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Goddess Initiation: A Practical Celtic Program for Soul-Healing, Self-Fulfillment and Wild Wisdom by Francesca De Grandis. © 2001 Harper SanFrancisco. ISBN 0-06-251715-5. Paperback. New Age. 334 pages. $16.00 US. [ Purchase ]
Review
Hold out your hand, top facing you. See your knuckles? See the small space between your first finger’s knuckle and your middle finger’s? Yeah, that’s about how little “Celtic” this book actually contained. Read more
The Tree of Enchantment: Ancient Wisdom and Magical Practices of the Faery Tradition by Orion Foxwood. © 2008 Weiser Books. ISBN 978-1-57863-407-1. Paperback. Paganism / Witchcraft. 264 pages. $19.95 US. [ Purchase ]
Synopsis
The Tree of Enchantment is the symbol for the relationships we must cultivate to find the truths we seek—with the Lower realm, where the roots of the tree entwine with the dead; and with the Middle realm where we dwell beside both the living and hidden earth; and with the Upper realm that reaches to the stars. When we communicate with all three we will begin to know our truths and work the magic of the Faery Tradition. [from back cover]
Review
The Tree of Enchantment reads more like a new age, self-help book than a book about a spiritual path. Read more
The Music of Gwydion (Songs for the Old Religion and The Fäerie Shaman) by Gwydion Pendderwen. © 2005 Serpentine Music Productions. Double Audio CD. Goddess/Wicca. 28 Tracks. Total Time: 54:19. [ Purchase ]
While not the first ever recorded pagan music, Gwydion Pendderwen (1946-1982) certainly made an impression on many, including his initiators Victor and Cora Anderson, with whom he helped write most of the liturgy within the Færie Tradition of Witchcraft. Influenced heavily by Robert Graves’ theories on the Poet as Sacred King and later by the archetype of the Green Man, the enchantment of the Craft ran deep within his veins. Read more
