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Reviewed by Nimue Brown I did not really expect to be convinced by Jerri Studebaker’s book about finding signs of ancient Goddess worship in fairy tales. I’m just not the sort of person who is easily persuaded by much, and the sleight of hand history of Dr Anne Ross, and the chicanery of Robert Graves . . . → Read More: Breaking the Mother Goose Code, by Jeri Studebaker Reviewed by Nicole Rain Sellers For millennia, trees have been held sacred among indigenous cultures and great civilisations alike. Tree mythology features in all major world religions. Trees speak deeply to our human collective unconscious, as symbols of otherworld connection, longevity, nourishment, and the mysteries of transformation. To the ancient Celts, certain trees held special . . . → Read More: Trees of the Goddess: A New Way of Working with the Ogham Tales and Techniques of Practical Occultism Reviewed by Psyche Julian Vayne has written and contributed to eight books, and writes regularly for the always excellent Blog of Baphomet. His earlier book, Now That’s What I Call Chaos Magick, co-written with Greg Humphries, is one I regularly recommend to budding chaotes and those who want to . . . → Read More: Deep Magic Begins Here, by Julian Vayne Reviewed by Sable Aradia This book wasn’t what I was expecting. Many reviewers out there are focusing on a handful of All Acts of Love & Pleasure: Inclusive Wicca’s qualities, either because they are personally invested in the LGBTQ aspect (as am I) or because gender and sexuality in the Craft are hot topics in . . . → Read More: All Acts of Love and Pleasure: Inclusive Wicca, by Yvonne Aburrow Reviewed by Joseph Bloch I recently had the pleasure of ordering Swain Wodening’s book Path to the Ancestors: Exploring Ancestor Worship within Modern Germanic Heathenry from Lulu.com. At 62 pages (not counting the glossary and bibliography) it’s a quick read, but that should not be mistaken for being light on information. Rather, it is succinct . . . → Read More: Path to the Ancestors, by Swain Wodening Reviewed by Molly Karen Tate is masterful at weaving together a diverse tapestry of voices on her weekly radio show, Voices of the Sacred Feminine. I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect from her new anthology by the same name, but Voices of the Sacred Feminine, the book, is a gorgeous tapestry as well. I . . . → Read More: Voices of the Sacred Feminine, By Karen Tate Ecology in the Ancient Mediterranean Reviewed by Danielle M. La Londe Given that the environmental history of the Mediterranean basin has received much scholarly attention in the twenty years since the publication of J. Donald Hughes’ Pan’s Travail: Environmental Problems of the Ancient Greeks and Romans, a second edition of this important work is certainly . . . → Read More: Environmental Problems of the Greeks and Romans, by J. Donald Hughes Reviewed by Nornoriel Lokason This is one of the very best Pagan books I have ever read. It is the sort of thing I wish I could send back in time to myself when I started off in Paganism back in 1995 (identifying then as Wiccan). The thing that I liked the most about the . . . → Read More: The Witch’s Eight Paths of Power, by Sable Aradia Reviewed by John L. Murphy I’m curious about meditative practices outside of a religious framework and ritual observance. I also wonder about those that, as D. F. Bailey’s encourages, expect one to empty the mind. So, the author’s invitation to review his short (e-book as a Kindle) study offered me a chance to learn more. . . . → Read More: White Light Meditation, by D. F. Bailey Reviewed by Lisa Roling Often when picking up a book that calls itself an introduction, I expect to find pages that skim the surface and give a smattering of very basic information. In her book, Devotional Polytheism: An Introduction, Galina Krasskova does something different. She provides a deep focus and reflection on the foundations of . . . → Read More: Devotional Polytheism, by Galina Krasskova |
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