By Mac Some of the reviews on here, that appear to be made by "Wiccans" shows that they don't know their religion's history. When practicing a religion, one should know it's history and roots. And, if you knew anything about the history of Wicca, you would know That the original traditions as created by Gerald Gardner included the blind folding, nudity, binding, and scourging. When Doreen Valiente and other members of his coven Bricket Wood Coven wrote the thirteen "Rules of the Craft" to try and deter Gardner from his publicity seeking, he produced 30 "Wiccan Laws" later added by Alexandrian Wicca , that said things like men should rule women and so forth.
This therefore led to Doreen and other members to leave his coven, however, many of his followers still passed these things on down the line of initiates, because each initiate would copy the coven's Book of Shadows Gerald Gardner passed Wicca off as being an ancient religion, so many of his followers believed this to be so.
Yes, he created Wicca, however he created it from pieces of other older practices as well as what he was able to glean from the New Forest coven that he was originally initiated into, and this all began in the 's, which to some people is ancient, LOL. The Sabbat dates are probably wrong in this book because the Bricket Wood coven originally celebrated the cross quarters on the closest full moon meeting, and later changed this to give them more prominence and thus created the eight festivals of the wheel.
Therefore, anything passed on in the copies of the Book of Shadows is most likely written by her, but not "credited" to her. And when an initiate copied the BOS they did not know or think to "credit" the passages to her. So getting upset that an older book, based on a personal Book of Shadows, does not cite Doreen as the originator is just silly. So, when reading Lady Sheba's book you have to keep in mind that she claimed to be part of a hereditary witchcraft tradition that has nothing to do with Wicca, as well as having been initiated into Gardnerian Wicca later And remember, Lady Sheba's book is a bit dated in terms of where Wicca is now "today" and it's "fluffy bunny" practitioners, however she was one of the first to make the Craft public in the USA and she made a very important step in the legal recognition of Wicca as a religion This book is great for looking at what once was, in comparison to what it has grown to be!
By A Customer Perhaps one of the reviewers laughed this book off the shelf when it first appeared, but there were a lot of people who loved it, and who are delighted to see it in print again. It was one of the first books from which I learned to practice witchcraft. It contains some beautiful and powerful material. The author was completely sincere in what she wrote. There were some witches who were scandalized and jealous because of what she put into it.
It's worth a look. They changed some things By A Skeptical Reader Having spent many years looking for a copy of this work in the days before the Internet and thus Amazon existed, I was surprised when Llewellyn decided to re-publish it. I got a copy of this new edition, thinking to trade in my old copy, until I noticed something rather strange. It appears Llewellyn decided to make some changes to the text.
There are some small, but very, very interesting differences between the original edition I own and this new edition. I don't know the exact reasons behind these changes, but it seems the publishers wanted to eliminate some of the wording in Lady Sheba's original text which sounded a bit too much like "Ceremonial Magick" and not enough like current Wiccan beliefs.
I'm not going to list these differences here, but, if those who are interested in the evolution of modern paganism wanted to track down a copy of the original and compare it with this new edition, I think they would be intrigued.
As to the book itself, well, it is what it is. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article has multiple issues.
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Wiccan Celtic Tradition and founder of the American and American Order of the Brotherhood of the Wicca with the aim to unite all practitioners of Wicca covens, groups, traditions. Skip to main content. Books Book of Shadows by Lady Sheba. Llewellyn announces the exciting re-release of what many consider to be authentic holy book of Wicca.
When the author, one of the first people in the U. Click Download or Read Online button to get book of shadows book now. This site is like a library, Use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. We welcome new submissions for the Internet Book of Shadows from the Neopagan community. You can write us at postmaster sacred-texts.
Lady Sheba gained attention with the publication of The Magick Grimoire, a collection of excerpts from her personal workbook of spells and Rituals, some of them handed down through her family. She shows us how we can use the cards to trigger awareness in ourselves of troubling aspects of our lives and histories, and then go beyond discovery to use the cards as tools for healing.
This is part of the work that needs to be done with tarot in this new century. Over time, these "dark forces" take on a life of their own and form the shadow—a powerful force of unresolved inner conflicts and unexpressed emotions that defies our efforts to control it.
The shadow takes its shape from a menagerie of archetypes, each recognizable throughout time and around the world—troubling characters who thrive within our persona.
The shadow is sabateur, martyr, victim, addict, sadist, masochist, or tyrant; all the dark figures that prey on the lighter qualities of the human personality. The shadow also represents those latent talents and positive traits that were banished from us at some time along our life path: artistic, musical, athletic, or creative talents. An undeveloped ability, a dream that has gone unexpressed, a fantasy of what might have been—these too make up the personal shadow, the lost parts of ourselves.
Tarot Shadow Work shows you how to free yourself from the shackles of the shadow's power. Through tarot work, journaling, meditation, creative visualization, and dream work, you will bring the shadow into the light.
0コメント