The Path Of The Green Man: Gay Men, Wicca and Living a Magical Life [Paperback]

Michael Thomas Ford (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (July 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080652653X
• ISBN-13: 978-0806526539
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #438,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Thomas Ford is the author of more than fifty books in genres ranging from humor to horror, literary fiction to nonfiction. His work for adult readers includes the best-selling novels What We Remember, Changing Tides, Full Circle, Looking for It and Last Summer, and his five essay collections in the "Trials of My Queer Life" series. As a writer for young adults he is the author of Suicide Notes and Z (forthcoming in 2010), and under the name Isobel Bird he wrote the popular "Circle of Three" series. In 2009 he signed a 3-book deal with Random House for a series featuring Jane Austen as a modern-day vampire. The first book in the series, Jane Bites Back, will be published in January, 2010. His work has been nominated for 11 Lambda Literary Awards, twice winning for Best Humor Book and twice for Best Romance Novel. He was also nominated for a Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Award (for his novel The Dollhouse That Time Forgot) and a Gaylactic Spectrum Award (for his short story "Night of the Werepuss").

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeping Wicca Simple, February 10, 2006

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This review is from: The Path Of The Green Man: Gay Men, Wicca and Living a Magical Life (Paperback)

I looked forward to thsi book as Michael Thomas Ford is a great writer and because I am interested in Wicca. He really focuses on the spiritual side rather than the ritualistic side that most authors lean toward. If you are looking for how to call a circle, elememntal guides, etc look elsewhere. Here he is more concerned with conecting with the divine and nature, reminding the reader that Wicca is a religion about living and love.

The gay male slant was also a bonus as we gay men really don't have much of a spiritual home to call our own in Wicca. Most books focus on the feminine side and women, here The God is figured promenently.

Some have complained this is nothing more than a Wicca 101 book. I feel that it instead is a great read for the jaded Wiccan who may have amassed thousands of dollars in tools and trinkets and wondering why no matter how slavishly they follow each ritual and spell still wonder why their life hasn't changed for the better. Wicca comes from the heart, not the wallet.

Travel the path of the Green Man if you dare, Silver Raven Wolf won't be there to hold your hand through the icky parts of life, but you'll be better for it.

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally! Wicca for the soul of gay men!, September 12, 2005

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Spiritdancer "Spiritdancer" (Orange County, Ca.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Path Of The Green Man: Gay Men, Wicca and Living a Magical Life (Paperback)

As a Wiccan Priest and a gay man, I found this book to be insightful, witty and a pleasure to read. The journey of the Green Men through the Wheel of the Year was inspired. Even the review of Wicca 101 was fresh. I connected with the author on so many levels, I only wish I could have been part of his original Green Men group. Michael Thomas Ford and the "Path of the Green Man" is a keeper, where has that man been all my life?

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Resource, August 2, 2005

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Jack M. Walter "Jack M. Walter" (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Path Of The Green Man: Gay Men, Wicca and Living a Magical Life (Paperback)

I was pleasantly surprised at this book, which is targeted for gay men interested in pagan/wiccan spirituality. Using personal experience, the author very nicely introduces the reader to the subject and offers practical suggestions and basic information. I personally plan on using this book as my main resource as I explore my spiritual nature. I highly recommend The Path of the Green Man to all who may be in the least bit curious.