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Neo-Paganism
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| ANCIENT
WAYS: RECLAIMING PAGAN TRADITIONS,
1991,
Pauline
& Dan Campanelli. |
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APPLE BRANCH, A PATH TO CELTIC RITUAL,
Alexi Kondratiev. In The Apple Branch, renowned scholar
Alexei Kondratiev combines the history, folklore, and
language of the Celtic world in a unique guide for understanding
its spirituality, He explores the myths, legends, and
cultural figures, from Brigit to King Arthur, and he
explains how the ancient Celtic religion survives in
the context of modern Christianity. This is a seminal
book which presents seekers with dazzling visualizations
and the beauty and power of vital, living path. The
Apple Branch will inspire in everyone a new way of looking
at the world. |
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| BONEWITS'S
ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND WICCA, 2006,
Isaac Bonewits |
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| DRAWING
DOWN THE MOON, 1979; revised
1986, Margot Adler.
The most comprehensive, essential book on the modern
Neo-Pagan movement. |
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| THE
EARTH PATH, 2004, Starhawk. From time immemorial,
artists and poets, prophets, and shamans have drawn
strength and inspiration from walking the earth. In
The Earth Path, bestselling author Starhawk takes the
reader on a journey into the heart of the natural world,
showing how we can have a more intimate connection with
the world that surrounds us. |
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| THE
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT,
1989, Rosemary Guiley. Excellent entries on people,
groups, history, of both Witchcraft
and Neo-Paganism. |
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| FULL
CIRCLE, THE GODDESS REMEMBERED, THE BURNING TIMES,
1993, Donna Read. Documentary "trilogy."
The haunting music of Loreena McKinnet adds to the mystical
nature of this well produced video trilogy on Goddess
worship and women's spirituality. Lots of symbolism
of the divine female makes these documentaries visually
inspiring. Various ancient, Goddess worshiping cultures
are examined and applied to today's patriarchal worldview.
There is a treat; Starhawk is one of the circle of modern
women discussing how the Goddess has changed, shaped,
and enhanced their lives. Anthropological, mythical,
and inspiring. (VHS) |
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| HEAVEN
ON EARTH: DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA'S SPIRITUAL FRONTIER,
1992, Michael d'Antonio. A wandering reporter chronicles
the New Age and Pagan communities in 1991, including
neo-Pagan participation in Redwood Summer. |
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| THE
MAGICAL HOUSEHOLD,
1987, Scott Cunningham & David Harrington. |
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| MAGICAL
RELIGION & MODERN WITCHCRAFT,
1996, James R. Lewis, ed. Academic anthology of writings
by various Neo-Pagan scholars and luminaries |
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| THE
PAGAN PATH,
1995,
Janet & Stewart Farrar & Gavin Bone. Excellent
updated overview of the worldwide Pagan movement. |
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| PAGAN
RITES OF PASSAGE,
1994, Pauline & Dan Campanelli. |
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| PEOPLE
OF THE EARTH: THE NEW PAGANS SPEAK OUT,
1996,
Ellen Everet Hopman & Lawrence Bond. Inteviews
with many major Pagan leaders. |
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| SIRENS,
1994. Beautiful movie centered on the great Australian
Neo-Pagan artist of the early 20th century, Norman Lindsey.
(DVD) |
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| THE
SPIRAL DANCE, 1979,
Starhawk. The most basic, readable, and concise book
on Neo-Pagan premises and practice. |
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| TRUE
MAGICK:
A Beginner`s Guide,
1990, Amber K. Practical, cheap, complete, humorous.
A good companion to Spiral Dance. |
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THE
TWELVE WILD SWANS, 2001, Starhawk\Valentine
The long-awaited continuation of the teachings of
the best selling classic The Spiral Dance. A fairy tale
about twelve wild swans is transformed into a set of
instructions for an initiatory journey into the world
of magic and Witchcraft. The sourcebook for circles,
covens, and groups, this volume instructs on three levels
-- the craft of magical training, inner-spiritual development,
and outer work in the greater world. It will be a resource
for all students, teachers, and leaders in the growing
Goddess movement. Paperback, 326 pages. |
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| VOICES
FROM THE CIRCLE: THE HERITAGE OF WESTERN PAGANISM,
1990, Prudence Jones & Caitlin Matthews. |
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| WITCHCRAFT,
THE OLD RELIGION,
1973, Leo Louis Manello. A pretty good report on
the emerging perspectives
of the early Neo-Pagan movement. |
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WEST
COUNTRY WICCA: A JOURNAL OF THE OLD RELIGION,
1990,
Rhiannon Ryall.
Memories of Craft life in Devonshire/Somerset in
the 1940s among country folks who practiced the Old
Religion. |
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| BELL,
BOOK AND CANDLE,
1958,
Kim Novak & James Stewart. Charming "this
is how we all wish it really was" kind of tale
about a young witch (Novak) who falls for a mortal (Stewart)
and loses her powers. (comedy) (DVD) |
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| THE
BUTCHER'S WIFE,
1991, Demi Moore, Jeff Daniels. Marina (Demi Moore),
a blonde Southern clairvoyant, sees signs--a shooting
star with two tails, a snowglobe that washes up on the
beach, a wedding band inside of a fish--telling her
that her true love is about to come ashore. And soon
enough, a boat lands on the beach in front of her home;
only the guy inside is a stout butcher from New York
City named Leo (George Dzundza). Still, portents are
portents, and the next thing you know she's married
and running barefoot around a butcher's shop in Greenwich
Village, where she inspires various residents with her
predictions. Leo, however, is creeped out by his wife's
abilities, and encourages her to see Alex (Jeff Daniels),
a psychiatrist who works across the street. To placate
him, she does--and soon begins to suspect that she's
misread her signs and married the wrong man. (comedy)
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| CHARMED,
1999-2006, Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, Rose McGowan.
