Review: The Witch’s Bible

At the time of writing, A.J. Drew was spearheading a campaign to have Gavin and Yvonne Frost ostracised from the Pagan community. Drew’s websites have closed, but The Wild Hunt blog still has the story in its archives. The hostility towards the Frosts stems from material in this book, The Witch’s Bible. It’s been out of … Read more

Review: Wiccan Meditations

For many Wiccans, the Craft is about deep personal transformation. This may be achieved through ritual, but another effective method is pathworking. Getting started in trance and pathworking can be overwhelming, but in Wiccan Meditations: The Witch’s Way to Personal Transformation, Laura Wildman gives us the tools for success. Wiccan Meditations is a practical, hands-on … Read more

Review: The Rede of the Wiccae

In The Rede of the Wiccae, Robert Mathiesen, a medieval philologist, and Theitic, an initiate and elder, come together to examine one of the Craft’s well-known grandmother tales. It is the story told by Lady Gwen Thompson about her grandmother, Adriana Porter, and how she became the last carrier of an ancestral tradition of Witchcraft. … Read more

Review: Introduction to Pagan Studies

Barbara Jane Davy’s Introduction to Pagan Studies is about the study of Paganism as a world religion. As part of the Pagan Studies Series, this book is among a few taking the lead in building Pagan Studies into a legitimate academic field. Davy examines Paganism in terms of common categories in the study of religion. Over … Read more

Review: Cakes and Ale for the Pagan Soul

Inspired by the Chicken Soup series, Patricia Telesco brings us Cakes and Ale for the Pagan Soul: Spells, Recipes, and Reflections from Neopagan Elders and Teachers. Familiar names like Margot Adler, Starhawk, Dorothy Morrison, and Oberon Zell-Ravenheart share their personal stories along with recipes and rituals. The stories, rituals, and recipes are organised into six sections: … Read more

Review: Celebrating the Pagan Soul

Celebrating The Pagan Soul is a beautiful collection of “stories of inspiration and community” compiled and edited by Laura Wildman. It’s not an introduction to Paganism or a book of instruction or spells, but an anthology of personal stories. The book is nicely organised into five sections, elementally. Earth is about community including finding our way … Read more