"Dedicant: A Witch's Circle of Fire" by Thuri Calafia

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[howodd]

I just picked this book up, & I was wondering if anyone else had read it.  I am considering following the monthly lesson plan in the book, at least in terms of meditation work it suggests, but I would greatly appreciate feedback from anyone who has used it or tried to use it.  Did you find it useful? enriching?  factually accurate?

[Jenett]

I just picked this book up, & I was wondering if anyone else had read it.  I am considering following the monthly lesson plan in the book, at least in terms of meditation work it suggests, but I would greatly appreciate feedback from anyone who has used it or tried to use it.  Did you find it useful? enriching?  factually accurate?

I don't own it, but have read through it. I really like her ethical case studies. The rest of it is... if you're looking for a structured but notably more Neo-Wicca mode of learning, I think she does a good job of that, but you should be aware that some of how she approaches specific topics comes from a less-trad perspective, especially around definitions and how some pieces fit together.

(To be more specific, I'd either need some examples, or to get the book out of the library again.)

[howodd]

I don't own it, but have read through it.

thanks for the advice!  i was starting to notice the markedly neo-Wiccan perspective, as well as really overt feminism.  i can't lie; i like the feminist part a lot!

[Jenett]

thanks for the advice!  i was starting to notice the markedly neo-Wiccan perspective, as well as really overt feminism.  i can't lie; i like the feminist part a lot!

If that's the case, you might also really like the book _Twelve Wild Swans_ by Starhawk and Hilary Valentine - it's actually less directly political than some of Starhawk's other work, but it's got some really great exercises and meditations and other techniques, as well as a really interesting way of connecting them into a solid foundation for practice and developing it over time.

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