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On Being a Pagan

Author : Alain De Benoist
Publisher : Arcana Europa Media
ISBN 13 : 9780999724507
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (245 download)

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Download or read book On Being a Pagan written by Alain De Benoist and published by Arcana Europa Media. This book was released on 2018-04-23 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is paganism? In this penetrating and tightly argued manifesto, French philosopher Alain de Benoist seeks to answer this question with passionate intellectual vigor and a tremendous erudition. Arising out of the "monotheism vs. polytheism" debate that reverberated through Parisian intellectual circles in the late 1970s, this is neither a survey of ancient, pre-Christian religions, nor is it an argument on behalf of any modern neo-pagan sect. On Being a Pagan draws on Nietzsche, Heidegger, ancient philosophy and mythology, and biblical hermeneutics to articulate a pagan theology based on a common Indo-European foundation. In keeping with the critical tradition which hearkens back to the Greek philosopher Celsus, Benoist contrasts the heroic pagan worldview with Christianity's attempts to hobble everything that is beautiful and strong. He compares the cyclical pagan conception of time to the de-mythologizing, linear understanding of history favored by the prophets. Most disturbingly, he traces the roots of modern totalitarianism and intolerance--of both the left and the right--to the leveling ideology of ancient Judeo-Christian monotheism, with its underlying rejection of diversity and différence. Originally published to wide critical acclaim in 1981, Benoist's text is as relevant today as it was when it first appeared--and perhaps even more so for the English-speaking world. This newly revised translation now features an extensive interview with the author, and includes his reflections (both positive and negative) on the various groups and individuals that have attempted to resurrect the pagan spirit. Rather than simply dissecting the 2,000-year Christian interregnum, Benoist's greater purpose is to point the way forward to a world that could have been, and which may only now be in the first stages of being reborn.

Being Pagan

Author : Rhyd Wildermuth
Publisher : Ritona
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book Being Pagan written by Rhyd Wildermuth and published by Ritona. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world of uncertainty, political upheaval, climate change, and endless consumerism, in alienated societies bereft of meaning and connection to nature or community, what does being Pagan mean? From druid, theorist, and writer Rhyd Wildermuth comes Being Pagan, a guide to re-enchant your world. Exploring the meaning of Pagan connection-to time, to land, to body, to nature, and to the Other-through history, personal experiences, and myth, Wildermuth offers simple yet profound guidance for anyone searching for a deeper way to live.

Pagan Polyamory

Author : Raven Kaldera
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738707627
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Pagan Polyamory written by Raven Kaldera and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2005 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term "polyamory" describes non-monogamous relationships based on honesty and affection. Presenting a fascinating peek inside the polyamorous lifestyle from a Pagan perspective, Raven Kaldera offers practical insight and spiritual depth into a vastly misunderstood way of life. Relating polyamory to astrology and the elements (air, fire, water, earth, and spirit), the author addresses all aspects of the polyamorous life, including family life, sexual ethics, emotional issues, proper etiquette, relationship boundaries, and the pros of cons of this lifestyle. Kaldera also discusses polyamory as a path of spiritual transformation and shares spells, rituals, and ceremonies for affirming one's relationships and spirituality.

Being a Pagan

Author : Ellen Evert Hopman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594775907
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book Being a Pagan written by Ellen Evert Hopman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-11-01 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 60 pagan leaders and teachers describe in their own words what they believe and what they practice. • Addresses how Pagans view parenting, organized religion, and politics. • Introduces the wide range of possibilities within the neo-Pagan movement. • By Ellen Evert Hopman, author of A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year; Walking the World in Wonder: A Children's Herbal; and Tree Medicine, Tree Magic. Who are the pagans and what do they stand for? Why would some of the members of the best educated, most materially comfortable generation of Americans look back to mystical traditions many millennia old? During the last few decades, millions of people have embraced ancient philosophies that honor Earth and the spiritual power of each individual. Ways of worship from sources as diverse as the pre-Christian Celts, ancient Egypt, and Native American traditions are currently helping their followers find meaning in life while living in the Information Age. In this book Pagan leaders and teachers describe in their own words what they believe and what they practice. From Margot Adler, an NPR reporter and author of Drawing Down the Moon, to Isaac Bonewits, ArchDruid and founder of a modern neo-Druidic organization, those interviewed in this book express the rich diversity of modern Paganism. Hopman's insightful questions draw on her own experiences as a Pagan and Druid as well as on her extensive research. With coauthor Lawrence Bond, she examines how Pagans address such issues as parenting, organized religion, and politics. The resulting dialogues illuminate the modern Pagan revival.

