Author Description

This Is The First Major Study Of The Most Famous Reclaiming Witch Community, Founded In 1979 In San Francisco, Written By An Author Who Herself Participated In A Coven For Ten Years. Jone Salomonsen Describes And Examines The Communal And Ritual Practices Of Reclaiming, Asking How These Promote Personal Growth And Cultural-religious Change. Book Cover; Title; Contents; List Of Plates; Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Guardians Of The World; The Reclaiming Community: A Feminist, Social Construction; Wicca Revival: Starhawk And The Myth Of Ancient Origin; Utopian And Generic Witches: Revitalizing Western Spiritualities; Holy Hermeneutics: How To Find Truth; Priestesses Of The Craft; Elements Of Magic: Learning To Ritualize; The Spiral Dance Ritual: A Celebration Of Death And Rebirth; Women's Mysteries: Creating A Female Symbolic Order; Initiation: Transforming Self Conclusion: Reclaiming Witchcraft And Theologyquestion Guide Interviews, 1989 1990; Reclaiming Principles Of Unity; Bibliography; Index Jone Salomonsen. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. English