Raising Witches [Paperback]

Ashleen O'Gaea (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2002

This is the first book that gives parents the means to teach their children Wicca in a more formal fashion. Featuring a Wiccan curriculum for each of the five age groups from infancy to young adulthood, O'Gaea shows parents how to effectively weave Wicca into a child's natural progression of learning.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: New Page Books (October 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564146316
• ISBN-13: 978-1564146311
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #716,021 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sometimes I have to remind myself that I'm not an Arizona native; I was born in the Pacific Northwest, but can't imagine calling anywhere but Tucson home.

I'm a Third Degree Wiccan priestess and the author of several books about Wicca . . . and I'm just breaking into fiction with short stories and novels.

I'm a co-founder of the Tucson Area Wiccan-Pagan Network, and with my husband Canyondancer I'm a co-founder of the Adventure Tradition of Wicca. I'm on the board of and the writing priestess for Mother Earth Ministries-ATC, a Tucson-based Neo-Pagan prison ministry.

I'm on the board of the Society of Southwestern Authors, for which I coordinate the annual Writing Contest. In our spare time (!) 'dancer and I love to entertain; we like to camp and travel, too, even though we miss our old dog and three kitties when we do.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Raising Witches is Easy to Read and Informative, January 20, 2003

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T. Myers (TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Raising Witches (Paperback)

I was hesitant to buy this book, as I own and am not fully satisfied with her first book on pagan parenting. This one seems to be written with more skill. It is easy to read and understand without being condescending, yet it presents a good deal of information as well.

O'Gaea goes into each stage of development and discusses what lessons in lore and magick are appropriate to teach at each level. The science behind her prescriptive view to teaching Wicca is soundly grounded in the modern theory of child development.

There are ideas given here for as young as infancy and as old as adolescence. She also has a chapter relating to formal theology instruction for children of Wiccan Parents- Sunday or MoonDay school. This chapter contains a skeleton for an early childhood as well as an older childhood curriculum which could be adapted and used by pagan homeschoolers or other groups seeking to create a circle of learners. My only disappointment was that I waited so long to order it.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I wanted to give this five stars... but, October 28, 2003

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Bob Dobbs (Ft. Wayne, Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Raising Witches (Paperback)

I am impressed and wanted to give this book five stars, but I had one problem. This is an instructional complete with lesson plans. I give it four stars because it provides a very, very, very good foundation for teaching the Wiccan religion to the little ones. It lost that last star of excellence because I object to the format the lessons are given to children. Any parent who interacts with his or her children should purchase this book, but to teach ones children in a structured system such as presented here just is not my thing. In short, GREAT BOOK... just not my own personal style of Raising Witches.
So give it a read because it might be your style and even if it is not, it lends itself greatly towards personal adaptation.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A valiant attempt, November 5, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Raising Witches (Paperback)

I thought this book had the right idea, but I had just read Pagan Homeschooling by Madden and this book came up short by comparison. Still I was able to find some good tips that I've been able to use with my smaller children and I'm willing to try this author again in the future.