Paganism

Author : River Higginbotham
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738717037
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Paganism written by River Higginbotham and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2013-05-08 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to a growing religious movement If you want to study Paganism in more detail, this book is the place to start. Based on a course in Paganism that the authors have taught for more than a decade, it is full of exercises, meditations, and discussion questions for group or individual study. This book presents the basic fundamentals of Paganism. It explores what Pagans are like; how the Pagan sacred year is arranged; what Pagans do in ritual; what magick is; and what Pagans believe about God, worship, human nature, and ethics. For those who are exploring their own spirituality, or who want a good book to give to non-Pagan family and friends A hands-on learning tool with magickal workings, meditations, discussion questions, and journal exercises Offers in-depth discussion of ethics and magick

Pagan Britain

Author : Ronald Hutton
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300198582
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Pagan Britain written by Ronald Hutton and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's pagan past, with its mysterious monuments, atmospheric sites, enigmatic artifacts, bloodthirsty legends, and cryptic inscriptions, is both enthralling and perplexing to a resident of the twenty-first century. In this ambitious and thoroughly up-to-date book, Ronald Hutton reveals the long development, rapid suppression, and enduring cultural significance of paganism, from the Paleolithic Era to the coming of Christianity. He draws on an array of recently discovered evidence and shows how new findings have radically transformed understandings of belief and ritual in Britain before the arrival of organized religion. Setting forth a chronological narrative, Hutton along the way makes side visits to explore specific locations of ancient pagan activity. He includes the well-known sacred sites—Stonehenge, Avebury, Seahenge, Maiden Castle, Anglesey—as well as more obscure locations across the mainland and coastal islands. In tireless pursuit of the elusive “why” of pagan behavior, Hutton astonishes with the breadth of his understanding of Britain’s deep past and inspires with the originality of his insights.

A Book of Pagan Rituals

Author : Herman Slater
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 9780877283485
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book A Book of Pagan Rituals written by Herman Slater and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of rituals, practices, and exercises has been drawn from ancient sources, some have been preserved and some rituals have been updated by scholars from various pagan groups. This deluxe one-volume edition is specially designed to be read by candlelight.

Too Christian, Too Pagan

Author : Dick Staub
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 9780310233152
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (331 download)

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Download or read book Too Christian, Too Pagan written by Dick Staub and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a radio broadcaster, takes on Christian evangelism, offering readers a new approach to preaching the word, and living as a follower of Christ in "The World."

Pagan Theology

Author : Michael York
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814797083
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Pagan Theology written by Michael York and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Pagan Theology, Michael York situates Paganism—one of the fastest-growing spiritual orientations in the West—as a world religion. He provides an introduction to, and expansion of, the concept of Paganism and provides an overview of Paganism's theological perspective and practice. He demonstrates it to be a viable and distinguishable spiritual perspective found around the world today in such forms as Chinese folk religion, Shinto, tribal religions, and neo-Paganism in the West. While adherents to many of these traditions do not use the word “pagan” to describe their beliefs or practices, York contends that there is an identifiable position possessing characteristics and understandings in common for which the label “pagan” is appropriate. After outlining these characteristics, he examines many of the world's major religions to explore religious behaviors in other religions which are not themselves pagan, but which have pagan elements. In the course of examining such behavior, York provides rich and lively descriptions of religions in action, including Buddhism and Hinduism. Pagan Theology claims Paganism’s place as a world religion, situating it as a religion, a behavior, and a theology.

Pagan, Goddess, Mother

Author : Chandra Alexandre
Publisher : Demeter Press
ISBN 13 : 177258312X
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (725 download)

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Download or read book Pagan, Goddess, Mother written by Chandra Alexandre and published by Demeter Press. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology calls Pagan and Goddess mothering into focus by highlighting philosophies and experiences of mothers in these spiritual movements and traditions. Pagan and Goddess spirituality are distinct, yet overlapping and diverse communities, with much to say about deity as mother, and about human mothers in relationship to deity. Authors share creative voices, stories, and scholarship from the forefront of Pagan- and Goddess- centered home, in which divine mothers, Goddesses, diverse female embodiments, and generative life cycles are honoured as sacred. Authors inquire into how their spirituality impacts the perceived value and experiences of mothers themselves, while generating new ways of imagining and enacting motherhood in spiritual and daily life. Pagan, Goddess, Mother opens spaces for dialogue in areas such as how Pagan- and Goddess- centred mothers engage in, and are impacted by, their spiritual leadership through practices of ceremony, ritual, magic, and priestessing. Authors consider mothers' lived connections with their children, family life, and themselves, through nature, the Earth, and mothering as a spiritual practice. Chapters reflect upon the ways that Pagan- and Goddess- identified mothers creatively navigate daily interactions with dominant religions, the public sphere, community leadership, and activism facing the challenges of such while forging new pathways for spirited well being in mothering and family life.

