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Book Review: ChristoPaganism

October 22, 2009 by Lupa  
Filed under books, mysticism, religion and spirituality, reviews

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ChristoPaganism: An Inclusive Path Joyce and River Higginbotham Llewellyn Publications (February 1, 2009) ISBN: 978-0738714677 336 pages Reviewer: Lupa   Hoo, boy. This book is bound to stir up controversy. There are plenty of pagans who seem to have no qualms with drawing inspiration and practices from other religions — pretty much all of them, except for Christianity. You have Jewish witches, [...]

Book Review: Longing For Wisdom

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Longing For Wisdom: The Message of the Maxims by Allyson Szabo CreateSpace (June 27, 2008) $15.99 ISBN 978-1438239767 154 pages Reviewer: Lupa “Know Thyself.” This is one of over a hundred maxims carved into a stele outside the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. More than empty platitudes, these simple sayings not only guided Greek society, but were also instruments for teaching [...]

Invoking the Dragon: Musings Upon Magical Shields

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  By the dragon’s claws, I crush the hex. By the dragon’s wings, I dodge the hex. By the dragon’s breath, I burn the hex. — Dragon-Shield Chant by Grey Glamer   As a student of witchcraft, I endeavor to understand not only the practice itself, but also the reasons why witches do what we do. For [...]

Book Review: When God is Gone, Everything is Holy

December 30, 2008 by Lupa  
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When God is Gone, Everything is Holy: The Making of a Religious Naturalist by Chet Raymo Sorin Books, 2008 ISBN 978-1933495132 148 pages Reviewer: Lupa This is another one of those “Why is this important to pagans, anyway?” books. At first glance, it would seem that a balancing act between Catholicism, agnosticism, and strict scientific interpretations of reality would be [...]

Book Review: The Goat Foot God

December 29, 2008 by Lupa  
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The Goat Foot God by Diotima Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2008 ISBN 978-1438233666 104 pages Reviewer: Lupa This is my first review of a Bibliotheca Alexandrina title; I’ve been anxiously awaiting my chance to dig into the promising line of books that this small press has been producing in the past year. I’ve been familiar with Diotima’s work through essays, but this is [...]