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Out of the Shadows:
Myths and Truths of Modern
Wicca
by Lilith McLelland
Here is a book that approaches our modern spiritual path with a bit of wisdom
and a background of knowledge that makes this book worth reading.
While this
book is a good resource for defining the various spiritual paths within the
modern Pagan movement, it also contains well researched information about the
history of Wicca. From the various traditions to how Wicca is perceived in the
outside public's eye, Ms. McLelland covers the material as only someone who
knows the material well could do.
Ms. McLelland has included much of her
personal experiences with the growing Wiccan community in Massachusetts, and I
enjoyed her frank style and her observations on her community.
Her
information about stereotypes, charities, covens and traditions are well put
together for the most part, and are well worth reading for the material they
cover. Her personal experiences with working within the community are clever at
times, and she points out the pitfalls of being too loving and trusting in a
community that holds perfect love and perfect trust a bit too close at
times.
What I did find, though, was her feeling of disappointment in some of
what is going on in the Wiccan Community there. While it is good to impart
personal experiences and information about what works and what does not work in
the community, her own feeling seemed disheartening and came across in some
sections very clearly.
This book has much to say, and if you can understand
the feelings of the author on some topics, it is good in conveying how
community can be successful at times and go astray in others.
Boudica Reviews Editor The
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