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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.
Download PDF iPagan edition by Lucya Starza Trevor Greenfield Reference eBooks
"Very down to earth and historically factual."
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iPagan edition by Lucya Starza Trevor Greenfield Reference eBooks Reviews :
iPagan edition by Lucya Starza Trevor Greenfield Reference eBooks Reviews
- This is a collection of short essays, both original or relating to some of the authors’ work published elsewhere. It’s a reasonable way to get a feel for a cross section of approaches or experiences with a few main types of pagan spirituality, from shamanism to druidery to goddess focused beliefs. While most chapters are well written and argued, this is not the case for all. In particular, a chapter on reforestation makes the argument that all deserts are man made throughout history. This is a gross misrepresentation of the loss of historic forest in some regions over Millenia due to shifts in climate, directly related to shifts in latitude.
The chapter focuses initially on Australian loss of vegetation in the red centre and blames it on indigenous fire based land practices. This fails to recognise the mosaic of approaches used by indigenous Australians through time, but worse, aligns correlated events of settlement and non-linked geographic changes that resulted in lower rainfall and chooses to blame anthropogenic effects only. It’s very very poor science, and I would genuinely hope druids make an effort to have a better understanding of broad scale ecological factors.
While I agree that there is scope to work on our understanding and feelings regarding actions of our ancestors and their impacts on the ecosystem as part of our spirituality, this approach is an overstep and overstatement. To be clear- Antarctica also was once covered in rainforest. It no longer is. This is unrelated to human exploration in the last century, given that it’s been under ice for a bit longer than that. Some screening into the accuracy and quality of verifiable statements should have been made. - IPagan is a collection of essays that address various aspects pagan belief from Druidry, to Shamanism, to witchcraft, etc. Contrary to the Hollywood and prevailing Christian beliefs of what it means to be Pagan, this series of essays describe a lifestyle that share a common belief respect and love for all things in nature and the universe while harming none. If the reader pats attention and has an open mind it is quite easy to see that fundamental pagan beliefs are not in conflict with the fundamental beliefs of organized religions. This is a must read for those wishing to expand their appreciation and their relationship with the higher energy.
- I have only read the first chapter
- Very well written and informative
- Very down to earth and historically factual.
- This book is so full of awesome information from so many great writers with different views
- Great for a beginning pagan.
- I did not like this book and wish I wouldn’t have purchase it.
