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Summary: Everything is made up..Seax Wica included
Review: Dear Reader,
The slamming reviews you have seen are quite understandable. The folks writing seem to not understand the concept of history or religion.
History is not a science. Even anthroplogy, archeology, and sociology are based upon theories that come in and out of fashion. With this change of theory also comes the change in how data is perceived. If your looking for truth in any of these you will not find it.
Therefore, researchers are only making their best guess at what happened centuries before. Not only that, they are interepreting this data with a modern mindset which does lead to the possibility tainting the data.
Sometimes the answer is much simpler. Everthing was made up by someone sometime!
Gerald Gardner created his Wicca from his experiences in the OTO, Martinist Order, and the Ancient Order of Druids. Yes, Gardner created Wica. He made it up off the top of his head. Are the reviewers complaining about that? Nope! Why not pray tell?
Ray Buckland states it quite clearly in print and on video that he created Seax Wica. He even says that the history of Wicca is still in contention. Therefore he gave caveats to all who were reading/watching.
I do not know if Mr. Buckalnd has a ph.d. in history or even cares if his Seax Wica is 100% accurate. It seems to me, and I am quite well read in this genre, that he was simply looking to create a system of Wica to work. If during his time, he didn't wish to be part of th Hard Gard. or another tradition what does one do? hmm?
Right, you don't have an answer except to make it up. That is what Ray Buckland did and people now follow Seax Wica as a spiritual path. They too will inevitably change it as their needs change. So it goes with all religions, historically speaking.
I hope this assists the beginner in their quest.
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Summary: Saxon Wicca?
Review: Doesn't anyone understand English? This is a book about SAXON WICCA. It is Mr. B's division of Wicca and so how can anyone say it's "hogwash" (I believe one reviewer stated) when it is his own segment of Paganism? I wonder sometimes if some reviewers even read the books they review. It's a fine book with lots of interesting things and tells about the Saxon Wiccan Path. Get a big FIVE from me!
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Summary: This is NOT Anglo-Saxon Witchcraft
Review: If you are looking for the Anglo-Saxon Way, this book is not it. Buckland writes, (invents), a 'Saxon' version of Wicca which has ZERO basis in historical fact. Despite what some of the earlier Wiccan reviewers say, There is NOTHING in this book of value to an Anglo-Saxon witch. Hel, they can't even pronounce Wicca correctly!
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Summary: SeaxWicca?
Review: Mr. Buckland's book discusses Seax-Wica, the Wiccan religion of the British Saxons. The book discusses Seax-Wica history, Seax-Wica beliefs, and presents "The Tree", the Seax-Wica Book of Spells. Unlike other Wiccan disciplines Seax-Wica has *no oath of secrecy*, the Book of Spells is available to all, and Mr. Buckland incurs no penalty by publishing the Seax-Wica Book of Spells.The Saxons were commoners who suffered poverty, and who suffered indenture due to crimes and debts. Prisoners of war mixed with the Saxons. By my interpretation, that Loki did remove a "silver circlet" from the Goddess Freya's neck indicates that the Goddess Freya herself at one time was enslaved (pg. 19). Seax-Wica reflects the Saxon love of freedom and the history of persecution by permitting Free Will in Seax-Wica rituals and worship. _Seax-Wica witches do *not* require external assistance and control._ If no local Coven exists or if the local Coven members' philosophies disagree with one's own, Seax-Wica contains a "Rite of Self Dedication" that allows a sincere one to initiate one self into the Craft as Priest/ess. The sincere one then may form a new Coven, and other Seax-Wica Covens will recognize the sincere one's initiation and the new Coven. The sincere one also may choose to enter Solitary Practice. Similarly, a sincere one may choose to be initiated into the local Coven by her/his parents instead of the local Coven's Priestess and Priest. And a Seax-Wica Coven member may leave or rejoin the Coven at any time with *no penalty*. Seax-Wica appears to stress fertility less than do other Wiccan disciplines. A 50-50 mix of female-male Coven members is not required, and Coven members are not paired. Based upon my interpretation, fertility symbolism is minimal except within the Spring (pre-planting) Sabbat (pp. 66-67). Open elections for Priestesses and Priests are held periodically, preventing incumbents from acquiring tenure and excessive influence. Mr. Buckland's book also discusses Divination and Herbal Lore. The Appendices discuss Magickal Alphabets, Seax-Wican songs, and Recipes for Beer, Wine, and Ale. Seax-Wica allows a sincere one to utilize Free Will. A sincere one can worship with local Coven members, can form a new Coven, or can engage in Solitary Practice. The lack of an Oath of Secrecy, the ability to leave and rejoin a Coven at any time, and the lack of penalties provides an openness and freedom that other Wiccan disciplines lack. Frees *will* find their own path with Seax-Wica. I enjoyed reading this Book. It is a pleasant and well-written book that discusses a nice Wiccan discipline.
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Summary: Seax-Wica: A perfect place to start.
Review: THE TREE is a very good book for anyone of Anglo-Saxon heritage who wants to reconnect with their pagan spiritual roots. I am a longtime student of Ray Buckland, as well as the founder of the Seax-Wiccan coven (The Coven of the Green Earth), and I can attest to Ray's knowledge and complete mastery of Witchcraft. Come visit our website to learn more: http://home.talkcity.com/gaiaway/wiccan-coven
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Summary: A load of steaming poop... at best
Review: This book is horribly misleading to any person interested in Saxon (by this he seems to mean Anglo Saxon), Frisian, or English paganism. He attempts to give it some historical validity by quoting bits from the Nine Herbs Charm and using terms such as "leechboc" loosely, and then forgets all about them. Hey, bucky, you might consider doing some RESEARCH before grinding out books. I mean, seriously, the Old English for "Lord and Lady" would not have been Woden and Freya by any stretch. It would likely have been Ingui-Frea and Frige if anything. A much better work is Swain Wodening's "Hammer of the Gods: Anglo Saxon Paganism in the Modern World" or North's "Heathen Gods in Old English Literature".
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Summary: great book
Review: this was a great book it really helped me to understand the iner workings of seax wicca. i would recomend this book to anyone interested in the art of witchcraft.
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