Hailing Aradia : A Wiccan Book of Shadows [Paperback]

Dottye Gilmore Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000

This book will become very special to you, unique and like no other, because besides being some of my spells and magickal practices, the blank pages allow you to let your creativity take control, and add your own spells and ideas!

Inside this book, you will find chapters on Ancient Wiccan rituals, including a self-dedication, the Rite of Moonflow, descriptions of the three degrees, the powerful Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, a handfasting, suggested rituals for Esbats, the recipe for the notorious “Love Potion Number 9”, the “ABRAXAS” ritual to bring fame, a powerful and beautiful candle magick ritual for rain-making, and much more.

There are numerous recipes for oils, incenses (including an incense for each Sabbat, an Esbat incense, and a general altar incense), and more. Also, the book contains a short history of the Craft, Ethics, Tools, Planetary Magick rituals and incenses, information on Gods and Goddesses, Cord Magick, Sex Magick (yes), Divination, Medicinal Herbs, with many recipes for healing brews and mixtures, including the famous Essiac, renowned for its ability to fight Cancer.

The proceeds of this book go to fund the DragonStar Grove Project, a dedicated Pagan sanctuary in West Central Florida.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Cover artwork beautifully done by Catherine Harbin.

From the Author

This is a FIRST EDITION of a book that has already sold very well on Ebay and in metaphysical shops, and will soon take the country by storm! This book has a unique "interactive book" concept, because not only does the author give spells, rituals and information that works for her, she also leaves spaces in the book for you to add your OWN spells, thoughts, and guidance. In these pages, you will find many spells, including the Abaxas Spell for Fame, the spells for Prosperity, which enabled the author to rise out of a poverty-stricken neighborhood after a run of bad luck, and regain her dignity and sense of empowerment, as well as provide for her family (very well- she won a $42,000 settlement against her former employer, and a $39,000 lottery jackpot, along with an inheritance)! Also shared are spells to bring and keep a lover, and protection spells. Other chapters give information on the Tools of the Craft; Wiccan Ethics- Karma and the Law of Return, and ! the W! iccan Rede; Herbal Healing; Methods of Divination; Gods and Goddesses; Planetary Magick; Incense Blends; How to cast the Circle and the Sphere; Craft names; and much MORE

Product Details

• Paperback: 122 pages
• Publisher: Dottye Anderson; 1st edition (September 1, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0615114393
• ISBN-13: 978-0615114392
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,603,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bit thin and "blank" - disappointing, April 20, 2001

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Sonja Steyn (Randburg, Gauteng South Africa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hailing Aradia : A Wiccan Book of Shadows (Paperback)

I bought this book and reading the first chapter, I thought that "This book is okay - if small." I liked the way Ms Anderson wrote about her personal experience and most of the important topics Witches, Wiccans and other practitioners should know about, are included in the table of contents.

A word of caution, though: There are 10 Chapters, but the information on spells for example (11 pages and 3 lines on the 12th page) are pitiful and the rest of the book is hardly as substantial as the other reviews will let you to believe!

It has over 40 blank pages in the book (122 pages total), titled "Notes", "My Spells" and "My Rituals". Really, if one wants to make notes, write spells and rituals, one does it in a notebook or grammer (grimoire). There's no need to purchase a book (with limited space) for over $8! I did not find it "cute". Would much rather have seen more substance to the topics.

If you are looking for a Wicca 101 primer or a little additional extra reading on Wicca 101, this is the book for you.

I bought the following books, and found them to be more useful: Scott Cunningham (everything!), Al G Manning (Helping yourself with White Witchcraft), The Farrars (Spells and how they work) and even Silver Ravenwolf (To ride a silver broomstick, To stir a magick cauldron).

Hope this helps someone else... Blessed Be!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why not read a compenent author?, February 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Hailing Aradia : A Wiccan Book of Shadows (Paperback)

Ms. Anderson starts by stating a popular lie: That Wicca is an ancient religion. She seems to confuse folk-lore and history in an alarmning way.

Why not start with one of the "classic" "Intro-to-Wicca" texts, such as Cunningham, the Farrars, etc? They don't ask you to shell out money to buy a book that contains mostly blank pages!

I'm alarmed at the people aparently reading this book of mis-information and thinking, "This is Wicca". I would far prefer that newcomers to the faith started with an author who has actually done some research and knows what they're talking about.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! A must-read book!, October 25, 2001

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"richard_fuller" (Grand Rapids, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hailing Aradia : A Wiccan Book of Shadows (Paperback)

"Wicca is an ancient religion, dating back to prehistoric times. It is a polytheistic religion meaning that there are many gods. Indeed, the religion is based upon the existence of both a God and a Goddess." And so opens one of the clearest and most succinct books about Wicca this reviewer has seen.

Author, teacher, seeker and mystic Dottye Gilmore Anderson has written not only an easy-to-read, fact-filled book about this ancient religion, but a way of life that offers balance and appreciation of nature...as well as equality between masculine and feminine.

One of the many reasons Hailing Aradia is a superior work is that the reader becomes involved not only learning, but thinking about the content, applying the concepts to him/herself and writing assignments right in the book which tend to clarify and then resonate.

Hailing Aradia explains, cogently and compassionately, where to visualize the rituals and what the ritual's purpose should be. Further, Ms. Anderson has included such additional and valuable chapters like healing with herbs, tools, the Circle of Protection, incenses, ointments, magick and spells...and a brilliant description of the Gods and Goddesses from Jupiter to Hectate.

If you have been searching for a book that offers an understanding of Wicca, written from a place of love and offering a clear and valid appreciation of this ancient religion, you've found it! Hailing Aradia gives us the answers to our questions...and a path to enlightenment!