To Ride A Silver Broomstick: New Generational Witchcraft
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To Ride A Silver Broomstick: New Generational Witchcraft description
Silver RavenWolf is one of the most widely recognized names in circles of witchcraft, and with good reason; she has written some of the best guides to contemporary Witchcraft available. To Ride a Silver Broomstick is a handbook aimed at the beginner, and doesn't get bogged down in history, dogma, or gender roles. It is a workbook for the individual, whether one is a solitary practitioner or part of a coven, that covers the basics of the craft--from useful vocabulary to setting up an altar--and briefly delves into more advanced concepts such as astral projection and telepathy. To Ride a Silver Broomstick may not be the most comprehensive single volume on the subject of witchcraft, but RavenWolf focuses on the aspects most important to a beginner, and keeps her introduction to the craft approachable and easy to follow. --Brian Patterson |
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| It has become a trend to bash Silver Ravenwolf and her writings. As someone who has been a part of The Craft for more than 20 years, this is very disheartening to me. I firmly believe that the politics and in-fighting within The Craft are a detriment to everything our Elders have worked towards. I have noticed these "negative attacks" with not only Silver, but with virtually all of our Craft Elders. The web has made it so easy for us to verbally tear each other apart. This is hardly a new trend. Anyone who remembers "The Witch Wars" from back in the day, between the various traditions, know what I'm talking about. But today it is different. It has escalated beyond reason because of the internet. The phrase "Can't we all just get along?" comes to mind how I wish everyone would start acting, but fear they won't. We have a responsibility to teach those coming into The Craft, and we set a poor example when we "trash" each other. That certainly does'nt mean we can't disagree, but I would hope we could do so without such a negative tone to our comments. Some of the comments I have read directed towards Silver are brutal and uncalled for. They are beneath what I have come to expect from Priestesses & Priests of The Craft, regardless of your tradition. We can do better than this (all of us, myself included), at expressing our difference of opinions without tearing a fellow sister of Craft down. Now I will climb down off of my soapbox and comment on the book itself. I read this book along with the the other 2 in this series several years ago and found them to be very good for new people who are just coming into The Craft (as well as an old-timer like me). There is much valuable information in this book and the way it was organized made it very easy to follow, chapter by chapter. For those who have been around awhile, much of this will be familiar. To new people coming into Witchcraft, this book is a gem. It contains a great deal of useful information that a new student would need about overall Craft practices and beliefs. From Magick to the Sabbats, to Spiritual beliefs, to ritual work, this book covers it well. It presents a very comprehensive text (as best as one book can), on Witchcraft from both a religeous point of view as well as a general working practice of magick. I highly recomend this book along with Ms. Ravenwolf's 2 follow-up books...To Stir a Magick Cauldron & To Light a Sacred Flame, as an excellent introduction to Modern Witchcraft. Just as Gerald Gardner, Sybil Leek and Alex Sanders brought so many new people to The Craft "way back when", Silver Ravenwolf (along with many others), has brought Witchcraft out of the shadows to a new generation. Even if the huge numbers of young people who have read her books don't continue on the Wiccan path, at least they will(hopefully)be more tolerant of Witches than the generations that came before, allowing for acceptance of The Craft to spread and prejudice to end. Is'nt that what we all want? If so then we owe Silver Ravenwolf (and so many others) a debt of gratitude, for if nothing else, she has made The Craft accessible to so many young people. The ripple effect being that tolerance of our beliefs will spread to the next generation, allowing us freedom we might not have otherwise. For that reason alone, I thank-you Silver. |
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