How Do I Get Into These Things?
Apr. 24th, 2003 01:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
badstarI agreed to help a friend of Phil's and I think 2 of his classmates with a project...a class presentation on paganism, they're most interested in Wicca (Easiest to find books and stuff on I guess) I'm not Wiccan, but I know some about it, and I guess I'm close enough for them. So this guy Andrew calls me today to set up a time to get together, do a little interview thing and talk about it...we're going to do that tomorrow night, they're coming over here. Project is due Tuesday. Guess what I find out today?
Their main source of info so far, other than a few webpages has been the Silver Ravenwolf book Teen Witch. *bangs head on nearest brick wall*
No! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad!
Unfortunately, I don't have any books that are good, basic info for their presentation. The closest thing that I would have is Nancy Watson's Practical Solitary Magic....but that's pretty much useless here because it's written from a fairly neutral religious point of view. A more pagan bent to it, but still pretty neutral. And she's got some slightly odd stuff in there, like how you should be under the constant care of a psychiatrist to keep your ego in check if you're going to practice magic...
*Says a little prayer to Athena for strength, patience and wisdom*
Their main source of info so far, other than a few webpages has been the Silver Ravenwolf book Teen Witch. *bangs head on nearest brick wall*
No! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad! Bad!
Unfortunately, I don't have any books that are good, basic info for their presentation. The closest thing that I would have is Nancy Watson's Practical Solitary Magic....but that's pretty much useless here because it's written from a fairly neutral religious point of view. A more pagan bent to it, but still pretty neutral. And she's got some slightly odd stuff in there, like how you should be under the constant care of a psychiatrist to keep your ego in check if you're going to practice magic...
*Says a little prayer to Athena for strength, patience and wisdom*
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Metric Ton
Date: 2003-04-23 11:53 pm (UTC)I had the (un)fortunat privledge of working at a book store durring my early college years, when of course I was going through my spiritual pathfinding (like we're ever not treking that path). Right now I use them as reference... and lend them to school mates taking religious studies classes since our school library sucks raw rotten eggs.
Paganet () might be a good resource as well. For a conservative christian area, Hampton Roads, VA actually has a pretty strong Pagan community. Go fig.
Re: Metric Ton
Date: 2003-04-24 12:27 am (UTC)