who believe in preserving Mother Nature and keeping the spirit of oneself alive.

Most people do not realize that the moon affects so many aspects of life from animal behavior, oceanic tides, to plant development. The moon has mystical powers that are important to any Wiccan when they are ready to cast a moon spell. When you cast spells based on the phases of the moon, it will help you stay organize and you will even notice that there is order to your magick. Moon spells can be greatly affected by the moon by becoming stronger or even void.

We all have a bit of magic inside us - it is the energy that flows within us. When you say the word "magic", most people will conjure up an image of a stage magician. When you refer to "witchcraft magic", it is seen in a whole different light, or rather, in a darker way. Witches are depicted by the crones of Shakespeare's imagination - all gnarled and flying on brooms. They are the number one costume choice for Halloween. Contrary to popular belief and the strange imagination of writers from ancient times, most witches are ordinary people.

If you want to learn practicing witchcraft like a real Wicca, with the herbal magic, then keep reading. Herbalism (also known as herbology or botanical medicine) is the practice of using plants for medicinal or therapeutic use. There are many plants used by the Wicca in their ritual practices. Wiccans can use herbs not just for their medicinal properties, but for their magical use, because herbs hold the Earth’s energy in them. This energy can be drawn upon when herbs are used in spells.

If you’re a seeker - someone who is looking for something greater than yourself in this world - it may be time that you turned to Wicca for answers about what this world has to offer you. From spells to help you get through the daily humdrum to spells that allow you to get the upper hand in the career of your dreams, there is nothing that a little bit of natural magic can’t improve.

Even if you are a complete beginner and are not sure what Wicca is or what it stands for, you can quickly and easily learn its secrets and how to incorporate magical knowledge and energy into your own life to get in touch with the magic of the natural world. Start your magical journey now.

The mysterious Green Man appears in a large number of churches. Why is this pagan-looking entity shown, in relief, in supposedly sacred Christian sites? What connection could the vegetal man have to deeper Christian spiritualism and mythology? Could the Green Man be linked to the mysterious secret society known as the Rosicrucians? This book explores these links and centres on the example of St Albans and it's eponymous martyr.

Explore sacred trees from around the world and learn how to use their spiritual energy in your magickal practice. From the Norse Yggdrasil and the Christian Tree of Knowledge to the Jewish Sephiroth and the Buddhist Bodhi Tree, this book features the mythology of mystical trees and their influence on societies throughout history. Under the Sacred Canopy introduces you to Universe Trees, as well as Trees of Life and Wisdom from an array of cultures, including the Mayan ceiba tree, Mesopotamian huluppa tree, and Greek oracle oaks.

In this book, I will start by giving you insight into the Wiccan ways of life in the 21st century, including the origins and their deities, as well as how to get started.

Have you recently been intrigued by the religion of Wicca and want to know more about this fascinating religion? This book will provide enlightenment and dispel many of the myths! The Wiccan religion has come in for a lot of negative publicity over the years, partly due to misconceptions and stereotypes that have done it no good and have been fabricated by those who have little or no knowledge in the truth behind it.

Wicca 334 completes the Master Class in Wicca that began with 2003's groundbreaking Wicca 333: Advanced Topics in Wiccan Belief. Containing twelve new topics and four new "Wicca in Practice" vignettes, 334 is designed for the serious student of Wicca interested in covering controversies, debates and injustices within the religion. Those searching for spells or techniques are not served by this book, which focuses instead on philosophy, Wicca's occasionally strained relationship with other religions and such divisive issues as propaganda and religious imperialism.

Embrace the healing practices of herbalism practiced by witches through the ages and experience the magic yourself. It is not as complex as you may have assumed, and with this guide, it gets even easier.