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The Beginner's Guide to Wicca: How to Practice Earth-Centered Spirituality (Beginner's)

The Beginner's Guide to Wicca: How to Practice Earth-Centered Spirituality (Beginner's)

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Author: Starhawk
Publisher: Sounds True
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 530263

Format: Unabridged, Import
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 70
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.7 x 0.7

ISBN: 159179031X
Dewey Decimal Number: 299
UPC: 600835066426
EAN: 9781591790310
ASIN: 159179031X

Publication Date: March 2003
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Editorial Reviews:

Book Description
Starhawk is the bestselling author who introduced over a million readers to Wicca - the earth-centered tradition that teaches us to seek wisdom from the cycles of life and the principles of nature itself. On The Beginner's Guide to Wicca, she invites a new audience of listeners to learn blessings, spells, and rituals to connect with the Goddess, deepen a personal spiritual practice, and create community ritual and celebration. This complete guide to Wiccan and Pagan spirituality offers practical exercises to use the essentials of this ancient wisdom in everyday life.


Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Informative but kinda cut and dry   July 27, 2007
 3 out of 3 found this review helpful

It's a wonderful CD. Myabe if she had some soft music playing or something in the background so it's not just a voice. It was informative but cut andd dry. And I about fell asleep listening to the first 20 minutes. Which is unusual cause I really like Starhawk's writing I just think it's better on paper.


5 out of 5 stars Ah, if only it were a little longer!   June 16, 2004
 14 out of 15 found this review helpful

I read this in an unabridged CD format. Starhawk narrates the audiobook in a calm, clear voice starting with a brief history of Wicca and outlining its structure, belief system, holidays, the importance of the moon cycles, the God and Goddess concept, the cycles of life and nature, and then briefly describes the ritual and tools a witch uses. She then moves along to active practice leading the listener through a grounding session which incorporates slow, yogic breathing to calm the mind of busy thoughts which gently leads one into a meditative state necessary for successful ritual work. The recording ends with a step-by-step ritual.

This is a good place to start for anyone interested in learning what Wicca is all about. However there is a lot of information packed into the first section that only briefly touches on subjects that will require further reading for anyone seriously interested in practicing Wicca. That's not really a complaint as there are so many aspects of Wicca that they could never properly be detailed in one tome (well, it may be possible but the thing would weigh several tons and be impossible to lug around!). Still, I do wish this audio were longer than a little over one hour as I very much enjoyed Starhawk's narration and her informative writing skills.

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