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Title: Casting the Circle: A Women's Book of Ritual by Diane Stein ISBN: 0-89594-411-1 Publisher: Crossing Press Pub. Date: October, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Eh.
Comment: I bought this book hoping for something new, a fresh perspective on Goddess Spirituality. I guess I got it, though it wasn't anything like what I thought. The author's statements are not shown to be backed up by any research, and her tiresome use of slashes is bugging me. She speaks often of consequence, and doesn't really explain the term as she is using it. She speaks at the reader, not to you, and she sounds like she is writing a documentary on women's lives. She makes very generalized statements that come across as if she is speaking about all women... "Women do this and that happens" "Women think this and feel such". There are no statements like "In the covens I have been involved with, this is how we did it...", there are very few like "My opinion is..". Overall, I am just not impressed. Sorry.
Rating: 4
Summary: a useful reference
Comment: This would be a useful reference to add to your bookshelf. The author makes many claims without listing any source material, and I could certainly wish for more information on some of her historical statements ("women invented...") but I fortunately did not buy the book as a history reference for civilization.
This book is a useful reference for Dianic, or feminyst Wicca. It nicely summarizes the (less extreme) views of Dianic Wicca, concentrating on the Goddess alone, but without neccesarily denigrating the male principle (or reader). It covers the history of the Dianic/feminyst Wicca movement, and introduces the reader to many of the primary writers and philosophies that form the core of these beliefs.
The rituals are moving, with real grace and power, and the entire book is clear and well written. The information is presented clearly to the beginner, without looking down on the more experienced practicioner. Her poetry is beautiful, and even if you prefer a more balanced or dualistic approach to Wicca, you will find much of value and use in this book. If you find yourself drawn to the Goddess, rather than to the God, you will find most of these rituals ready for your use; if not I still think that much of the poetry and power of the rituals can be used in a more gender balanced form.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Good Book
Comment: This was one of the first books I bought on women's spirituality. It has some very good rituals and explanations behind the holy days in Wiccan spirituality. Some of the author's assertions like, "The marking of time was the beginning of several other aspects of civilization, probably also originated by women," and "Before the advent of artificial light women all bled at the same time," do not seemed to be backed up by any research (at least none that she cites). Despite this, this is an excellent book to learn about structuring and planning solitary and group rituals.
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Title: The Once and Future Goddess : A Sweeping Visual Chronicle of the Sacred Female and Her Reemergence in the Cult by Elinor Gadon ISBN: 0062503545 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 29 November, 1989 List Price(USD): $29.00 |
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Title: 365 Goddess : A Daily Guide to the Magic and Inspiration of the Goddess by Patricia Telesco ISBN: 0062515683 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Grandmother Moon : Lunar Magic in Our Lives--Spells, Rituals, Goddesses, Legends, and Emotions Unde by Zsuzsanna E. Budapest ISBN: 0062501143 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 20 December, 1991 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: Motherpeace : A Way to the Goddess Through Myth, Art, and Tarot by Vicki Noble ISBN: 0062510851 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 17 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: The Goddess Celebrates: An Anthology of Women's Rituals by Diane Stein ISBN: 089594460X Publisher: Crossing Press Pub. Date: May, 1991 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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