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Title: Yule: A Celebration of Light and Warmth by Dorothy Morrison, Kate Thomsson ISBN: 1-56718-496-0 Publisher: Llewellyn Publications Pub. Date: September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.84 (31 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Title Should Read: Christmas
Comment: This book's title should have been "Christmas" not "Yule". Ms. Morrison obviously loves the Christmas season and enjoys sharing it with the reader. However, the focus is on the holiday of *Christmas* not Yule.
Part I includes a suspect history of the origins of Christmas, the symbology of Christmas, a very brief touching on four chosen "festivals of light", winter holidays around the world (mostly how Christmas is celebrated in various countries), and chapters on trivia, also related to Christmas. Winter Solstice is not even described until Chapter 3 where it receives one paragraph *after* three other "festivals of light" have already received their brief description.
Part II gives us a chapter devoted to housecleaning and a success spell...nothing new here. Then we have several chapters on crafts and decoration, all Christmas oriented. The crafts and decorating are terribly mainstream and old hat, especially for parents like me.
Parts III and IV are what got this book 3 stars from me...something I can actually use is presented. Ms. Morrison presents a chapter on "Quick and Easy Yule Gifts" to make and give. I found a lot of useful ideas in this chapter...many to most were not really new to me but it was nice to have the directions all conveniently located within this book. My children will enjoy the chants that go with the making of the gifts.
Then, skipping several chapters on already-done crafts and some lame games, I found some nice recipes in the "Eat, Drink and Be Merry" chapter. Vegetarians and Vegans beware...lots of meat and dairy in there. The recipes are pretty mainstream and well-known holiday favorites.
Personally though I prefer the recipes presented in "Witch in the Kitchen" by Cait Johnson. Johnson provides very earthy, warm recipes perfect for Winter Solstice.
In a previous writing of this review, I expressed interest in the "Daily Event Calendar" which is a day-by-day for December 1st to 31st. This is probably the most Pagan part of the entire book. Each day references a diety, information about the day such as what might be celebrated on that day in other countries, suggested activities for the day, and of course Ms. Morrison's trademark of always including a suggested chant. I had thought I would use this with my kids, but after really going over the chapter, I just felt that the information and ideas were too superficial and "fluffy" for me, and the verses were too cutesy and/or forced.
So, if one retitles this book to be "Christmas: A Celebration of Light and Warmth", it would likely get a much higher rating from me and others who have likewise been disappointed with the amazing lack of Winter Solstice content and surprising focus on Christmas. As a Christmas book, it's good...as a book on Yule, it's terribly lacking. Still, 3 stars for Ms. Morrison's friendly style and for being a good book on *Christmas*.
Rating: 5
Summary: Yule will bring love, warmth and light into your heart
Comment: There is nothing more magickal than the Christmas/Yule season.
No matter where you live, or what culture you are a part of, Yule will bring love, warmth and light into your heart.
Dorothy Morrison will enlighten and inspire you with her book, Yule. She has packed into it everything you will ever want to know about the season, from her many palate pleasing recipes to the extensive homemade crafts. Ever wonder how Yule is celebrated around the world and what it's called in other countries? Learn about the season's symbols and how their traditions began, plus a daily events calendar for the month. Yule is a celebration of the Sun God, and he hasn't been left out! Honor the God with chants, rituals and spells to help you become closer with your spiritual side.
Yule is a feel-good book; with everything you could want in a book of one of our most popular Sabbats, it would make a beautiful gift for the special someone in your life!
M.L. Benton, Publisher, Echoed Voices.
Rating: 1
Summary: Misinformation Galore
Comment: At first glance, I thought this book would be helpful when I spied it on the bookshelf at my local bookstore. However, when I opened it to the introductory chapter I learned that the culture which gave the name Yule (the Norse) where not even mentioned...at all. I finally found a blurb about them in the paragraph on mistletoe. But the story pertaining to mistletoe and the god Balder was completely wrong. All in all, when I flipped through the rest of the book, I found that if I did about a week's research online and in a few books, I could've done a better job with this than she did.
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