Product Description

Popular pagan author D.J. Conway introduces readers to the religion of Wicca, offers an overview of its philosophy and tenets, and provides a useful primer for the practice. An ancient nature religion, Wicca teaches respect for others and responsibility for one's actions. Included are chapters on sacred space, ritual tools, holy days, meditations and visualisations, spells and the art of spellcasting, as well as terms used in Wicca.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #252935 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 460 pages

Customer Reviews

Complete Guide To Wicca
I have had this book for quite some time now and since I bought it I have heard some differing views on D J Conway, however...

Primarily I think this book is aimed at the new Wiccan, although I am not officially 'Wiccan' I do incorporate some parts of Wicca into my path, this book helped me to do that. if you are more advanced or indeed, more experienced this is probably not the right book for you, there are some better books out there for advancing pagans which may be better suited.

This book is good personally I feel for helping to write your own rituals etc.. it gives a lot of good iseas and inspiration. Not only that it also gives you the basics of spell-casting, information on your Book of Shadows, and Moon rituals as well as Sabbat rituals. The book is very well set out with a good table of contents so if you use this as a reference book as well you will find it quite easy to find what you are looking for.

This is a big book with a huge amount of information, a newbie to the craft will get a lot out of this book but, I feel for more experienced pagans it doesn't give a lot more than possibly you would know already, all round a very good book.

Excellent!! recommended highly!!
I cannot recommend this book highly enough, although I read more basic books when starting out on the wiccan path this is a fantastic book for those wondering whether they should continue or even start, those already practising even those slightly more advanced, The rituals and ceremonies were very good and clear to understand, the banishing ritual was also very good and something that very much interested me. She has covered almost all aspects of Wicca except the cake & ales ceremony that a previous reviewer mentioned.
Not only is this a great book and a joy to read it is also a great book to keep at hand and to refer to when doing your rituals or spells, the meditations and auras were great too, in fact the whole book is.

Blessings.

One of the best from across the pond
This book feels and looks like a text book and in some respects it is. A broad introduction for the beginner that also serves as a respectable source book for those more experienced. Conway gives us the theory and the practice with some well worded rituals for the Sabbats. Together with two Lunar rites, one for the New (Dark) and one for the Full. These rites are well worded and can be used with only a small amount of personal adaptation. Only thing missing from the rituals really is a suitable cakes and ale ceremony. Conway isn't afraid of saying what she thinks and is one of the few writers to call the concept of christian wicca what is truly is. Ridiculous and an imposibilty, Paganism and christianity simply arn't compatable. I reccommend this book as a fine introduction and as a source for continued study.