joi, 8 decembrie 2011

[WitchesWorkshop] Digest Number 4894

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Re Aussie books on the Craft

Posted by: "aine99991" aine99991@yahoo.com   aine99991

Wed Dec 7, 2011 10:54 am (PST)



Ly de Angeles has several books and is well worth studying. Aine

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Re: Re Aussie books on the Craft

Posted by: "john colley" Helliconia54@yahoo.com.au   helliconia54

Wed Dec 7, 2011 10:52 pm (PST)



Yup we got one here.A good read.More putting paganism into a modern practical perspective.

 
"There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude, and peace."
-Sigurd Olson

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Ly de Angeles has several books and is well worth studying. Aine

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Re: Aussie books on wiccan religion.

Posted by: "john colley" Helliconia54@yahoo.com.au   helliconia54

Wed Dec 7, 2011 10:47 pm (PST)



I really like,"SUNWYSE", By Roxanne Bodsworth. It Deals with the wheel of the year in australia .

 
"There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude, and peace."
-Sigurd Olson

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From: Tish <deborahs23@optusnet.com.au>
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Sent: Thursday, 8 December 2011 1:12 AM
Subject: Re: [WitchesWorkshop] Aussie books on wiccan religion.


 
One very basic aussie book that could be a starting
point is The Witches of Oz..Author's Matthew and Julia Philips..

Tish

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From: rowiepheasant
Date: 7/12/2011 6:58:12 AM
To: WitchesWorkshop@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [WitchesWorkshop] Aussie books on wiccan religion.

I am looking for aussie books on Wiccan relgion. If anyone has some for sale
or for borrowing that would be fantastic. Its so hard to find books which
concern australia. Everything refers to america or the northern hemisphere.
Grrrrr Please help.

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Book review: Shades of Faith Minority Voices in Paganism

Posted by: "Caroline Tully" heliade@bigpond.com   willowitch2001

Thu Dec 8, 2011 1:29 am (PST)



Forwarding....

Shades of Faith Minority Voices in Paganism by Crystal Blanton
(Editor) ?2011 Megalithica Books ISBN:
978-1-950713-69-1 142 pages
Paperback $19.99 (U.S.)

Twenty-six essays covering a variety of topics, each of which is a
minority within the Pagan community, which is itself a minority with
the larger religious community comprising our society; this is a book
which has needed to be written for a long time. Written from the point
of view of individuals of color in a dominantly white sub-culture,
these are voices which often have a hard time being heard.

There are some actions and attitudes which, while not acceptable, are
at least understandable in the newcomer to Paganism and which are
neither in the case of those who consider themselves to be functioning
as priest or priestess.

Quick, look around your next ?ublic ritual? How many non-white faces
do you see? Assuming there are a few, what is your first reaction to
seeing them there? Do you make an effort to get to know who they are
and what they believe, or do you just kind of tune them out? If you
hear the words ?oudun,??anteria,?or ?onjure magic?do you
immediately think of blood sacrifice and move to distance yourself
(physically and emotionally) from those practitioners? WHY?

Conversely, if you are a person of color and follow one of those
paths, what is your reaction to seeing a white face at one of ?our?? Do you
assume they are consciously ?lumming? Or do you
consider that their interest might be sincere?

If you stand on either side of the ?olor line?do you automatically
assume that those opposite you cannot possibly understand your
beliefs? Do you automatically assume that your way is superior? WHY?

The authors of these essays represent a fairly diverse segment of the
minority population within the Pagan community. I wouldn't say that
they represent the full spectrum, but by including those of mixed
African, Latino, and Native American ancestry (in any and all
combinations) they are able to convey experiences which the majority
of Pagans will never encounter. Along the way, they hold up a mirror
so that we, the majority of this minority religion, are able to see
some of our own unconscious expectations and reactions when they enter
our stores, circles, grove, and open rituals.

This is an eye-opening book and one which EVERYONE can benefit from
reading. Forget the objections which naturally come to the forefront
(?e only have Caucasians in our group,??hey're happier among others
who believe as they do,??hey're of African descent, so their ways
aren't ours.?and any others). Expose yourself to a very different
point of view.

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Note from Steve Hayes

I haven't read the book, so I don't endorse the review, but I thoguht some
might find it interesting.

--
Steve Hayes
E-mail: shayes@dunelm.org.uk
Web: http://hayesstw.tumblr.com/ (follow me on Tumblr)
Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com
Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727
Fax: 086-548-2525

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'Witch Cottage' unearthed near Pendle Hill, Lancashire

Posted by: "carteblanche13" carteblanche13@yahoo.com.au   carteblanche13

Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:43 am (PST)



"Simon Entwistle, an expert on the Pendle witches, said: 'In terms of significance, it's like discovering Tutankhamen's tomb.'"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-16066680

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