Full Description
Paganism In Depth is a next level book for Pagans interested in taking their practice deeper. Author John Beckett helps you develop a detailed understanding of practical knowledge as well as ideas for working through new challenges you'll encounter as you advance in your practice, such as what happens when a deity makes demands of you, and how to form and sustain a community. This book shares several keys to help you find your way forward when you feel you've gone as far as you can, including daily spiritual practice, ancestor veneration, perceiving the otherworld, religious ecstasy, direct experience of the gods, offerings, divination, magical practice, and devotional practice. Your relationships with your community and with the gods and spirits are of the utmost importance. John Beckett helps you navigate those relationships so you can give and receive the energy you need on your unique spiritual journey.
Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
PART 1: FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 1: Seeing the World in a Different Way 13
Chapter 2: Pagan Foundations 33
Chapter 3: Polytheist Foundations 55
INTERLUDE: THE DEEPER CALL
Chapter 4: I Like It Here—Why Do I Have To Leave? 71
PART 2: PRACTICE
Chapter 5: Devotional Practice 85
Chapter 6: Magical Practice 109
Chapter 7: Divination and Oracles 129
Chapter 8: Ecstatic Practice 139
PART 3: CHALLENGES
Chapter 9: Overcoming Roadblocks 157
Chapter 10: Living with Gods and Spirits 171
Chapter 11: Building Deep Religious Communities 195
Chapter 12: The Cost of Deep Practice 203
Chapter 13: Pagans Chop Wood and Carry Water Too 213
Epilogue: An Invitation to a Journey 217
Bibliography and References 221
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- 電子書籍
- けもの道 2018秋号 三才ブックス
