The Pagan Book of Living and Dying : T/K
Author: Starhawk, M. Macha NightMare
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ISBN: 0062515160
Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco (29 October, 1997)
Sales Rank: 43,738
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
An excellent ministerial reference for modern Pagans
An invaluable book for high priests and priestesses of neo-Pagan religions, who - often with limited formal pastoral training - must take on the daunting task of ministering to coven members, family, and even non-Pagans in their times of grief.
This book addresses not simply the thealogical aspects of Neo-Pagan views on death and rebirth, but gives concrete advice on mourning and grief, such hot topics as abortion, misscarriage, right-to-die issues, and AIDS-related deaths.
Through first-person stories and specific advice, this book (by an experienced priestess whose group is well known for their public Samhain celebrations) helps the reader to gain a better understanding of the grief process, and guides them to becoming a more effective priest/ess
Rating: 5 out of 5
A much needed work for modern paganism
This book is a sign that Wicca and other modern pagan religions are coming of age. A very powerful compilation of rituals and stories designed to assist with living in the midst of pain and death, it is very comprehensive and surprisingly non-preachy... I know people who have been directed to this book by their Christian clergy. Previous to the existence of this book, I could never name a book that *every* Wiccan should own. This book is a must own.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Powerful
This is a book that goes beyond 101. Wrestling with the issues of living and dying from a Pagan perspective, this book gives many ideas and real stories in what it means to live and die.
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