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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]