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Summary: A NICE INTRODUCTION TO THE CELTIC SIDE OF WICCA
Review: I liked this book for several reasons, the main one being that the author doesn't claim that she or anyone else really knows all that the Celts did. Since they didn't write things down very much (and the Christians destroyed everything), we have very little to go on. But her point is that there is enough to go on to build a foundation.
She writes in a straight-forward, friendly way that encourages you to want to learn more. She brings Celtic wicca into the mind, the home & everyday life. This is NOT a Llewelyn "fuzzy bunny, write without credentials" book. This is a good, solid guide to Celtic wicca & lore and I'd recommend it highly.
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Summary: If you are exploring Wicca as an option...
Review: This book is great for someone who is just exploring the possibility of Wicca or the Celtic tradition. However, for someone at the intermediate level, I would recomend something less "generalized" such as one of Fitch's or McCoy's many works. Again, Raeburn's "Celtic Wicca" is a comprehensive, easy to read overview of Celtic Wicca. The author was very good at giving a general sense of the principles of Wicca with a touch of humor on the side. But what I found extremely useful about the book, was that it is a great book to share with someone who is..."uneasy" with the concept of Witchcraft as a religion, but is willing to learn more. Blessed be!
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Summary: Celtic Wicca
Review: Very well-written and informative. I enjoyed the book very much, and found the history of the Celtic gods and goddesses, with their complimentary rituals, to be especially good. Also, Ms. Raeburn describes the way the Celtic deities and the Roman deities became intermingled as did the cultures in a way that can help one follow the sometimes tangled web of changing names of various gods, goddesses, and demi-deities.
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