Pagan Every Day

Author : Barbara Ardinger
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 9781578633326
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book Pagan Every Day written by Barbara Ardinger and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humorous and witty entries for every day of the year provoke new ideas and new ways of exploring paganism as a spiritual practice, revealing how contemporary spiritual experiences show up in the most unexpected places. Original.

Pagan Parenting

Author : Kristin Madden
Publisher : Spilled Candy Publication
ISBN 13 : 9781892718525
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Pagan Parenting written by Kristin Madden and published by Spilled Candy Publication. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madden discusses spiritual, magical, and emotional development of children, from conception to adolescence. Includes games, activities, rituals, and meditations.

Pagan Ways

Author : Gwydion O'Hara
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 9781567183412
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Pagan Ways written by Gwydion O'Hara and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers are invited to explore the history of Paganism and the founders of the modern Craft movement. The Pagan god is found in the cycles of the season, and "Pagan Ways" shows how to get in touch with nature spirits, what celebrations are included in the Pagan calendar, the tools used for magick and worship, how to erect an altar, and how to become a Priest or Priestess. Illustrations.

Pagan Christianity?

Author : Frank Viola
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414341652
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Pagan Christianity? written by Frank Viola and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered why we Christians do what we do for church every Sunday morning? Why do we “dress up” for church? Why does the pastor preach a sermon each week? Why do we have pews, steeples, and choirs? This ground-breaking book, now in affordable softcover, makes an unsettling proposal: most of what Christians do in present-day churches is rooted, not in the New Testament, but in pagan culture and rituals developed long after the death of the apostles. Coauthors Frank Viola and George Barna support their thesis with compelling historical evidence and extensive footnotes that document the origins of modern Christian church practices. In the process, the authors uncover the problems that emerge when the church functions more like a business organization than the living organism it was created to be. As you reconsider Christ's revolutionary plan for his church—to be the head of a fully functioning body in which all believers play an active role—you'll be challenged to decide whether you can ever do church the same way again.

Pagans and Christians in the City

Author : Steven D. Smith
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467451487
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book Pagans and Christians in the City written by Steven D. Smith and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionalist Christians who oppose same-sex marriage and other cultural developments in the United States wonder why they are being forced to bracket their beliefs in order to participate in public life. This situation is not new, says Steven D. Smith: Christians two thousand years ago faced very similar challenges. Picking up poet T. S. Eliot’s World War II–era thesis that the future of the West would be determined by a contest between Christianity and “modern paganism,” Smith argues in this book that today’s culture wars can be seen as a reprise of the basic antagonism that pitted pagans against Christians in the Roman Empire. Smith’s Pagans and Christians in the City looks at that historical conflict and explores how the same competing ideas continue to clash today. All of us, Smith shows, have much to learn by observing how patterns from ancient history are reemerging in today’s most controversial issues.

Pagan Spirituality

Author : River Higginbotham
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738724327
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book Pagan Spirituality written by River Higginbotham and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world filled with beginner books, deeper explanations of the Pagan faith are rarely found. Picking up where their critically acclaimed first book Paganism left off, bestselling authors Joyce & River Higginbotham offer intermediate-level instruction with Pagan Spirituality. Respected members of their communities, the Higginbothams describe how to continue spiritual evolution though magick, communing, energy work, divination, and conscious creation in a pleasant, encouraging tone. Learn how to use journaling, thought development, visualization, and goal-setting to develop magickal techniques and to further cultivate spiritual growth. This book serves to expand the reader's spiritual knowledge base by providing a balanced approach of well-established therapies, extensive personal experience, and question-and-answer sessions that directly involve the reader in their spiritual journey.

The Practical Pagan

Author : Dana D. Eilers
Publisher : Career Press
ISBN 13 : 9781564146014
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Practical Pagan written by Dana D. Eilers and published by Career Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers suggestions, hints, and down-to-earth help for seekers and believers of Paganism to understand and find their place in the community. Included are discussions about what it means to be Pagan, getting involved in the Pagan community, myths about Paganism, and coming out of the broom closet. The book also gives valuable information about choosing a specific path, joining an organization and deciding to be a solitary practitioner. The book also contains common sense guidelines of conduct, Paganism and the family, love and relationships and educating yourself about Paganism. This book encourages all seekers and followers to follow their own inclination and it will serve as a guide and a resource to those just starting out or those who are still seeking answers.