A Book of Pagan RitualsThis collection of rituals, practices, and exercises has been drawn from many sources; some have been preserved in their original state, and some rituals have been updated by scholars from various pagan groups. This deluxe one-volume edition has been specially designed to be read by candlelight. |
Contents
Pagan Musing | 1 |
Altar Arrangement | 5 |
Notes on Rituals | 7 |
Pagan Ritual for General Use | 8 |
Cauldron Rite | 11 |
Rite of Purification | 13 |
The Circle of Divination | 17 |
Rites of Healing | 20 |
Devotion Invocation Evocation Prayer | 91 |
Meditation | 92 |
Rhythmic Breathing | 93 |
Planetary Knowledge | 94 |
The Zodiac | 95 |
Elements | 96 |
Ritual Influences of the Days of the Week | 97 |
Healing | 99 |
The Eight Grove Festivals | 23 |
Marriage Rite | 43 |
The Going of the Ways | 47 |
Rite for the Dead | 50 |
The Solitary Rituals | 53 |
Paganism | 83 |
Herbs | 106 |
Spells | 110 |
Ritual | 117 |
The Circle | 132 |
Suggested Reading List | 139 |
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Common terms and phrases
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