Magical Hearth: Home for the Modern Pagan [Paperback]

Janet Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1995

The kitchen has always been the center of the home. The Goddess Vesta was the goddess of the hearth. While we don't cook on hearths today, we do have kitchens where we practice our spiritual concepts, since the food that we cook, and the herbs and aromatics we use to change the consciusness are prepared here--whether we use a stove or a fireplace. This is a book about how to permeate your home with your work, and will appeal to people interested in wicca, shamanism, neo-paganism, or those who practice any religion that deals with developing inner strength, love, and healing. Janet Thompson discusses medicinal and magical herbs, spells, incense, tokens, amulets, working with color, aromatherapy, crystals, purification, baths, ritual, moon phases, the pathwork to the crone, the witches wheel (the festivals), and recipes. She provides practical insights for people who are just starting to live the pagan way!

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Red Wheel / Weiser (September 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877288240
• ISBN-13: 978-0877288244
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,521,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Pagan 201 Book, September 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Magical Hearth: Home for the Modern Pagan (Paperback)

For those who have mastered the basics of their chosen tradition (wicca or otherwise) and who now want to move out of the circle and into the house, this is an excellent primer on the use of magick around the house, specifically folk magick and hearthcraft. If you wish to deepen your practice by including elements of your spirituality in your home, you will enjoy this book.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Reassuring look at a Witch life beyond the circle., February 12, 2003

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This review is from: Magical Hearth: Home for the Modern Pagan (Paperback)

This is a charming, refreshing book that isn't a 'how to'-it's more of a 'how I do it.' As a previous review states, this is a book for someone who is already walking their Path, and wants to know what life as a pagan or Wiccan is like outside the circle. I recommend both of Janet Thompson's books (Of Witches is her other title) to anyone seeking to bring the Goddess and God into his or her daily life. Read, and be reassured that you can do it, too.