The runes have deep resonances within the pagan Norse world of gods and goddesses, giants, dwarves, warriors, and wizards, which have greatly influenced the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, among others. Norse tradition attributes the discovery of the runes to the "All-Father" Odin--a god of inspiration and secret wisdom and the mythical prototype for runecasters, who established the pattern for gaining his knowledge.Nordic Runes addresses three major areas: Runelore, the history of this 2000-year-old Norse oracle; Runestaves, the meaning of the individual runes of the Elder Futhark alphabet and their powerful mythological, magical, and practical lessons for daily life; and Runecasting, a comprehensive guide to the oracular application of the ancient runes, including their crafting, divination, and self-development. As Nordic Runes shows, the runes do more than simply reflect the path of fate; they help develop and enhance intuition. By learning to cast and interpret the runes, the user becomes receptive to the energy currents in material reality and empowered in the arts of its transformation.

    Written by a Witch who has spent many years teaching the Craft of Wicca to newcomers, this introductory guide presents everything you need to know for successful witchery, including:An essential set of instructions and guidelines for beginning the practice of the Ancient arts An overview of Wiccan beliefs, laws, rules, and principles Directions for creating and using basic tools of the Craft--athame, wand, cup, pentacle, cauldron, broom, black mirror, and meditation Easy-to-follow instructions for altar setup, circle-casting, building power, Deity invocation, and more An assortment of miscellaneous spells, chants, and invocations for a variety of purposes Walk the path of the Witch-live in harmony and balance, and discover the sacred within the natural world with The Craft.

    A user-friendly sourcebook to celebrate and honor earth rhythms in the 8 Celtic Festivals: * How were these celebrations understood in the past? * What underlies the changing energy of the Earth? * How can this energy be used for meaningful celebrations today? Practical and down-to-earth, the celebratory instructions don't recreate the past, but guide the celebrant * to follow self-inspired interpretations of each sacred festival * to share in nature's power * to express feelings * to focus on spiritual regeneration and healing * to use creative activities to enhance and connect to the earth Subjects include the five elements, laws of manifestation, rhythms of the Moon, sacred landscape, meditation, healing energies of trees and herbs, and celebrations for children.

    This gardening grimoire also includes easy techniques for making beauty treatments, culinary delights, pest control solutions, and housecleaning supplies.

    • Includes complete directions for traditional Siberian rituals, meditations, and divination techniques never before published. • Shows how to recognize and acknowledge a call from the spirits. • Offers traditional wisdom for nurturing a working relationship with personal spirit helpers to promote healing and balance in a community. The shaman's purpose is to heal and restore balance to his or her community by developing a working relationship with the spirit world. Mongolian shamanic tradition maintains that all true shamans are called by the spirits--but those who are not from shamanic cultures may have difficulty recognizing the call or nurturing the essential shamanic relationship with their helper spirits. Buryat shamaness Sarangerel has written Chosen by the Spirits as a guide for both the beginning shaman and the advanced practitioner. Although raised in the United States, she was drawn to the shamanic tradition, and in 1991 returned to her ancestral homeland in the Tunken region of southern Siberia to study with traditional Buryat shamans. Her first book, Riding Windhorses, provided an introduction to the shamanic world of Siberia. Chosen by the Spirits delves more deeply into the personal relationship between the shamanic student and his or her "spirit family." Sarangerel recounts her own journey into shamanic practice and provides the serious student with practical advice and hands-on techniques for recognizing and acknowledging a shamanic calling, welcoming and embodying the spirits, journeying to the spirit world, and healing both people and places.

    By inviting readers of all faiths to share in her own personal transformation, Phyllis debunked many of the myths surrounding Wicca and revealed it for what it really is: a spiritual movement whose tenets of Goddess worship and reverence for Nature were a great deal more accessible and familiar than she’d ever expected. In Witch Crafting, Phyllis digs deep into the practices and principles of Witchcraft to provide a comprehensive guidebook that anyone "novices and seasoned practitioners alike" can use to incorporate the beauty and power of Wicca into their own daily lives.Far from being just another mechanical spell book, Witch Crafting is the first book to offer readers not only the how-to of Witchcraft, but also the why-to, explaining the profound spiritual tenets behind Wiccan techniques. Filled with both traditional and innovative shamanic practices, Phyllis also provides an empowering new definition of magic and reexamines the ethics under which Witchcraft is practiced, offering a groundbreaking alternative to the Threefold Law. With enchanting stories from Curott’s own experiences, Witch Crafting will also teach you how to:• Master the secret arts of effective spellcasting• Create sacred space and personal rituals• Perform divinations for spiritual insight and earthly success• Tap into the power of altered states, such as dreaming, meditation, prayer, and trance• Keep a magical journal and create your own Book of Shadows ·Keep a magical Rich with detailed advice for making magic, working with Nature, and finding the Divine within, as well as thought-provoking evaluations of this remarkable spirituality, Witch Crafting is the special volume that you’ve been searching for. Whether you are a beginner or have been practicing Witchcraft for years, whether you worship in a coven or on your own, Witch Crafting is the ideal handbook for you, or anyone seeking to unlock the divine power that makes real magic happen and experience the ecstasy, energy, and gifts of the Universe more fully.From the Hardcover edition.