Protecting the innocent, vanquishing evil and evil
doers, and generally righting wrongs are not exactly
on the agenda of every twenty-something on the fast
track to discovering what life's all about. But for
the Halliwell sisters, this has become their destiny.
(DVD) |
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THE
CRAFT,
1996, Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk. This is a film
made purely for entertainment purposes. The more anal
members of the neo-pagan community didn't like this
movie, and even I find it offensive at times how witchcraft
is portrayed. However, there are redeeming features
such as great acting by Neve Campbell and Fairuza
Balk (a real witch too!!). Basically tells the story
of Sarah, a newcomer to a Catholic school who is eager
to make friends and incidently turns up in the wrong
crowd. I catagorize it (like most of the movies here)
as a "we wish it were like this" movie.
(drama) (DVD) |
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| FAIRY
TALE: A TRUE STORY,
1997, Florence Hoath, Elizabeth Earl. Based on the
true story of two young girls who claim to have seen
fairies in England during WW1,"Fairytale:A True
Story" features superb acting throughout,especially
Elizabeth Earl and Florence Hoath as Francis Griffiths
and Elsie Wright, whose fairy sightings stirred up quite
a bit of controversy throughout wartime England. Among
the people caught up are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, (Peter
O"Toole) and Harry Houdini (Harvey Keitel) Brilliantly
cast and beautifully photographed, it is enchanting
entertainment from beginning to end. (drama) (DVD) |
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| GROUNDHOG
DAY,
1993, Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell. Wonderful story
about a man trapped in a time loop. A favorite of OMS
Druids around the world, they traditionally screen this
movie during the post Imbolq potluck. (comedy) (DVD) |
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| PRACTICAL
MAGIC, 1998,
Alice Hoffman.
For more than two hundred years, the Owens women had
been blamed for everything that went wrong in their
Massachusetts town. And Gillian and Sally endured that
fate as well; as children, the sisters were outsiders.
Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers
of witchery, but all Gillian and Sally wanted was to
escape. One would do so by marrying, the other by running
away. But the bonds they shared brought them back-almost
as if by magic... (fiction) |
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| PRACTICAL
MAGIC,
1998, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman. If a broom falls,
company is due. When a circle rings the moon, trouble
looms, Should you misplace your broom, sorry; a hand
vac can't be used in an exorcism rite. Fun and excitement
abound in the Owens family of wily witches. One problem,
though: the men the Owens women fall in love with are
doomed to an untimely death. Sandra Bullock and Nicole
Kidman bring a sparkling screen magic to Practical Magic,
adapted from Alice Hoffman's bestseller (which it is
pretty faithful to) and directed by Griffin Dunne (Addicted
to Love). They play Sally and Gillian Owens, sisters
hexed by a centuries -old curse...and coping with a
witches brew of events involving a possible love match
(Aidan Quinn) for one, a zombie (Goran Visnjic) for
the other and a need to resume the age-old witchcraft
taught by two doting Owens aunts (Stockard Channing
and Dianne Wiest). Sit for a spell and enjoy. (comedy-drama)
(DVD) |
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SABRINA,
THE TEENAGE WITCH,
1996, Melissa Joan Hart. The movie is based on
the character that appears in Archie Comics. A Showtime
original movie, it spawned the hit TV series.
Sabrina
Spellman's parents have gone on a trip far away and
have left her withe her two aunts, Hilda and Zelda
(Not played by the same people on the show). She has
a hard time fitting in. On her 16th birthday, her
aunts explain to her that she is a witch. She tries
to use her magical powers to make the most popular
boy in school fall in love with her, but the concequences
could be deadly. What she dosen't see is that her
friend Harvey (not played by the same guy on the show)
loves her. Now she has to make the right choices or
she will be doomed forever. It's funny but not as
funny as the show. For one thing, the voice of Salem
is different. This movie is really good despite the
changes.
(fantasy) (DVD) |
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| TROLL
/ TROLL 2,
1991, Michael Moriarty, Shelley Hack. I loved Troll,
which is about the magical take over / transformation
of an entire apartment building by a Troll. I haven't
seen the companion sequel, Troll 2, but the reviews
I have read suggest it may be the worst movie ever made.
Basically, you get two movies for the price of one,
so how bad could it be? (fantasy) (DVD) |
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| THE
WICKER MAN,
1974, Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee. Some call
it horror. Some call it mystery. I call it good clean
fun! Neo-Pagans have embraced this film because it paints
a picture of what life might be like if you lived on
an island with only Pagans to deal with. The film shows
accurate dipictions of some neo-Pagan rites, and a few
Pagan and Wiccan groups require this film for new initiates.
It does end in a rather dark way, and it were not for
that ending, it would be the perfect neo-Pagan film.
(mystery) (DVD) |
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| THE
WITCHES OF EASTWICK,
1986, John Updik. In a small New England town in
the late 1960s, there lived three witches Alexandra
Spoffard, sculptress, could create thunderstorms. Jane
Smart, a cellist, could fly. The local gossip columnist,
Sukie Rougemont, could turn milk into cream.
Divorced
but hardly celibate, content but always ripe for adventure,
our three wonderful witches one day found themselves
quite under the spell of the new man in town, Darryl
Van Horne, whose hot tub was the scene of some rather
bewitching delights. The DVD is much better than the
book.
(fiction) |
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| THE
WITCHES OF EASTWICK,
1987, Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Cher, Michelle
Pfeiffer . The "witches" (who aren't really
aware of the fact) are much more interesting than Jack,
but this tale of magick and polyamory is funny, and
entertaining. Much better than the book (and not very
true to it). One of my favorites. (comedy) (DVD) |
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