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Celebrating the Winter Solstice
Front-Ranger:
Thanks to a snowstorm in the Rockies, I have time to work on this now. The first book I would like to mention is the prettiest book I ever did see. It's called The Celtic Book of Living and Dying, by Juliette Wood. Published by Sterling, it is only $13 US despite the lavish illustrations. Not very scholarly though, but it would be great in combination with other books. I might try scanning an illustration or two (will try to have this done before the solstice occurs!)
There is also a book called Wicca Candle Magick by Gerina Dunwich.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 20, 2006, 07:07:40 pm ---Thanks to a snowstorm in the Rockies, I have time to work on this now. The first book I would like to mention is the prettiest book I ever did see. It's called The Celtic Book of Living and Dying, by Juliette Wood. Published by Sterling, it is only $13 US despite the lavish illustrations. Not very scholarly though, but it would be great in combination with other books.
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What is the book about? I've never read any of the living and dying guides (the one I've seen the most is The Pagan Book of Living and Dying: Practical Rituals, Prayers, Blessings, and Meditations on Crossing Over by Starhawk and M. Macha NightMare) I imagine they are like the Egyptian Book of the Dead. The reason I ask is that a friend of mine is at a crossroads, a biopsy scheduled for next week. She is a Celtic Wiccan and I want to give her some solace, but IMO the book title is inauspicious in conjunction with the Solstice, though apparently the Egyptians didn't think so.
--- Quote ---I might try scanning an illustration or two (will try to have this done before the solstice occurs!)
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Please do, I'd love to see them.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: newyearsday on December 20, 2006, 06:46:58 pm ---Ahh, a woman who sounds like she knows what she's talking about! (I've admired your sig line for weeks, too).
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;D Thanks!
--- Quote ---Maybe we should start a little Brokeback sect for pagans or wiccans or some such thing.)
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I'm all for talking sects. ;) :-* :-*
newyearsday:
Happy Winter Solstice to All!
Exact time for the Solstice is 7:22 pm Eastern Standard time tonight, or 12:22 am Greenwich Mean Time (in England)
I'll be doing my private thing at 7:22 but would love to meet with any like-minded souls in the chat room later if I have finished my gift-preparations....
:D Here comes the sun!! :D
Front-Ranger:
Thanks, Jenny. I will try to join you!
I recently listened to a book by Robert Thurman about the Tibetan Book of the Dead and posted about it here:
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php?topic=710.0
I will also review the Celtic Book of Living and Dying here shortly.
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