iPagan

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With fifty-nine contributions from over forty authors, iPagan is an anthology that covers Druidry, Shamanism, Witchcraft, Goddess Spirituality and a range of contemporary issues that affect Pagans across the globe. The book is an ideal introduction to the writing of each of the authors as well as an essential primer for anyone interested in modern Paganism and for those wishing to engage in current Pagan thinking. Title Page Copyright Contents Part I: Druidry The Ever Changing Faces of the Gods ~ Luke Eastwood The Promise ~ Joanna van der Hoeven Is It True Or Are You Making It Up As Go? ~ Graeme K Talboys So you want to be a Druid? ~ Ellen Evert Hopman Where the Heart Is ~ Robin Herne Ghosts of Avalon ~Simon Stirling Psychological Druidry ~ Brendan Howlin Magical perceptions and states of mind ~ Nimue Brown Taking the Road Less Traveled, Morgan Daimler Druids: An Historical / Philosophical View ~ Brendan Myers Tales of the Celtic Bards ~ Claire Hamilton An Interview with Paul Davies Part II: Shamanism What are We Looking For in Shamanism? ~ Kenn Day Shamanism in the Modern World ~ Jez Hughes Awakening the Old Ways of Britain ~ Elen Sentier Plant Spirit Shamanism – How Plants Heal ~ Ross Heaven The Divine Child ~ Imelda Almqvist Life Beyond Ecstasy ~ S. Kelley Harrell Signs, Symbols and Messages ~ Yvonne Ryves Living Shamanism – Unveiling the Mystery ~ Julie Dollman ‘Knock, Knock, Who’s there?’ ~ Jessica D. Rzeszewski Meet the Magical Nightshade Family ~ Steve Andrews The Rush Hour Shaman ~ Janet Gale Minoan Shamanism ~ Laura Perry Part III: Goddess Spirituality Sacred Feminine for a Sustainable Future; Who are the Goddess Advocates? ~ Dr. Rev. Karen Tate The Dark Goddess ~ Jane Meredith The Cailleach ~ Rachel Patterson The Morrigans: Ancient Goddesses in Modern Times ~ Morgan Daimler Elen: Ancient Deer Goddess ~ Elen Sentier Lamia ~ Dorothy Abrams Ariadne ~ Laura Perry Goddesses of the Ancient Celts in Wales ~ Angela Paine Finding the Imperfect Goddess on the Earthly plain: Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Literary Goddesses ~ Rebecca Beattie Maiden, Mother, Crone: Voices of the Goddess ~ Claire Hamilton Eris, Trickster Goddess ~ Lucya Starza Part IV: Witchcraft Faith & Belief in Traditional British Old Craft ~ Mélusine Draco Kitchen Witchcraft ~ Rachel Patterson Romancing the Scorpion ~ Hearth Moon Rising Celtic Witchcraft ~ Mabh Savage Snakes! It had to be Snakes! ~ Dorothy Abrams Sacred Sex and Magic ~ Missy Goodsell The Witch Goddess Hekate ~ Vivienne Moss The Craft Opened Up ~ Siusaidh Ceanadach To Witch Lit and Beyond ~ Sheena Cundy A Love Letter to the Faery King ~ Halo Quin Part V: Paganism Today Civil Rights: A Pagan Perspective ~ Dorothy Abrams Grass Roots for Pagans ~ Nimue Brown Paganism and Anarchism ~ Graeme K Talboys Censorship through Self-Help: Reading your best life ~ Hearth Moon Rising Education and Paganism ~ Fiona Tinker Paganism over the Rainbow~ Robin Herne Power ~ Jane Meredith A Three Legged Horse ~ Jessica Rzeszewski Wiping Warfare off the Planet: Should Pagans Lead the Charge? ~ Jeri Studebaker Pagan Parenting in the 21st Century ~ Morgan Daimler Rewilding ~ Elen Sentier Reforestation ~ Brendan Howlin Always the Maiden, never the Queen? - Identity and the Triple Goddess ~ Halo Quin