The Wiccan Way: Magical Spirituality for the Solitary Pagan [Paperback]

Rae Beth (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2002

Magical Spirituality for the Solitary Pagan. The Wiccan Way is filled with simple acts of sacredness and ways to bring magic to your daily life. This evocative book for connecting with the wisdom of prayer, enchantment, and healing magic begins with a thorough description of what prayer means to the Pagan mystic: an attitude of reverence toward nature and its creatures. Prayer and spells are highlighted throughout this enriching book. You will learn: How to create magical prayers; Prayers and spells for health, wealth, and good fortune; How to get help from a familiar spirit; Steps along the path; How to consecrate an altar; Prayers for the eight sabbats. The author's lyrical writing style brings to life the way of magic and the importance of honoring the spirit of all beings.The Wiccan Way, written for the solitary practitioner, is easy to use.

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About the Author

Rae Beth is a wildwood mystic and a solitary practitioner of Wicca. The author of The Wiccan Path and the Lamp of the Goddess, she also writes poetry and gives talks on magical subjects. As a woman who lives her spirituality, she has expanded her reverence for all life into a lifestyle, a way of in the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Phoenix Publishing (WA) (April 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0919345956
• ISBN-13: 978-0919345959
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,719,372 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Wonderful, March 1, 2006

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Seven Kitties "7kitties" (Blue Point, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wiccan Way: Magical Spirituality for the Solitary Pagan (Paperback)

The UK version is called the Hedge Witch's Way, which I think is a much more appropriate title for this book, and Rae Beth's version of magic. It is not 'Wicca' as an American audience might understand it, but at the very root, nature based religion. That caveat aside, this is a wonderful and gentle text for really deepening one's bond with divinity. She doesn't offer the usual love spells and magical correspondences--you can find them almost anywhere, probably on line at this point. What she does offer is a system of contemplation in service of harmony. Her meditations and prayers really resonated with me--they may not with everyone. I've always been a tad uncomfortable about the Wicca 101 "and now you pick a pantheon!" thing, and her version, which uses just the Goddess and God, spoke very deeply to me. This book almost singlehandedly revived my faith in authors of witchcraft books--that it's not all teen-witch, sexy sorceress nonsense, but a serious *religion*.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book -non traditional witchcraft at its best!, October 19, 2005

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Cloe H. Neville "Cloe" (Las Vagas, NV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wiccan Way: Magical Spirituality for the Solitary Pagan (Paperback)

I have been studying, living, practicing the Craft since 1996. Cerimonial(spelling?) ritual has never been my thing, the Hedge Witch's Way is far more in sink with flowing energy the way I enjoy and find effective in ritual practice/spell work and experencing the spiritual side of the craft. The renaming of the book for USA public creates confusion, the title should have been left the original. Just because this is not heavy on formal rituals does not mean it does not work or is not real witchcraft. If you actually check her research and sorces you will find a wealth of inspiration and information. The best thing about this book is that it is so diferent than the tipical 101 book in that it really shares ideas that are not in every other book on the market. IT does have alot of the basics like the sabbats and such, but it gives more. Anyway give some of the ideas and methods a try before you judge. Peaceful Shadows, Cloe

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book rocks!!!!!!!!, April 15, 2004

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liam (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wiccan Way: Magical Spirituality for the Solitary Pagan (Paperback)

This Book seriously re-invents the regressive image of wiccan wicthcraft, as a novice to the field I found the simple concept of the world tree or the 'tree of life' allowed me to engage with the idea of prayer and worldly other beings far easier then I ever initially thought was possible.
Who we're praying to gave me the opportunity to investigate the idea that it is not just one being we ask for guidence but an array of magical consultants who we may ask for help, for me a self confessed beginner I found the chapters of prayer in different areas in life helpful and gave me a sense of control that as another being on this planet I am no longer alone.thank you Rae Beth for your kind help.