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Summary: This book is a must-read for all Wiccans and Pagans!
Review: "A Witches Bible" contains, in one volume, Janet and Stewart Farrar's two books, "Eight Sabbats forWitches" and "The Witches' Way." These two books are classics in the genre of New Age literature and a necessary addition to the library of every Wiccan and Pagan. Together, these two books provide the best published manual on Wiccan practice ever printed. The first section describes the meanings, history and ceremonies of the Wiccan holidays. The eight Sabbats are described in detail just as they are practiced by the Farrar's coven. To the fragmentary rituals of Gerald Gardner's "Book of Shadows," the Farrar's have added their own material. Based on extensive research and practice, the result is a rich and powerful tradition rooted in the most ancient of lore. The second section deals with the rest of "The Book of Shadows." The Farrar's detail the initiation rituals, lunar rites and magickal workings which form the core of Witchcraft. Included is extensive material on divination, astral projection and healing. This book also gives important advice on working with others and on running a coven responsibly. The Farrar's have provided an informative work that is more than just a how-to. They have captured the spirit of "The Old Religion" and it's relevance in helping people to live in better harmony with nature and themselves. This classic helped to establish modern Witchcraft as a religion that focuses on the values of personal growth, sexual equality and love of Nature.
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Summary: The Problem with a Lack of Knowledge.
Review: There are some people who have reviewed this book and critisized it because it depicts Wicca (or more traditionally Wica) as it was practiced before the deluge of "spell recipe wicca books" came on the market.I have been involved in Wicca for more than 10 years now and have this to say: This book represents Wicca as it was practiced before Buffy the Vampire Slayer, before Charmed and before the movie the Craft. It represents Wicca as a religion that was not affraid to talk about death, taught that the act of sex is sacred and that being nude before the Gods was the greatest way to confront self-hatred and say "I stand before You and hide nothing." If you believe that Wicca is primarily about casting spells and working magick and you are not ready to confront the Goddess in her dark aspect (the wanning moon - the crone) then don't bother with this book. It's over your head.
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Summary: Excellent Witches Resource!!!
Review: This is a very cool witches resource book. I'm just getting into Wicca now. My sister got me a book by Sirona Knight for my birthday called Empowering Your Life with Wicca. I thought it was a cool book so I bought this one. Now I'm getting more and more into Wicca and the whole pagan thing because of the books and the teachings in them. Awesome resource--buy one and keep it close by.
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Summary: What the craft is REALLY all about.
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I was so pleased to find this book. After pages and pages of the happy-trippy stuff that clogs the market these days, I am simply thrilled with the Farrars' in-depth look at what Wicca is really all about: a religion that demands respect for others and for the world in which we live, as well as personal responsibility for our lives and the decisions we make. (There's also an excellent essay by Doreen Valiente about the search for Dorothy Clutterbuck.) The Farrars are writing for group practitioners--Wiccans who are in covens, thinking about joining covens or even thinking about starting a coven of their own. I am solitary by choice, with no plans for joining a coven anytime soon, but I still find this book an invaluable resource. Most of the rituals and spells included in the book can be adapted to solitary practice, and it also gives the solitary who has never been in a coven an idea of what to expect. Quite a bit more detailed than the standard beginner books (Ravenwolf, Cunningham et al), but definitely worth reading and keeping on your shelf for consultation.
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Summary: The Best Introduction to Wicca
Review: In America, Wicca has by and large degenerated into silliness, choked on crystals and blinded by white light. This is unfortunate; the religion of Gerald Gardner (and later Alex Sanders) and generally had solid scholarly roots. While some of those roots have since been disproven -- notably Margaret Murray's "Witch Cult" theories -- there was real intellectual activity, and real philosophical rigor, behind this religion. These were serious people who weren't afraid to visit a library, and who even included some decent poetry in their rituals. *The Witches' Bible* is compiled by two of the most famous of the Alexandrian Witches, Janet and Stewart Farrar. The title does not lie: it truly is a complete witch's handbook. After reading this, you will know everything you need to hold a circle and to practice Wicca. You won't be an initiated Wiccan -- that can only be done by someone who possesses the lineage to do so -- but you will be able to serve the God and Goddess in a Wiccan style. You will also be ready to study for initiation and to reap its benefits and fulfill its responsibilities. This book isn't perfect: I disagree with some of their views on gender polarity, while their views on "Gay covens" are quaint at best. Still, it deserves 5 stars merely because it stands so far above its competition. This volume will prove more useful to you than any of the silly fluffy-bunny trash which pollutes so many Newage bookstores today. It's Wicca as it was, as it could be, and as it should have been. No Neopagan should be without it.
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Summary: Please don't read this
Review: Please please don't read this book. It's just bs that is so blasphamous I can't even imagine. Go read something good like the bible instead, go find Jesus's love, but don't turn to junk like this
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Summary: Not bad..
Review: A Witches' Bible has a wealth of information that's very useful but the book is hard to understand and poorly organized. Hard to find or understand what you're searching for..
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Summary: ugh.
Review: Quite off-putting. Dogmatic, creepy, & nothing much I felt I could use in my daily life.
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Summary: Great for the Advanced Wiccan
Review: This book is a must have for all Wiccans. I will say that, if someone is new to the craft they may want to put off reading this book for a while. I had trouble putting this book down as I read it. Very informative. Even after reading it though once, I find myself going back to it again and again.
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Summary: A Great Book. One Of The Best
Review: This book is one of the best out there. If you are really new to Wicca, you might be better off reading Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft first, but don't forget to add this to your list. It covers everthing. I would have given it 5 stars but they are very anti-gay. No! Americans did not create gay covens. They have been throughout history. Anyone who study it could point out many excamples. That said, this book is a must have.
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