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The Beginner's Guide to Wicca

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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.

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.

I'm not a Wicca and have no desire to be one. But I was curious about what Wicca was about. This audio book was very helpful. Starhawk voice is very easy to listen to. She has another audio called "Wiccan Rituals & Blessings" which I also found interesting.

This is a great introduction to wicca. I have had the basic principles explained to me by practicing wiccans, have breezed through some of Starhawk's introductory works previously, but I think listening to this really helped me understand. I'm glad that she recorded this in her own voice and did not add music to the background. Even after having lived in Santa Cruz for a couple years, I really did not understand the correlation between wicca, the counterculture movement, and feminism -- but now I think I do.

I got the book before the estimated date of arrival and that was very unexpected, and a nice surprice