Magical Meditations: Guided Imagery for the Pagan Path [Paperback]

Yasmine Galenorn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 12, 2003

Originally published under the title Trancing the Witch’s Wheel, MAGICAL MEDITATIONS has been revised and updated and is an essential book for all Pagans seeking to enrich their spiritual life.
Meditation offers modern Pagans a way to deepen their connection to the magical and natural worlds. MAGICAL MEDITATIONS explores the basic tenets of Pagan spiritual beliefs through a complete set of guided mental journeys featuring the Deities, Sabbats, and Elements. A practitioner of the Craft for over 23 years, author Yasmine Galenorn offers guided meditations ready for use, accompanied by practical exercises, expert advice, and detailed suggestions to help personalize your journeys.

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About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn writes urban fantasy for Berkley: both the bestselling Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon Series for Berkley and the bestselling Indigo Court urban fantasy series. In the past, she wrote mysteries for Berkley Prime Crime, and nonfiction metaphysical books. Her books have hit the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists numerous times. Yasmine has been in the Craft for over 30 years, is a shamanic witch, and describes her life as a blend of teacups and tattoos. She lives in Kirkland WA with her husband Samwise and their cats.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Crossing Press; 2 Sub edition (August 12, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580911552
• ISBN-13: 978-1580911559
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,402,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn writes two bestselling urban fantasy series: the Otherworld Series (Sisters of the Moon Series), and the Indigo Court Series, both for Berkley. She's also written a paranormal mystery series (the Chintz 'n China Series) for Berkley Prime Crime, a short-lived mystery series (the Bath & Body Series) under the name of India Ink, again for Berkley Prime Crime, and eight metaphysical nonfiction books (Llewellyn Publications and Crossing Press).

Yasmine is a shamanic witch, and walks an eclectic path. She considers her life a blend of teacups and tattoos--the former in her china closet, the latter on her skin. She's a theatre major, a graduate of the Evergreen State College (Olympia WA). She lives in the Seattle WA area with her husband and is the mother of four cats.

Because so many people ask, you pronounce her name this way: Yaz-mihn (NOT Jasmine--it's a "Y", not a "J"). Last name is pronounced: Gal-eh-norn The accent is on the first syllable.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Meditations/Pathworking, December 14, 2005

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Theia (Carrboro, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magical Meditations: Guided Imagery for the Pagan Path (Paperback)

This book is advertised as a set of guided meditations but I would call them pathworkings. I say that because most of them involve extended and personalizable interactions with the charcters in the meditation. The writing is poetic, but not flowery. The mediations are written in paragraphs with pauses between them for taking breaths and allowing the participants to interact with their astral enviroment. This has proven very effective for me because I can read it to myself without having to pull out that much. The meditation, for me, takes place during the pauses.

The overall quality of the meditations varies a bit but most of them are quite good. The mabon and full moon (artemis) meditations in particular really touched me. They do have a tendency to be long, but not overly so. If I'm reading them for an audience that isn't trained in meditation then I often skip parts to keep it within a 15 minute time frame.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys guided meditations and pathworkings geared for the pagan. Great for personal or coven journeys. One note to the easily offended - the Beltane meditation is quite explict. But also very transformative!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars could we get this on cd?, October 27, 2009

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Nichole R. Staib (Star Tannery, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Magical Meditations: Guided Imagery for the Pagan Path (Paperback)

this is very hard to read by myself. i think this would have been better in cd format. i have no way of recording the meditations and therefore, i'm stuck reading them out of the book without benefit of someone else reading them for me. a cd would have been a much better method of presenting these meditations.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars guided imagery for the pagan, February 22, 2009

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Starlit Eve "Star" (Washington State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magical Meditations: Guided Imagery for the Pagan Path (Paperback)

This is an excellent resource for anyone and a source of wonderful sabbat meditations to use yourself or to share as a group experience. Especially helpful for those hosting or teaching.