Full Description
Explore an exciting approach to witchcraft that focuses on creating a deeper relationship with the natural world. Nathan M. Hall teaches you an animist worldview that recognizes the life in all things. You will build your skills with journeying and trance work, while embracing the earth and supporting the needs of your wild soul. The Path of the Moonlit Hedge helps you connect with natural energies and patterns, allowing you to meet and partner with the spirits of plants, animals, and the land. Nathan provides dozens of exercises and meditations to grow your practice and show you how to cross the hedge (enter the world of spirit) to participate in the Witches' Sabbat. By adopting this magickal viewpoint, you can create balance within yourself and empower your work as a witch. Includes a foreword by Christopher Penczak, bestselling author of the Temple of Witchcraft series.
Contents
Contents
Exercise—xii
Acknowledgments—xiii
Foreword by Christopher Penczak—xv
Introduction—1
1. Hedgewalking, Witchcraft, and Animism—5
2. Fundamentals—19
3. The Healing Journey—25
4. Art and Magick—55
5. Rewilding Your Soul(s)—71
6. First Contact: The Spirit of Your Land—85
7. The Decompositional Magickal Model—97
8. Meeting Your Spirit Guides, Allies, and Other Fretful Beings—117
9. Time—143
10. The Gate at the Edge of the Garden—159
11. The Witches' Sabbat—167
Conclusion: All Paths Under the Moonlight—183
Appendix: Additional Exercises—187
Selected Bibliography—199
