Even in pagan antiquity, there were those who, while participating in the community's religious life, did not believe in literal gods. In the centuries that followed the Christian domination of the West, the epithet "godless pagan" was leveled at a wide v
Making use of both traditional history and the movement's more imaginative sources, the book reveals how Paganism - and its central focus on individual and social life - is evolving and how this 'new religion' perceives and relates to more ...
KEITH BRIDGE PARK , GAINESVILLE , GEORGIA Elements : Water , earth Themes : Stability , peace This magickal place is located in the foothills of the Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains of Forsythe County , on Lake Lanier , five miles west of ...
Shakespeare even captured the mischief of the occasion in his play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream." This book explores Midsummer customs and bears witness to their power today.
Sarah Pike traces the history of New Age and Neopagan religions in the United States from their origins in the nineteenth century to their reemergence in the 1960s counterculture.
'Pagan Resurrection' puts forward a fascinating and controversial idea, namely that it is the pagan god Odin and not Christ who is the single most important spiritual influence in western civilisation.
Maiden, Mother, Crone, Warrior? Written by a Wiccan police officer, this book shows Pagans how to access the often-overlooked Warrior archetype.
While the words "magic," "witchcraft," and "paganism" evoke images of the distant past and remote cultures, this book shows that Wicca has emerged as part of a new religious movement that reflects the era in which it developed.
The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-paganism
"NO, I REALLY DON'T THINK SO. WHY DID YOU ASK?" Think again, cautions Linda Harvey in her book, Not My Child: Contemporary Paganism & New Spirituality. Casual occultism permeates youth culture, children's media, and classroom lessons.
Did Gerald Gardner lie about his initiation into witchcraft? Ben Whitmore has retraced many of Hutton's steps, critically evaluating the evidence, and he now suggests that the truth may be quite different and even more fascinating.