The Gay Wicca Book [Paperback]

Bruce K. Wilborn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2002

In this unique approach to the Wiccan religion, the author shares his own experience of coming out. He explains how his discovery of Wicca was essential in his process of self-accceptance and passage into a welcoming non-judgemental religion that has become the core of his spiritual life over the past 16 years.

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About the Author

Bruce K. Wilborn found Wicca at the age of twenty-two. Since then, he has been researching this ancient religion, and enhancing his knowledge of its practice. He lives in Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Barricade Books (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569802297
• ISBN-13: 978-1569802298
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,462,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Misleading Title For What's Really A Mediocre Beginners Book, October 6, 2003

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M. Hart "Sci-Fi Fan" (USA) - See all my reviews
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When I first came across the title "The Gay Wicca Book" by Bruce K. Wilborn three months prior to the books release date, I was excited with the possibility of a Wiccan book for of the gay and lesbian community. I preordered the book and was happy to see it arrive at my door three months later, but my joy was quickly replaced with consternation and disappointment as I began read it. Apparently, what I (and many other readers) thought was a Wiccan book for gay and lesbian practitioners is actually nothing more than just one more beginner's "Wicca 101" book, and not a particularly good one at that. As I read through its 21 chapters hoping to find anything remotely close to what the book's title implies, I found very little of any real value.

Sadly, what the book does contain is often too condensed to be of much use for a beginner, and nothing new is presented that an experienced Wiccan wouldn't already know. In fact, the number of pages in many of the book's 21 chapters can be counted with one hand. The shortest chapter, which is entitled "Philosophy", is only one paragraph long on a single page. The "History" chapter is about 5 pages long. The average number of pages for each of the first 20 chapters is about 9 pages, but the last chapter entitled "Celebrating the Sabbats" is a whopping 63 pages. Here, the author spends time describing each Sabbat that includes a ritual for each. However, for a beginner who might be solitary, the rituals are for groups or covens; and there is nothing in the descriptions specifically for gay and lesbian practitioners. If the beginner is a coven initiate, it is likely that the coven would have a prescribed list of books for the initiate to read that may or may not (probably not) include this book.

The author does mention that he and his partner are gay, but that's the about the extent of what this book mentions for gay and lesbian practitioners. A better title for this book would have been "Condensed Beginner's Wicca For Anyone, As Described by a Gay Wiccan". Consequently, I can only rate "The Gay Wicca Book" with 1 star.

If you are looking for a Wiccan book specifically geared towards gay and lesbian practitioners, I recommend "Gay Witchcraft: Empowering the Tribe" by Christopher Penczak. If you are a beginner, there are many excellent books available that are much better than "The Gay Wicca Book" such as "To Ride a Silver Broomstick: New Generation Witchcraft" by Silver Ravenwolf, "Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner" by Scott Cunningham, "The Inner Temple of Witchcraft: Magick, Meditation and Psychic Development" by Christopher Penczak and "The Spiral Dance" by Starhawk.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Big Fake, October 18, 2002

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W. Haas (Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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Men, why didnt I belive the reviews. Sometimes you still wanna try it out. This book has nothing to do with gay witchcraft. Its a general introduction into Wicca and therefor there are plenty of better books on the market. It doesnt reveal anything new to the gay practitioner and neither to other witches with a little bit of knowledge. If it wouldnt have this faked title, probably one could review it a little bit better (3 Stars) as a general guide into the Craft but so, one feels simply cheated. What a chance lost.....

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Where's the gay?, July 29, 2003

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Charles Harrington (Calif, USA) - See all my reviews
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I have to concur with the other reviewers. Just take your other Wicca 101 books and every once in a while say "And gay people can do this too" and you will have everything this book has to offer. It seemed almost as if he wrote a regular Wicca 101 and then sprinkled things in randomly once it had been finished. Gay Witchcraft by Christopher Penczak looks much more promising.