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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 133.43
EAN num: 9781567182545
ISBN number: 1567182542
Label: Llewellyn Publications
Manufacturer: Llewellyn Publications
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: September 01, 2002
Publishing house: Llewellyn Publications
Sale Popularity Level: 107911
Studio: Llewellyn Publications
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The Wiccan Mysteries features material that was once taught only in the initiate levels of the old Wiccan Mystery Traditions. Learn the inner meanings of Wiccan rites, beliefs and practices, and discover the time-proven concepts that created, maintained and carried Wiccan beliefs up into this modern era.
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Far from the tabloid-type books claiming to reveal the darkest secrets of witchcraft, Wiccan Mysteries is a thoughtfully organized tool for following the initiatory path on your own and exploring the mystery traditions of this ancient religion. Raven Grimassi traces the origins of rights and practices peculiar to the craft and uncovers their inner meanings to reveal how they apply to the Wiccan lifestyle.
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This book is truly one of the classic's that portray a Wicca most like to its original birth with Gardner. It has a lot of important teachings for those looking to go farther with in a modern mystery tradition. Its main flaw is that of most writers writing from those lessons of Gardner. They tend to exclaim that Wicca is the old religion, when those who have really set in and learned this for themselves see that Wicca itself is a revival of old religions from across the globe all merged into one system by Gardner. This, however, does not demean its character nor does it diss-empower its truths, it simply must then be realized that this is not at all gospel and you may find your own path of a similar merging of other traditions.
This book is a wonderful stepping point for a student after two years of dedicated studies. Be weary the writer does have a very sexual mind about most writings, and plays this off as modern society is plagued by the patriarchal beliefs surrounding sex. I am personally very free sexually and still see no need to associate nearly every occult ideal as sprung from sexuality. With that in mind also be very mindful of checking his historical facts. Much of his bibliography is taken from other occult writers and not experts on the information. Fact checking for yourself is the best way to find your own personal truth about the history surrounding our beliefs and mysteries.
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this si a good overlooking at the Wiccan Mysteries. abroaded, inteligent and useful. A must to sincere seekers.
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I truly enjoyed reading this book. It is a little deep for those who are just starting out with Wicca, but for those more advanced, it is excellent. It comes down to the mysteries being everywhere. Well, I won't give it away. Buy it and find out for yourself!!
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I have read one of Grimassi's other books and found it helpful, if a bit repetitive. While there were some helpful things in this book as well, there were also a lot of things that made me cringe. I think the best thing I can say about this book is that it's a good reference for Pagan texts and basic beliefs. But when it comes to analysis and presentation of history, this book is WAY off. Besides being hard to follow and continually referencing different chapters (why not just put it all in order?), some of the info is plain wrong. Ancient pagans never worshipped a god named Dianus. Dianus is a name given to a composite of pagan gods by Margaret Murray. There were also other fishy "facts" that made me question the accuracy of the rest of the book, such as the idea that thoughtforms can be transmitted through the air as actual vapor and then are absorbed into the bloodstream of the target. While I am a Pagan who heartily believes in the power of thought, I think if magic energy actually took on the form of VAPOR, we would be able to measure it and get a lot more respect from the field of science than we do! I must admit that toward the middle of the book I just started skimming, because by then I was disillusioned as to what I might possibly learn from the author. My recommendation: not bad for reference, but there are other, better books that have the same info.
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Lest anyone thing I'm always hard on Wiccan books, here is a real gem! I was truly delighted to see this compilation of the Mysteries of the Craft laid out under one cover in a very lucid and respectable manner. If you don't have this in your collection, go and obtain a copy.
If I had to choose only THREE Wiccan books (thus far produced) that I would want to own, I would have to say "What Witches Do" by Stew Farrar is one; Dorene Valiente's "Witchcraft For Tomorrow" is the second; and finally THIS book by Raven Grimassi as the third and final choice.
Mr. Grimassi does a fine job of culling the various Mysteries of the Craft beginning with the Roots of Witchcraft and the Principles and Beliefs. Here he tackles what are the core beliefs and roots of modern day Witchcraft. Redundant perhaps for some but to not include it in such a theoretical text would be inexcusable. While I found the "Sacred Wiccan Texts" to be something of a misnomer since much of the Craft was/is oral, still his rendition of the core elements such as the Charge of the Goddess from Farrar, to the Witch's Creed as put forth by Valiente to the Invocation of the Horned God by Sheba. Each ends with Grimassi's commentary which he offers to help Newbies and Initiates alike make better understanding for use later.
The Wiccan Deities chaptere was well done and here again is the very first time I bumped into how he shows the differences between the Stag-Horned God, the Bull-Horned God and the Goat-Horned God. This I had heard from various sources but never before pictured artistically and since I'm quite visually oriented, this definitely made an impact on me.
The book also covers such subjects as Planes of Existence, Wiccan Rites, Magical Arts, the Celts and Their Mysteries. Women's & Men's Mysteries all the way to Living the Mysteries. Whole books could be written about each subject in great depth however for the sake of brevity, I felt that Mr. Grimassi did a splendid job glossing over each in only a few paragraphs each. Enogh to whet the young Witch's appetite for me I'd speculate.
I was both schocked and surprised by Llewellyn spending the money to put in an index to this manual. That is something that ALL Llewellyn books sorely need. I found the index to be useful especially at times when referring to a previous subject while reading thru the manual. The bibliography is moot as it holds the redundant Wiccan authors that appear in almost all Llewellyn books on the subject.
All in all, I found the fourteen dollars and ninety-five cent price tag to be a bit much but the publisher seems to think spending fiften dollars for a book nothing. Well for this one it's palatable. Why? Because if you wanted to do nothing but study the Greater and Lesser Mysteries of the Craft, you'd have to buy a ton of books to get what's been compiled and offered in this book. I rate this manual a solid 5 out of 5 stars. Add this one to your collection.
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