Wicca

Scott Cunningham (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2002
Llewellyn Publications,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-87542-118-6 (ISBN)

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Cunningham's classic introduction to Wicca is about how to live life magically, spiritually, and wholly attuned with nature. It is a book of sense and common sense, not only about magick, but about religion and one of the most critical issues of today: how to achieve the much needed and wholesome relationship with our Earth. Cunningham presents Wicca as it is today: a gentle, Earth-oriented religion dedicated to the Goddess and God. Wicca also includes Scott Cunningham's own Book of Shadows and updated appendices of periodicals and occult suppliers.

Scott Cunningham practiced magic actively for over twenty years. He was the author of more than fifty books covering both fiction and non-fiction subject matter; sixteen of his titles are published by Llewellyn Publications. Scott's books reflect a broad range of interests within the New Age sphere, where he was very highly regarded. His seminal work, Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner, is one of the most successful books on Wicca ever published. He passed from this life on March 28, 1993, after a long illness.

Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Section I: Theory
1. Wicca and Shamanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. The Deities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3. Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4. Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5. Music, Dance, and Gesture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6. Ritual and Preparation for Ritual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
7. The Magic Circle and the Altar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
8. The Days of Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
9. The Spiral of Rebirth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
10. Concerning Initiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Section II: Practice
11. Exercises and Magical Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
12. Self-Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
13. Ritual Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Section III: The Standing Stones Book of Shadows
Introduction to The Standing Stones Book of Shadows . . 119
Word to the Wise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
The Seasonal Festivals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
A Ritual of Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Recipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
An Herbal Grimoire: A Guide to the Use of Herbs and Plants in Wiccan Ritual . . . . . . 167
Wiccan Crystal Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Symbols and Signs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Rune Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Spells and Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Appendix I: Occult Suppliers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Appendix II: Wiccan and Pagan Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Suggested Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.9.2002
Verlagsort	Minnesota
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
ISBN-10	0-87542-118-0 / 0875421180
ISBN-13	978-0-87542-118-6 / 9780875421186
Zustand	Neuware