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The fast-growing Neo-Pagan religion of Wicca has produced a large number of books on practice. Back to the Beginnings is unique among these, meant for both those just discovering Wicca and those who have practiced it for years. It does this by providing not just what to do, but why it’s done.This is a complete Book of Shadows, plus a commentary explaining what is behind each part and what meaning it expresses.When Gerald Gardner and his friends founded Wicca, they used the best scholarship of the time. Back to the Beginnings addresses the question of what Wicca would look like if it were being invented today, using the best scholarship of our time. The result is a new system of Wicca which is truer to ancient practice, while still keeping the crucial elements of Wicca.

“A beautiful and inspiring collection of prayers. A Book of Pagan Prayer is like a breath of fresh air, breathing life into the spiritual aspect of pagan practice.”—Mat Auryn, PatheosSteeped in tradition based on more than a quarter century of research and practice, A Book of Pagan Prayer teaches us to pray in the ways of our ancestors for very modern times and concerns. A unique collection of nearly 500 prayers written to fulfill the needs of contemporary pagans from a variety of traditions, A Book of Pagan Prayer is a book to turn to again and again.First published in 2002, the revisions to this new edition include rearranged chapters and prayers and the addition of two new chapters, all of which make the book easier to use. The chapters are now arranged in an order that follows a ritual, and all the litanies have been moved to their appropriate chapters. Two new chapters--"General Requests and Offerings" and "Travel, Protection, Imprecatory"--combine two types of prayers out of the general "Petitions" into one. Prayers have been labeled with the deities to which they are addressed and arranged in logical order within each chapter. Prayers to new deities have also been added. In addition, a major problem with the first edition has been corrected: prayers for Lughnasadh/Lammas and Midsummer, two of the eight great neopagan holidays, have been added.

A complete guide to the practice of prayer and ritual for Pagans of all traditions.Here is an extraordinarily comprehensive collection of payers and rituals for contemporary Pagans from a variety of traditions to turn to again and again. The Big Book of Pagan Prayer and Ritual includes the following:The role of prayer—yesterday and todayThe various hidden structures of prayersHow to pray both with and without wordsRituals for purification, creating sacred space, protection, prosperity, good health, and morePrayers for specific times of day and special days of the month and yearPrayers for life—from pregnancy to birth, childhood, first days of school, weddings, aging, and deathLists of offerings, a glossary of deities from many traditions, and an index of prayers by first line