    Jeffrey Green's work "mirrors the eternal realities of the soul," according to the leading Danish astrology magazine Stjernerne. Sting calls Steven Forrest's work "as intelligent and cogent as it is poetic." Based on the transcripts of a series of workshops that Green and Forrest gave together, this book pushes the ancient symbols of astrology to new heights of insight, lucidly and compellingly showing us how the soul's long history is reflected in the birthchart. Beneath the seeming randomness of life, there is a clear and meaningful order. Measuring the Night provides the Rosetta Stone for unraveling it. The lecture format is warm, personal and informal, with lots of audience interaction. Forrest and Green team up to analyze the chart of a workshop participant volunteer, just as they would that of a client who had come for a reading. About the Authors Steven Forrest has been a professional astrologer for over 27 years, with a very full client load and a lecture schedule that takes him across North America. Steven runs astrological apprenticeship groups in CA and MO. He wrote the bestselling astrology books The Inner Sky, The Changing Sky, The Night Speaks, The Book of Pluto, and with his wife, fellow astrologer and novelist Jodie Forrest, Skymates. He wrote Elle's astrology column in 1995 and has been featured on the network TV show "Alive and Wellness." He has a degree in religion from the University of NC. With his wife Jodie, he founded and runs Alpha Lyra Consulting. The Forrests live in the NC woods, where Steven entertains himself, when not working, with his guitars and his garden. Jeffrey Wolf Green has spent over 23 years as a professional astrologer. He has counseled over eighteen thousand clients and maintains an extremely busy practice. A Viet Nam veteran, Jeffrey has lectured throughout Europe, the United States, Canada and Israel. He is the author of the bestselling Llewellyn astrology books Pluto: The Evolutionary Journey of the Soul; Pluto: The Soul's Evolution through Relationships, and also of Uranus: Freedom from the Known. Jeffrey founded and runs the Evolutionary School of Astrology, with branches in the United States,

    A High Priestess of Wicca and a third-degree Wiccan devote this custom-filled book to Brigid's Festival of Returning Light, an ancient holiday filled with hope.

    As this insightful volume reveals, witchcraft above all is the renewal of an ancient tradition. It describes the practices of the religion and features many witches who offer unique knowledge of the occult and mystical worlds. The experiences of the author, a leader of a coven of witches who follow the Old Religion and close associate of the revolutionary wicca Gerald Gardner, as well as her unique experiences in voodoo and obeah round off this essential guide to contemporary witchcraft.

    Druids are passionate about the environment, and their worship is above all focussed on Nature through the celebration of the changing seasons of the year.

    This book includes a scholarly history of the Wiccan religion from Paleolithic times to the present day and complete instructions for casting spells inspired by Morgan Le Fay herself. There are poetic spells for Strength and Power, Healing and Protection, Prosperity and Love, Endings and Farewells, and more, with preparations and complete liturgy, so that any reader may use them immediately, without prior Wiccan experience.

    This sold handbook, originally published as Women's Rituals, is re-packaged in a fresh format with a new introduction and bibliography from the author for a new generation. This is a core text for every woman interested in feminist spirituality and ritual. It is all here---from techniques, procedures, and rituals for individuals and groups. Among the many topics covered are: holidays, chants, making mandalas, rites of passage, the laws of the goddess, tools and rituals for invocations.

    Written by a Witch who has spent many years teaching the Craft of Wicca to newcomers, this introductory guide presents everything you need to know for successful witchery, including: • An essential set of instructions and guidelines for beginning the     practice of the Ancient arts • An overview of Wiccan beliefs, laws, rules, and principles • Directions for creating and using basic tools of the Craft—athame,    wand, cup, pentacle, cauldron, broom, black mirror, and meditation • Easy-to-follow instructions for altar setup, circle-casting, building  power, Deity invocation, and more • An assortment of miscellaneous spells, chants, and invocations   for a variety of purposes Walk the path of the Witch—live in harmony and balance, and discover the sacred within the natural world with The Craft.

    The essays are authored by leading scholars in the fields of Egyptology, ancient Near Eastern studies, the Hebrew Bible, Judaica, classical Greek and Roman studies, early Christianity and patristics, and Coptic and Islamic Egypt. The strength of the present volume lies in the breadth of scholarly approaches represented. The book begins with several papyrological studies presenting important new texts in Greek and Coptic, continuing with essays focusing on taxonomy and definition. The concluding essays apply contemporary theories to analyses of specific test cases in a broad variety of ancient Mediterranean cultures.

    "This is the earliest of the spring celebrations, marking the purity of snow, the clearing of the debris of winter, the First Ploughing and sowing."

    A great reference tool for the Wiccan practitioner. In the Gardner tradition comes Gardner's Book of Shadows includes Spells, Rituals, and Sabbaths of the Gardnerian tradition.