Pauline Campanelli

I love these books. This is a great look at the pagan year and how one couple celebrates and lives their lives in a pagan setting. In any religion, i think, as the buddist say, MINDFULLNESS, is the key. What Campanelli, showes in this book is mindfullness. She gives you what she has learned over years as a practicing pagan. Ways to connect with the cycle of life, of the seasons, with nature, and the gods. It could easily be viewed as a month by month or sabbat by sabbat guide to how to be a show more witch. But i think, more appropriatly it is an example of 'A' way. Imagine Thoreau. Worth reading on many different levels. show less

Great for ideas on how to celebrate the 8 NeoPagan/Wiccan holidays
has lots of activities, and interesting mythology. However be careful she sometimes gets her history and mythology wrong. (i.e. Burning Times, lumping deities together)

It's an interesting book, though it suffers from a frequent problem of nature-oriented pagan books: assuming that the climate of where the authors live is the same as the reader's. Not an easy way around that, though.

very detailed info on sabbats and associated crafts, recipes, etc. much more geared to wicca than folk magic but that's ok. also additional useful info (stones, coorespondences) but need to go elsewhere for real detail as they are worked in as extras. good source for ideas for activities in group or family setting, although sometimes lacking in complete instructions